Kelly Arrington's Monthly E-Mailing
March 2008
All of the monthly emails are being archived on the Career and Academic Connections (Guidance) website at: http://www.okcareertech.org/guidance/Kellys_Monthly_Mailing_Archive/index.htm
Another big change!
Denise North, our disabilities services specialist, will be leaving at the end of this month. Denise has been with us five years and has made quite an impact on strengthening services to students with disabilities across the state. Denise has accepted the position of Director of Disability Services at Metro Tech where she will continue her work with students with disabilities. Once again, we are happy for Denise (and Metro Tech), sad for us!
New Product
Career Cluster Posters
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Example of poster attached.) Brightly colored posters list descriptive statements about each Career Cluster. Students may read the statements to see which Career Cluster interests them. All levels of educational requirements are represented in the sample occupations given. It is a set of eight posters and each poster lists two clusters.
Inventory Number: CS9040
Price: $13.
Contact: CIMC 1-800-654-4502
COMPASS Training for Technology Centers (From Don Pitchford)
Save the date: Please mark your calendars for our customized COMPASS training day that will be held April 17th from 10-2 on the Moore Norman South Penn campus in Rooms 111 and 112. You are encouraged to attend this workshop to learn more about the COMPASS/ESL course placement and diagnostic assessments as well as to increase your knowledge and understanding of how the system is strategically being used by post secondary institutions for recruitment and retention purposes. There is no registration fee for this one-day workshop and lunch will be included. However, for correct food and materials count, please email Jane Sarber
jsarber@mntechnology.com if you will be attending this training.
The workshops will include topics such as: -Effective uses of COMPASS/ESL beyond course placement
-Getting Started with COMPASS/ESL Internet Version
-New features of COMPASS/ESL Internet Version
-Best Practices of High School Outreach (including discussion about the COMPASS -Internet Version National Testing Network)
-How to use COMPASS/ESL for recruitment and retention purposes
If you are unable to attend, please forward this information to any of your staff members or colleagues that you deem would benefit from attending this program. We hope to see you at the workshop. More detailed information will be in the April monthly email.
Don Pitchford PhD
ACT Post Secondary Consultant
Austin, Texas
Office 512.345.1949
Mobile 512.818.7275
Conferences/webcast that may be of interest to you:
From Trauma to Triumph: April 30 - May 2, 2008
Southern Hills Marriott, Tulsa
Sponsored by Oklahoma Department of Mental health and Substance Abuse Services and Partners
Stop Bullying Now! Web cast
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Community Action: What YOU can do to Stop Bullying Now!
Hosted by U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services: Health Resources and Services Administration and Maternal and Child Health Bureau
The Stop Bullying Now! Web cast will feature "spotlight examples" of state- and community-level campaigns that use the Stop Bullying Now! resources, and will outline how you can put the resources to work locally. The web cast will also include a brief overview of the entire Stop Bullying Now! Campaign and its resources.
Scholarship information for Native American Students is attached. I realize the deadline is March 31st and I apologize for the lateness. The American Indian Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the scholarship. Five applicants will be chosen and receive $100 in a college saving account set up for them. From that five, one will win a $1000 scholarship to be used at any postsecondary institution. You may fax the paperwork to Philip Busey, Jr at 405.721.7779, or use regular mail or email which is on the application.
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