Middle Schools and CTEMiddle Schools and CTE

Building Connections, Building Connections,

Supporting PathwaysSupporting Pathways

Christy Cummings Dawson, Amy Gaither,Kim Greene, Marian Murphy-Shaw

GrantGrant

SB70 Strengthening Career SB70 Strengthening Career Technical Education Programs Technical Education Programs GrantGrant California Community Colleges California Community Colleges

Chancellor’s OfficeChancellor’s Office 2 years (May 2007 – May 2009)2 years (May 2007 – May 2009) Middle School-College PathwaysMiddle School-College Pathways $250,000$250,000

PartnershipPartnership

College of the SiskiyousCollege of the Siskiyous Siskiyou County Office of EducationSiskiyou County Office of Education Siskiyou ROPSiskiyou ROP Tech Prep Far North Dist. PointsTech Prep Far North Dist. Points K-12 Districts in Siskiyou CountyK-12 Districts in Siskiyou County Mercy Medical CenterMercy Medical Center Fairchild Medical CenterFairchild Medical Center Siskiyou Training & Employment Siskiyou Training & Employment

ProgramProgram

Participating SchoolsParticipating Schools

Sisson ElementarySisson Elementary Etna High SchoolEtna High School College of the SiskiyousCollege of the Siskiyous

and…and…

Participating SchoolsParticipating Schools

K-12 Feeder-Destination K-12 Feeder-Destination Alignment:Alignment:

Butteville ElementaryButteville Elementary Weed ElementaryWeed Elementary Weed High SchoolWeed High School

Grenada ElementaryGrenada Elementary Jackson Street SchoolJackson Street School Yreka High SchoolYreka High School

ImplementationImplementation

Grant awarded May 2007Grant awarded May 2007 Director hired September 2007Director hired September 2007 First partnership meeting October 2007First partnership meeting October 2007 Ongoing Ongoing CTEOnline, CAPathwaysCTEOnline, CAPathways work work End of Year 1 Meeting June 2008End of Year 1 Meeting June 2008 Ongoing 7-14 collaboration work 2008-Ongoing 7-14 collaboration work 2008-

0909 Pathways Day January 2009Pathways Day January 2009 Closing down grant activity April 2009Closing down grant activity April 2009 End of Year 2 Meeting spring 2009End of Year 2 Meeting spring 2009

CollaborationCollaboration

Leadership TeamLeadership Team Jeff Cummings – Dean of CTE, College of the Jeff Cummings – Dean of CTE, College of the

SiskiyousSiskiyous Christy Cummings Dawson – CTE Grant Christy Cummings Dawson – CTE Grant

Director, College of the SiskiyousDirector, College of the Siskiyous Marian Murphy-Shaw – Siskiyou Tech Prep, Marian Murphy-Shaw – Siskiyou Tech Prep,

SCOESCOE Kim Greene – Director, Siskiyou ROPKim Greene – Director, Siskiyou ROP Paul Mrowczynski – Tech Prep Far North Paul Mrowczynski – Tech Prep Far North

Distribution PointsDistribution Points

CollaborationCollaboration

Rural communities, often one Rural communities, often one person wears many hatsperson wears many hats

Good community & personal Good community & personal relationshipsrelationships

CollaborationCollaboration

7 middle school faculty:7 middle school faculty: Tammi Frisbee - science and athleticsTammi Frisbee - science and athletics Ken Lemos - scienceKen Lemos - science Leonard May - science and mathLeonard May - science and math Jenny O’Gorman - science and mathJenny O’Gorman - science and math Mike Savarese -science and mathMike Savarese -science and math Kelly Valarde - social science and career Kelly Valarde - social science and career

electiveelective Cheryl Wilhite -science and career electiveCheryl Wilhite -science and career elective

… … with more sites starting work this spring!with more sites starting work this spring!

CollaborationCollaboration

6 high school faculty:6 high school faculty: Amy Gaither - Health occupationsAmy Gaither - Health occupations Mike Gilmore - Sports medicine/scienceMike Gilmore - Sports medicine/science Randi Greenspan - Lifeskills/mathRandi Greenspan - Lifeskills/math Cheryl Johnson -Lifeskills/ECECheryl Johnson -Lifeskills/ECE Roi Murphy -LifeskillsRoi Murphy -Lifeskills Bonnie Wood-Career Exploration/Alternative Bonnie Wood-Career Exploration/Alternative

Ed.Ed.

More faculty looking for connections…More faculty looking for connections…

CollaborationCollaboration

3 College of the Siskiyous faculty:3 College of the Siskiyous faculty:

Jesse Cecil - computer sciences, Jesse Cecil - computer sciences, business mathbusiness math

Dave Clark - biology, anatomy, Dave Clark - biology, anatomy, physiology physiology

Roseann Kendall - nursingRoseann Kendall - nursing

ProblemsProblems LogisticsLogistics

Geographic distance; weatherGeographic distance; weather More than 20 districtsMore than 20 districts

Limited health facilitiesLimited health facilities 2 small hospitals2 small hospitals

ProblemsProblems

Small schools with limited Small schools with limited resourcesresources

SchedulingScheduling Taking teachers out of classroomTaking teachers out of classroom Working with existing curriculumWorking with existing curriculum

CST’s, CAHSEECST’s, CAHSEE Project SustainabilityProject Sustainability Increased student interestIncreased student interest

ProgressProgress

7-14 collaborations7-14 collaborations MathMath ScienceScience HealthHealth Career AwarenessCareer Awareness

Pre/Post testing of student progressPre/Post testing of student progress TEAS to LVN studentsTEAS to LVN students Practice TEAS to high school studentsPractice TEAS to high school students

Coordination with CalPASSCoordination with CalPASS

ProgressProgress Guest Speakers – Guest Speakers –

Mercy Medical Center, YMCA, Army Medical Mercy Medical Center, YMCA, Army Medical Corps, Athletic Trainers, College FacultyCorps, Athletic Trainers, College Faculty

Workplace Experience –Workplace Experience – Job shadowing, hospital and Physical Job shadowing, hospital and Physical

Therapy student placements, 7-8Therapy student placements, 7-8thth student student trips to hospitalstrips to hospitals

Purchasing Supplies –Purchasing Supplies – Mannequins, NanoLegends, baby Mannequins, NanoLegends, baby

simulators, Glow Germs, science lab simulators, Glow Germs, science lab supplies and more…supplies and more…

ProgressProgress

Pathways and course sequences Pathways and course sequences at participating schoolsat participating schools

4 year plans for students4 year plans for students Articulation of YHS Health Articulation of YHS Health

Careers class with COS Medical Careers class with COS Medical TerminologyTerminology

ProgressProgress

SB70 Middle schools expressed SB70 Middle schools expressed increased interest in Tech Prep planincreased interest in Tech Prep plan

Program sustainability written into Program sustainability written into Tech Prep, ROP and Perkins plansTech Prep, ROP and Perkins plans

7-14 ongoing lesson plan meetings7-14 ongoing lesson plan meetings CTE highlighted in new middle CTE highlighted in new middle

school reform document – Taking school reform document – Taking Center Stage IICenter Stage II

Increased student interestIncreased student interest

ProgressProgress

Field trip to ‘Bodies Revealed’Field trip to ‘Bodies Revealed’ Intro to Health Careers/Careers Intro to Health Careers/Careers

with Children class at YHSwith Children class at YHS

ProductsProducts

88thth grade study skills elective - grade study skills elective - WESWES

Health Careers Life class - Health Careers Life class - MontagueMontague

Career Exploration 7-8Career Exploration 7-8thth Elective - Elective - JSSJSS

Sports medicine class - WHSSports medicine class - WHS

ProductsProducts

Modularized science Modularized science prerequisite/refresher course – prerequisite/refresher course – COSCOS

New Intro to Health course – COS New Intro to Health course – COS

What’s What’s nextnext

Videoconferencing health careers Videoconferencing health careers coursecourse

Increasing health careers student Increasing health careers student success & college attendancesuccess & college attendance

HOSA membershipHOSA membership Intro to Health Careers/Careers with Intro to Health Careers/Careers with

Children class at EHSChildren class at EHS Tracking of students throughout Tracking of students throughout

pathway using CalPASSpathway using CalPASS Expanding pathwaysExpanding pathways

Planning TimePlanning Time

Use a Pathways Template Use a Pathways Template handout as a guide to complete handout as a guide to complete your 7-14 conversations today your 7-14 conversations today and back at your site.and back at your site.

Work in table teams today to ask Work in table teams today to ask about generalities, especially the about generalities, especially the educational sectors least familiar educational sectors least familiar to you.to you.

Pathways Template Pathways Template SampleSample

Questions?Questions?

Christy Cummings Christy Cummings DawsonDawson

College of the SiskiyousCollege of the Siskiyouscummingsc@siskiyous.educummingsc@siskiyous.edu

530-938-5305530-938-5305

Amy GaitherAmy Gaither

Yreka High SchoolYreka High School

agaither@yuhsd.netagaither@yuhsd.net

530-842-6151530-842-6151

Kim GreeneKim Greene

Siskiyou ROPSiskiyou ROPkgreene@sisnet.ssku.k12.ca.ukgreene@sisnet.ssku.k12.ca.u

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530-842-6151530-842-6151

Marian Murphy-ShawMarian Murphy-Shaw

Siskiyou Tech PrepSiskiyou Tech Prepmshaw@sisnet.ssku.k12.ca.usmshaw@sisnet.ssku.k12.ca.us

530-842-8498 530-842-8498

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