Home About Career Clusters 16 Career Clusters Timeline Resources FAQS Contact Us CareerTech Glossary En Español	What's New To communicate progress in the Career Clusters initiative, updates regularly will be posted on this website. Because the CareerTech Information System is interrelated, progress on that initiative also will be featured. Frequently Asked Questions or popular topics also may be featured in this section. Updated Course Development Guides and Sequence of Courses Now Available! (May 1, 2008)** To locate these documents, go to “16 Career Clusters” tab and click on the career cluster icon in which you are interested. Documents published October 1, 2007 and December 1, 2007, are archived on the web page and may be used as reference tools. Any questions should be directed to the specific career cluster team leader, noted on each Course Development Guide. May 9, 2008 After publishing the updated instructional framework and corresponding course development guides dated May 1st, several errors were detected. The updated framework and guides were posted on May 9, 2008, however the dates on the documents will still say May 1, 2008. They are the corrected documents. Career Major Approval Process and Forms for Technology Centers Now Available! For more details and to access the forms, click here. New Resources Available Sample Cluster Plan of Study There is a “Sample [Career] Cluster Plan of Study” for each of the 16 career clusters located within each of the “16 Career Clusters” sections. While viewing the “Sample Cluster Plan of Study” online, students will be able to select a hotlinked pathway to see the career majors. Career Cluster Poster Set of 8 colored posters, with 2 clusters per poster. Students read descriptive statements about each cluster to see which interest them. All levels of educational requirements are represented in the sample occupations given. The posters are available through the CIMC Catalog under Career Cluster Marketing Materials. Sample Questions and Answers from the Fall 2007 Technology Centers Regional Workshops Many questions came up during the CTIS Technology Centers Regional Workshops. These questions were recorded and brought to the ODCTE staff and the Career Clusters Focus Group for answers. The following PDF document addresses the majority of the questions that were asked at the workshops, however, there are still certain issues that are being discussed. We will continue to update these answers as proposed solutions are provided. We always welcome your feedback and reactions as the Career Clusters Initiative continues to evolve. PDF document of questions and answers from the Fall 2007 Technology Centers Regional Workshops List of Current Team Leaders Career Clusters Team Leaders (As of 5/01/2008)** Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources: Kurt Murray Architecture & Construction: Larry Bullock Arts, A/V Technology & Communications: Kevin Terronez Business, Management and Administration: Gina Hubbard Education and Training: Joe Robinson and Lynn Hawkins Finance: Judy Kirtley Government & Public Administration: Greg Dewald Health Sciences: Ruth Eckenstein Hospitality & Tourism: Bobbie Rogers Human Services: Dee Price Information & Technology: Carrie DeMuth and Jim Bullington Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security: Janet Feken Manufacturing: Matt Boyles Marketing Sales & Service, Ida Fryhover Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics: Robin Schott and Tina Fugate Transportation, Distribution & Logistics: Jeff Huffman Updated: 2008.05.01

What's New

To communicate progress in the Career Clusters initiative, updates regularly will be posted on this website. Because the CareerTech Information System is interrelated, progress on that initiative also will be featured. Frequently Asked Questions or popular topics also may be featured in this section.

Updated Course Development Guides and Sequence of Courses Now Available! (May 1, 2008)****

To locate these documents, go to “16 Career Clusters” tab and click on the career cluster icon in which you are interested. Documents published October 1, 2007 and December 1, 2007, are archived on the web page and may be used as reference tools. Any questions should be directed to the specific career cluster team leader, noted on each Course Development Guide.

****May 9, 2008

After publishing the updated instructional framework and corresponding course development guides dated May 1st, several errors were detected. The updated framework and guides were posted on May 9, 2008, however the dates on the documents will still say May 1, 2008. They are the corrected documents.

Career Major Approval Process and Forms for Technology Centers Now Available!

For more details and to access the forms, click here.

New Resources Available

Sample Cluster Plan of Study

There is a “Sample [Career] Cluster Plan of Study” for each of the 16 career clusters located within each of the “16 Career Clusters” sections. While viewing the “Sample Cluster Plan of Study” online, students will be able to select a hotlinked pathway to see the career majors.

Career Cluster Poster

Set of 8 colored posters, with 2 clusters per poster. Students read descriptive statements about each cluster to see which interest them. All levels of educational requirements are represented in the sample occupations given. The posters are available through the CIMC Catalog under Career Cluster Marketing Materials.

Sample

Questions and Answers from the Fall 2007 Technology Centers Regional Workshops

Many questions came up during the CTIS Technology Centers Regional Workshops. These questions were recorded and brought to the ODCTE staff and the Career Clusters Focus Group for answers. The following PDF document addresses the majority of the questions that were asked at the workshops, however, there are still certain issues that are being discussed. We will continue to update these answers as proposed solutions are provided. We always welcome your feedback and reactions as the Career Clusters Initiative continues to evolve.

PDF document of questions and answers from the Fall 2007 Technology Centers Regional Workshops

List of Current Team Leaders

Career Clusters Team Leaders (As of 5/01/2008)

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources: Kurt Murray

Architecture & Construction: Larry Bullock

Arts, A/V Technology & Communications: Kevin Terronez

Business, Management and Administration: Gina Hubbard

Education and Training: Joe Robinson and Lynn Hawkins

Finance: Judy Kirtley

Government & Public Administration: Greg Dewald

Health Sciences: Ruth Eckenstein

Hospitality & Tourism: Bobbie Rogers

Human Services: Dee Price

Information & Technology: Carrie DeMuth and Jim Bullington

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security: Janet Feken

Manufacturing: Matt Boyles

Marketing Sales & Service, Ida Fryhover

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics: Robin Schott and Tina Fugate

Transportation, Distribution & Logistics: Jeff Huffman

Updated: 2008.05.01