COOPERATIVEPROGRAMS OF STUDYCAREER ACADEMIESSouth Central Perkins Consortium

Glenn Morris, Secondary Administrator

Kathryn Rusch, Postsecondary AdministratorMinnesota Fall 2013 Career Technical Education Perkins Consortium Contacts/Coordinators Meeting

“Shared Programming Across Districts through Secondary-Postsecondary Partnership” 11/13/2013 Normandale Community College

MVEDMINNESOTA VALLEY EDUCATION DISTRICT: • Cleveland

• Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial

• LeSueur-Henderson

• Nicollet

• Saint Clair

• Saint Peter (Host)

with

• Tri-City United

(Le Center Montgomery-

Lonsdale) Pathway to Engineering

Academy

Agricultural Science

Academy

SOUTHERN UNITED• Blue Earth Area

• Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton

• Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial

• Maple Rivers

• New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva

• United South Central

• Saint Clair

• Waseca

Mechatronics Academy

Information Technology Academy

PLANNING PROCESSFebruary 2013

Inquiry by superintendent to explore potential for college to collaborate in program with the district Need defined for program that provides options

to students who are not planning to go directly to college after graduation, such as industry certification and training.

District has facility but no teacher or program, and sought to explore potential for the college to offer a satellite program

PLANNING PROCESSMarch 2013

Following meeting at college, interest was expressed in having a conversation with proximate district superintendents and principals to explore potential for growing/developing cooperative career and technical education programs.

AGENDA

Districts meet to share current assets, desired programming, and local and regional resources available and needed for any desired outcomes.

Reporting was provided that listed all current CTE programs and course descriptions, instructors, and performance data, for all sites

AGENDA

Top 4 program areas of interest are selected:

Information Technology Health Careers Agriculture Science Mechatronics

GOOGLE HANGOUT MEETINGJuly 2013

Computer Careers instructors for South Central College invited to discuss potential for development of IT pathways Option for New Multimedia Technology Online -Virtual networking and mechatronics

access available

MEETING HELD WITH SOUTH CENTRAL COLLEGE PRESIDENT AND ADMINISTRATORS, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS, AND PERKINS COORDINATORSAugust 2013

Opportunity to meet and share in goals for cooperative CTE program development

Potential partnership to establish: Impact of NSF grant for virtual Mechatronics programming

Cohort model for course enrollment & delivery – PSEO-by-Contract

Online computer careers academy programming Interest also shared by high schools to partner with

the college to offer an option for students to acquire an AA degree prior to graduation from high school.

FOLLOW-UP MEETINGSSeptember 2013

Principals and Counselors meet with SCC instructors to recommend development of a 4-course sequence in each pathway: Junior Year Foundation Courses, 1 each semester, Senior Year 3rd Course Fall semester and Spring semester Internship/Capstone Project. College Credit and Industry Certification options are defined.

Superintendents and representative principals meet with SCC President and Administration, and based on needs identified by principals and counselors, determine rates for contract PSEO, concurrent enrollment, and advanced placement, as appropriate, and recommend tuition agreements for instruction between districts.

TIMELINE

In order for students to register for FY 2015 Fall Semester, need defined having ready for review and publication by no later than December 15th:

Course Descriptions Work-Based Learning Sites Industry Certifications Marketing and Communications Registration Information

DECISIONINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY BEGINNING FALL 2014

Comp 1200 – PC Hardware/Software Essentials (1 semester)

Comp 1360 – Data Communications (1 semester)

Comp 1140 – Web Development (1 semester)

Internship/Capstone Project (1 semester)

DECISIONMECHATRONICS ACADEMY – BEGINNING FALL 2014

MECA1122 – Electricity—Devices and Circuits 1 (1 semester)

MECA1220 – Mechanical Systems (1 semester)

MECA1250 – Mechatronics Systems Operations I (1 semester)

MECA2120 – Pneumatics Systems (1 semester)

DECISIONHEALTH SCIENCE ACADEMY

Health Science Technology (Intro to Health Care Careers)

Anatomy and Physiology/Disease Conditions 1

Medical Terminology

Certified Nursing Assistant

Pharmacy Technician

Health Science Internship/Capstone

Rather than a host district and business partner, each school will partner and work with area health care facilities for hands-on training.

JWP Janesville Nursing HomeWaseca (Mayo) – scheduled meeting on 11/12 @ 4pmNew Richland Care Center

Maple River/ Mapleton ^St Lukes Lutheran Care Center (Blue Earth)Mapleton Community HomeParkview Care Center (Wells)^Lake Shore Inn (Waseca)New Richland Care Center (very interested in partnering)

*USC (Bricelyn, Wells, Keister, Easton)

Parkview Care Center (Wells)Mayo Clinic (Wells)^St Lukes Lutheran Care Center (Blue Earth)

St Clair Waseca Medical Center (Mayo)Janesville Nursing HomeNew Richland Care Center

Lake Crystal Madelia Community Hosp & Clinic

Blue EarthUnited Hospital District^St Lukes Lutheran Care Center (Blue Earth) 

^Approved CNA Site

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