Press Release Archive
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
2006
December
OK
CareerTech Named Economic Development ‘2006 Ally of the Year’
The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education was named “2006
Ally of the Year” at the annual Oklahoma Business Roundtable
and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce Holiday Social held in December.
Oklahoma Raises the
Bar for Quality Early Child Care
With Oklahoma’s children its greatest resource, caring for
and educating them is a great responsibility. Critical to high-level
quality of care is the assurance that child-care centers and family
child-care home providers are educated and skilled professionals.
November
High School
Administrators’ Program Graduates Thirty
Thirty public school administrators from across Oklahoma participating
in this year’s High School Administrators’ Program (HSAP),
sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.
Future CareerTech BIS Leaders
Complete Charter Program
The charter class of Oklahoma CareerTech’s Business and Industry
Services - University (BIS-U), that launched last February graduated
on Nov. 2.
October
CareerTech
Board Approves Board Zones, Sets Election for Texas County Center
At its regular meeting Thursday the Oklahoma State Board of Career
and Technology Education approved the creation of five board zones
for the newly established technology center district in the panhandle’s
Texas County.
CareerTech
Provides Bid Assistance to Companies
The Oklahoma Bid Assistance Network, a division of the Oklahoma Department
of Career and Technology Education, is beginning its 20th year of
service to Oklahoma companies who want to conduct business with government
agencies.
Idaho Delegation To Explore
Oklahoma’s CareerTech System
A group of educators and community leaders from Idaho will be coming
to Oklahoma Oct. 24-26 to tour technology center campuses and gain
information about several facets of the state’s CareerTech
system.
Learn About Careers
in Automotive Industry
The Oklahoma Automobile Dealers Association from Oct. 10 through
Oct. 31 will host Future Tech Expo in five technology centers across
the state.
CareerTech Student
Organizations – Legacy of Leadership
In 1928 when Oklahoma’s first CareerTech student organization,
FFA, was formed, the state began what has become a legacy
2006-7 LifeSmarts Season
Begins in Oklahoma
Oklahoma CareerTech’s Family, Careers and Community Leaders
of America announced the launch of the second season of the LifeSmarts
program in Oklahoma.
September
Oklahoma Veterans
Business Opportunities Fair
Buyers for government agencies want to do business with military
veteran entrepreneurs and business owners. On Nov. 14, the U.S. Veterans
Administration will help Oklahoma’s veterans learn how to sell
products and services to government agencies at the first Oklahoma
Veterans Business Opportunities Fair.
Education Partners Help
Open Oklahoma’s Nurse Bottleneck
Thousands of people who want to become nurses are put on waiting
lists for nurse training and education programs while the state and
nation reaches a critical point in an escalating nursing shortage.
August
Oklahoma and CareerTech’s ‘Hospitality’ On
the Rise
According to statistics, domestic travel spending in Oklahoma reached
nearly $3.9 billion during 2002. In 2004, the United States ranked
third in the world’s top tourism destinations. Combine that
information with the fact that Americans are spending more than $900
per person a year eating out, one can imagine how rapidly the food
industry and hospitality field is growing.
July
CareerTech
Champion Participates at Summer Conference 2006
Lesa Foster, who is being recognized as a CareerTech Champion, will
join more than 3,500 Oklahomans Aug. 1-3 at the Career and Technology
Education Summer Conference.
Second Million Given
to State Youthful Offender Program
The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education has received
a second $1 million grant from the United States Department of Labor
for its youthful offender program.
June
First
CareerTech Electrician Class Graduates From Mabel Bassett
Camouflaged in shades of gray among hundreds of other female offenders,
four Mabel Bassett Correctional Center inmates now walk with their
heads held a little higher.
First
Minority Scholarships Given to Future CareerTech Teachers
In the fall, recipients of the first Oklahoma CareerTech Foundation
Minority Scholarships will be on their way to becoming future CareerTech
instructors. The five $1,000 scholarships will be presented
at the annual CareerTech Summer Conference held in Tulsa in August.
May
FIRST
Robotics Looking for Oklahoma Teams
Calling all Robotics teams! For Inspiration and Recognition of Science
and Technology Robotics coordinators are looking for more Oklahoma
teams so the state can host a FIRST Robotics regional competition
Technology Center Administrator
Program (TechCAP) sponsored by CareerTech
In the next few years many administrators in the CareerTech system
will be retiring. TeachCAP was designed to prepare people to step
into those roles.
April
CareerTech Association
of Minorities Making a Difference
On May 5, the OAMCTE will hold its 4th Annual Leadership Conference,
Diversity: You Make the Difference. The conference will be held on
the Moore Norman Technology Center South Penn Campus.
March
CareerTech Teachers “Building
Wealth”
Two Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education
marketing education instructors are part of an elite group of teachers
who will pilot a new program called Building Wealth. The program
teaches investment education to high school students.
Business and Industry Services
Certification Program Trains Staff
More than 250 staff members have completed the Business and Industry
Services Certification Program during the past 11 years.
February
State
Board Takes Step To Form Panhandle Tech Center District
Following the passage of resolutions by all Texas County school districts,
the Oklahoma State Board of Career and Technology Education today
called for a vote by the people in each of the nine public school
districts to form a technology center in the Oklahoma panhandle.
The vote to determine each school district’s participation
in the technology center will take place May 9.
OCU Meinders School
of Business Offers $396,000 for DECA Scholarships
The Meinders School of Business at Oklahoma City University is showing
its commitment to CareerTech Marketing Education and its student
organization, DECA, by offering scholarships totaling $396,000.
Health Care Workers Learn
Spanish
In 2005, Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education launched
an online program where health care workers learn to communicate
with their Spanish-speaking patients.
CareerTech
Must Develop Innovative Programs
Educators nationwide will be celebrating Career and Technical
Education Week Feb. 12 –18. This is a time recognize the value
of what CareerTech provides to communities in helping individuals and
businesses prosper.
January
Oklahoma FCCLA Pilots
New Program
Oklahoma joins Arizona, Georgia, Ohio and Pennsylvania in helping
a new national savings program get off the ground.
LifeSmarts Quiz Hits
Oklahoma
In this day of rampant fraud, spotting a scam is becoming more difficult. One
of Oklahoma’s seven CareerTech student organizations aims to
tackle this growing problem, and others, that plague everyday life.
Top of page
2005
November
Oklahoma
Special Education Students Benefit From Education Partnership
Each year more than 500 para-professionals who assist special education
teachers statewide are trained. This training has taken place for
10 years either in Oklahoma City or Tulsa by personnel from the State
Department of Education.
October
Oklahomans
Selected for CareerTech Hall of Fame
Five Oklahomans will be inducted into the Oklahoma CareerTech Hall
of Fame at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 in Oklahoma State University’s Conoco-Phillips
OSU Alumni Center, Stillwater.
September
Oklahoma's
CareerTech System Assisting Hurricane Victims
Oklahoma’s CareerTech system is responding to the needs of
those affected by the Katrina disaster in a variety of ways, according
to Phil Berkenbile, state director.
Oklahoma
Bid Assistance Network Receives Funding
The Defense Logistics Agency recently awarded $495,000 to the Oklahoma
Department of CareerTech to continue its Oklahoma Bid Assistance
Network (OBAN). OBAN is in its 19th year of service for businesses
that want to do business with the government.
August
CareerTech
Program Prepares New Administrators
Some 24 CareerTech system leaders are participating in the Technology
Center Administrator Program (TechCAP) sponsored by the Oklahoma
Department of Career and Technology Education.
July
U.S.
Dept. of Labor Invests $1 Million in CareerTech’s Young Offender
Program
Statistics show that after serving “time” the rising
number of young offenders in Oklahoma often return to old neighborhoods,
old friends, drugs and crime. A high percentage of them don’t
read past the eighth grade level, know math at a level acceptable
for entry into the workforce or have a high school diploma or a General
Educational Development (GED) certificate.
State
Leads Teacher Training in Digital Forensics
Even the heat of an Oklahoma summer did not keep cyber security instructors
away from learning more about the hot topics in digital forensics
they are teaching across the country.
June
Oklahoma
Horizon Moving, Evolving
The six-month-old television production, Oklahoma Horizon, is moving
on the Oklahoma Educational Television Association (OETA) lineup.
May
Tech-Now,
CareerTech Connect
If not for Tech-Now, Nathan Menifee, a senior at Yukon High
School, admits he probably would not have stepped into the advertising
arena as a career choice. Tech-Now helped him pursue a career as a
graphic artist.
Gov.
Commends CareerTech for Program That Keeps Teachers Teaching
Each year more teachers are leaving the profession than entering
it. Yet, Oklahomans have saved more than $1.6 million through retaining
its CareerTech instructors during the past five years. This is due,
in large part, to the Oklahoma Department of CareerTech Teacher Induction
System.
Board Approves
Cooperative Alliance Pilot Project
The Oklahoma State Board of Career and Technology Education on Thursday
approved a new pilot project that will create a more student-centered
collaboration between the technology centers and higher education
institutions. This follows similar approval in March by the Oklahoma
State Regents for Higher Education.
April
CareerTech Provides
Results of Remediation Report
The Oklahoma State Board of Career and Technology Education today
at its board meeting heard results of the department’s annual
report on remediation for technology center students enrolled at
public colleges in Oklahoma. This is the second year the department
used the same methodology as the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education (OSRHE) Annual Remediation Report.
CareerTech
Sponsors High School Pre-Engineering
Engineers: Think globally. Serve the poor. Enable trade. Engineer a new vehicle.
Improve living standards. Design toys or Basic Utility Vehicles (BUV). Projects
associated to these areas could present the greatest challenge (and fun) ever
had in school!
CareerTech Student
Leadership Day at the Capitol
Students involved in leadership training programs at 13 of Oklahoma's
29 Technology Centers converged upon the State Capitol on March 30,
participating in the third annual CareerTech Student Leadership Day
at the Capitol.
Training for
Industry in Oklahoma -April
Superintendent Dr. Bob Gragg, from Southern Oklahoma Technology Center,
announced that training will be provided to local businesses and
industries through the Training for Industry Program (TIP).
March
Fairfax
and Ralston Approve Annexation to Pioneer Technology Center by
62%
On Tuesday, March 1, voters from Fairfax and Ralston overwhelmingly
approved a decision to expand the educational opportunities available
for citizens living in the Woodland School District by annexing to
the Pioneer Technology Center School District.
February
Career Cluster
Institute Held in Tulsa
Local educators and industry leaders joined more than 350 Oklahomans
on 22 teams to “embrace the challenge” of strengthening
economic development and Oklahoma’s workforce at the Career
Cluster Institute Feb. 22-23 in Tulsa.
Education/Industry
Work to Turn Construction Workforce Around
The United States will need to replace 375,000 bridges as part of
$360 billion spent on roadwork. Mass transit will need $72 billion
worth of construction. The nation’s infrastructure will use
$3.3 trillion in construction and related services. And, one-of-three
schools will need repair work or renovation to the tune of $60 billion
in construction.
Training
for Industry in Oklahoma -February
Officials from several technology centers in Oklahoma’s CareerTech
system announced that training will be provided to local businesses
and industries through the Training for Industry Program (TIP).
CareerTech
Eases the Transition Into the Workplace—and Life
By Dr. Phil Berkenbile, State Director
Given the nature of recent stories appearing in the national media,
one might assume that many of today’s 20-somethings, or “twixters” as
they are sometimes called, are unfocused, unsettled and unable to
make a smooth transition into adulthood and into the workplace.
January
Certifictions
Receive National Approval
Students in Oklahoma’s CareerTech information assurance and
forensics programs now are able to obtain certifications established
by the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS).
Business and Industry Services
Certification program graduates 28 participants
Certificates were presented to the current graduating class of 28
new BIS coordinators at the conclusion of the second in the two-part
program through the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
Education.
Training
for Industry in Oklahoma -January
Officials from several technology centers in Oklahoma’s CareerTech
system announced that training will be provided to local businesses
and industries through the Training for Industry Program (TIP).
Top of page
2004
December
CareerTech’s Defying the Odds: A Crash Course in Entrepreneurship
Face it. The odds against success in building a business are a staggering 80 percent fail rate within the first five years.
Training for Industry in Oklahoma -December
Officials from several technology centers in Oklahoma’s CareerTech system announced that training will be provided to local businesses and industries through the Training for Industry Program (TIP).
New Show features Agriculture, CareerTech, Economic Development
Oklahoma HORIZON, a new television show focusing on agriculture, economic development and Career and Technology Education, will debut Jan. 8 on OETA.
November
Training for Industry in Oklahoma -November
Officials from several technology centers in Oklahoma’s CareerTech system announced that training will be provided to local businesses and industries through the Training for Industry Program (TIP).
October
CareerTech: Securing Cyber Futures
From mouse-read fingerprints and iris-identification software to securing personal information fed into email, cyber-security is a worldwide hot topic. In America – and Oklahoma – Homeland Security is even hotter.
September
Oklahoma Schools Win $3 Million Grant for Cyber Security Education
A consortium of Oklahoma community colleges, CareerTech centers and the University of Tulsa has been awarded the NSF’s Advanced Technology Education Center designation, which will provide funds for education and workforce development programs in Oklahoma and neighboring states over a four-year period.
August
Charlotte Edwards recipient of the Francis Tuttle Career Excellence Award
Senator Kenneth Corn recipient of the Distinguished Service Award
Rep. Clay Pope recipient of the Distinguished Service Award
State Superintendent’s Award to Guthrie Schools
June
New Mexico Educators Visit Oklahoma’s Model CareerTech System
“You’ve got to see how Oklahoma does it.” That message repeated loud and clear from across the country convinced a New Mexico delegation of State Education Program Administrators to take a three-day road trip.
May
DEALER Magazine Awards
Henry Primeaux
Henry Primeaux owner and operator of Henry Primeaux’s Crown in Bristow,
and long-time supporter of the CareerTech system, is the recipient
of the 2004 Automotive Youth Educational Systems (AYES) Fueling Tomorrow
Dealer of the Year award.
Gulf States Toyota
Awards $15,000 in Automotive Scholarships
Six students from technology centers across the state each received $2,500
Gulf States Toyota Technical Education Network (T-TEN) scholarships at the
recent SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Championships. The conference
was recently held at the Tulsa Convention Center/Adams Mark/Doubletree Downtown.
Governor Brad Henry
recognized as CareerTech Champion
Gov. Henry, a former agricultural education student and member of the FFA,
received recognition as an Oklahoma CareerTech Champion April 27
at the State Capitol.
April
State
Board Adopts Code of Ethics Guidelines
In a move to strengthen accountability throughout the state, the State Board
of Career and Technology Education today approved code of ethics guidelines
for technology centers.
OAMCTE Holds Annual Leadership
Conference
More than 65 participants attended the Oklahoma Association of Minorities
in Career and Technology Education (OAMCTE) Leadership Conference held recently
in Oklahoma City. Several members also received awards for outstanding service
to the organization.
CareerTech
Student Organization Conferences Ring in the Spring
April showers and a very busy month are in the forecast for nearly 76,000
members of the Oklahoma CareerTech student organizations (CTSOs). Five of
the seven CTSOs, sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
Education, have spring leadership conferences scheduled throughout April.
Two conferences were held in March.
Training
for Industry in Oklahoma -April
Officials from several technology centers in Oklahoma’s CareerTech
system announced that training will be provided to local businesses and industries
through the Training for Industry Program (TIP).
Microsoft Donation,
CareerTech Help Benefits High School Students
Thanks to a major software donation from the Microsoft Corporation
and help from the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education,
Oklahoma’s
high school students, could benefit from an otherwise costly program.
This includes the 23,361 students enrolled in CareerTech Business and
Information Technology Education (BITE) programs across the state.
March
Centennial
Year of Oklahoma’s CareerTech System
The Oklahoma Legislature will honor the CareerTech system
April 6 at 1:15 p.m. with a concurrent resolution in celebration
of the system’s
heritage and in recognition of the unique position CareerTech holds
as one of the premier systems in the world.
CareerTech
Student Leadership Day at the Capitol
Legislators will become educators as they meet with CareerTech student
leaders from their legislative districts at the State Capitol at the Second
Annual CareerTech Student Leadership Day at the Capitol.
General
Motors Fleet Rolls in Support of Oklahoma’s CareerTech
System
A fleet of 22 2003 Envoy XLs and Chevrolet Trailblazers
EXTs, valued at $36,000 each, has made its way from
the General Motors plant in Oklahoma City to
Oklahoma’s automotive educational system, in support of CareerTech’s
training of automotive service technicians of tomorrow.
Sound of
Success
About 900 junior and senior high school students from
across Oklahoma will hear the “Sound of Success” at
the 61st Annual DECA Leadership Development Conference.
CareerTech
Vital To State's Education, Business
As the new director of the state’s Career and Technology
Education Department I see challenging and exciting times ahead.
While some say we
have lost sight of our original mission, I like to say we have
remained true to our original mission while changing to meet
the demands of the people
and industries we serve.
Training for Industry
in Oklahoma - March
Officials from several technology centers in Oklahoma’s
CareerTech system announced that training will be provided
to local businesses and industries
through the Training for Industry Program (TIP).
February
Educators Celebrate
National CareerTech Week February 8-14
"The theme of the week-long celebration, Career Tech:
The Path to Success, emphasizes the role career tech education
and its business/industry partners play in helping youths and adults achieve
career success.
Day in the Life at
Autry Tech
He’s the mechanic who put new brakes on your car, keeping you and
your children safe on the highway.She is the nurse that resuscitated your
mother when she quit breathing on the hospital table. He owns the air conditioning
company that came out in the heat of summer when your unit quit working.
They are all graduates of Oklahoma’s CareerTech
system.
January
CareerTech
Sponsors High School Pre-Engineering Academies
The US has more than one million jobs available
for engineers and well-educated technicians, yet those high
paying jobs stand open because there are not enough qualified
people to fill them.
Top of page
2003
December 2003
CareerTech
Students: Future Parents, Early Care Educators
All to often, young parents are not aware of all
that is required to care for young children. Although parents
want the best for their children, many times they are not
aware of what is best for their child.
YORK
International Partners With Tech Centers
Americans like the air in their homes and offices cool in the
summer and warm in the winter. When the air conditioner or
heater goes on the blink, Americans like to have quick and
skillful service.
November 2003
October 2003
September 2003
National
DECA Week Highlights Marketing Student Activities
Fifty-Five chapters with 3,000 members in Oklahoma will be celebrating
National DECA week October 12-18, 2003.
Stop
the Violence Training
For the fifth year, team training will be conducted for Students Taking
On Prevention (STOP) the Violence in Oklahoma. More than 130 students and
advisors from across the state are registered to participate in the training.
Broadcast
Highlights Strategic Leadership and Change Management
On October 14 from
10 to noon the public is invited to join the staff of CareerTech
for a live satellite broadcast of Peter Senge and Rosabeth
Moss Kanter.
New
AYES President Meets Oklahoma’s CareerTech
By 2005 the automotive
service market will demand 65,000 workers to keep up with the
vehicles on the road, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and
Statistics. Yet, the average age of a full-time
Del
City Student Elected to National DECA Office
Cory Cox, a marketing education student
from Del City, was recently elected as national
Southern Region vice
president
at DECA’s 57th annual International Career
Development Conference held recently in Orlando,
Fla.
August 2003
July 2003
Point
of View - Dr Phil Berkenbile, Interim State Director
Oklahoma’s CareerTech
system is known for its ability to help high school students
obtain the technical skills that prepare them for a good
job. But there is much more. . .
Summer
Conference
More than 3,500 educators will gather for three days in Tulsa for the 36th
Annual Career and Technology Education Summer Conference.
Technology
Center Enrollments Increase
Oklahomans turned to Oklahoma’s technology
centers in record numbers last year to gain new
skills or upgrade
existing ones, according to data
released this week.
Oklahoma
FCCLA Produces Anti-Violence Video
Grant awarded to Oklahoma’s
Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America
(FCCLA) STOP the Violence initiative late
last year, was used to
create an educational video.
Last
Day Of Work For 31 Employees
June 30 marked the last day of work at the Oklahoma Department
of Career and Technology Education for 31 employees who accepted
a voluntary severance package the CareerTech State
Board authorized in April
June 2003
Oklahoma
Student Elected BPA National Secondary President
David Roberts,
a business and information technology education student
was recently elected as (BPA) national secondary president
at the National Leadership Conference
CareerTech
Class Introduces Students to Biotech Careers
Agriculture is one of Oklahoma’s largest industries.
Much of this industry is keeping up with technological
advancements such as genetic
engineering and cloning.
Great
Plains Project Serves as National Role Model
A new project recently launched at Great Plains Technology Center, Lawton,
will serve as a national role model for educators working with students interested
in careers in the law enforcement and public safety field.
May 2003
CareerTech,
SkillsUSA-VICA and Industry Address Skilled Worker Shortages
For decades, the Oklahoma CareerTech system and business and industry
leaders have worked together to educate, train, and hire students who emerge
into the pipeline of skilled workers.
The
Great Mars Adventure
OKC Middle School Technology Education students work on NASA project.
Gulf
States Toyota Announces Scholarships for SkillsUSA-VICA Winners
The scholarships were awarded to the top three high school
and post-secondary students in the Automotive Service Skills Competition.
Deer
Creek-Lamont FFA Member Named State FFA Star Farmer
Ruth Bobbitt, a student at
Deer Creek-Lamont Schools, was named State FFA Star Farmer during
the 77th annual State FFA Convention.
April 2003
Emerson
Alternative and CareerTech Helping Teen Moms
Good things are happening for teenage mothers and their
young children in a setting that’s traditionally been labeled a school for “bad
kids.”
Lessons
About the Real World of Marketing
Masking tape, imagination, collaboration and
an entrepreneurial spirit are essential tools when building
a “shopping mall.”
Oklahoma
DECA Wins Online Newsletter Award
The Oklahoma chapter of DECA recently received the national
DECA award for Best Online Newsletter, southern region.
Five
CareerTech Student Organization Conferences Scheduled for
April
April is scheduled to be a busy month for most of the 80,000 students who
are members of Oklahoma career and technology student organizations (CTSOs).
CareerTech
Programs Help Train Child Care Teachers
According to recent statistics, 60
percent of Oklahoma's greatest asset its preschool children
is cared for outside the home. The growing number of
children in child
care settings is increasing the demand for more highly paid,
skilled and licensed child care teachers.
March 2003
Video
Production Classes Get Students Excited About Learning
Studies have shown that the average American
watches about four hours of television a day. A number of Oklahoma
educators will be hoping to take advantage of that fact after learning
how to produce classroom videos in one of three seminars later
this month.
February 2003
Oklahoma
ACTE Honors New Director
The Oklahoma Association of Career and Technology
Education (Oklahoma ACTE) recently honored State CareerTech
Director Pete Buswell at a special event in Oklahoma City.
Online
CareerTech Training to Spur Rural Economic Growth
Growing up in the small community of Bennington
has given former Congressman Wes Watkins a unique understanding
of the economic challenges facing rural Oklahoma. He believes that
the Oklahoma CareerTech system will be a positive force
in turning things around.
CareerTech Tests PDA-based Text Books at Two Schools
How do you make a generation raised on PlayStation, the
Internet and cell phones excited about learning? That's a question that crosses
the minds of many teachers. Two Oklahoma agricultural education instructors
may have the answer.
Educators
Celebrate National CareerTech Week
"CareerTech: Working
on Your Future" is
the theme of National Career and Technology Education week
which will be celebrated from Feb. 9-15.
Editorial,
National CareerTech Week, By Pete Buswell,State CareerTech
Director
You've built a world-class system that offers
education and training opportunities for citizens of all education
levels and all walks of life...
January 2003
Peter
Buswell Named New State Director of CareerTech
Peter Buswell will assume responsibility for
Oklahoma's Career and Technology Education system Monday, January
13, according to Michelle Stephens, the member of the State Board
of Career and Technology Education.
Oklahoma
FCCLA Receives Grant to Promote Anti-Violence Initiative
Oklahoma was one of eight states to receive the grant, awarded by the national
FCCLA organization and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Programs
Computer
Repair and Networking students participate in On-The-Job
Training
Students at Wes Watkins Technology Center help maintain and repair all of
the school's computers, computer peripherals, networks, and audio/video equipment.
CareerTech
Partners with IT firm on Computer Security Guidebook
The information revolution created the ability to perform
a host of tasks on a personal computer. However, many
corporations and individuals
are unaware that sensitive information stored on their computers is vulnerable
to theft, loss or destruction from viruses and worms.
Top of page
2002
December 2002
CareerTech designs 'Substitute Teacher Survival Kit'
A product just launched by the Oklahoma Department
of Career and Technology Education's Curriculum and Instructional
Materials Center (CIMC) could help alleviate this looming classroom
crisis.
Blind
Diesel Mechanic from Northeast Tech Center
Some enroll only to quit soon after, changing
their mind or realizing they do not have the drive to succeed.
Not so with Kenny Johnson of Vinita.
CareerTech, CDX Provide Online Auto Tech Training
Fourteen technology center campuses are using
an online educational program designed by CDX Global, and breaking
new ground by teaching automotive theory and skills via the Internet.
OBAN Helps Oklahoma Firms
Bid For Government Contracts
Every year federal government agencies award
billions of dollars in contracts to small and medium-sized businesses.
According to figures provided by OBAN, 1,902 businesses were served
in fiscal year 2002.
November 2002
CareerTech Class Grooms Next Generation of Leaders
Twenty-five educators recently participated
in a Leadership CareerTech workshop held at the Oklahoma
Department of Career and Technology Education in Stillwater.
Career
Clusters Initiative
The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
Education, working with other state CareerTech systems across
the nation, has completed a project that could well change the
face of career and technology education.
ODCTE
United Way Drive Exceeds Goal
The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
Education recently completed another successful United Way fundraising
campaign.
October 2002
REAP
Promotes Agriculture Industry to Minorities
Agriculture is a billion dollar business in
Oklahoma. And, many minority youth are missing out on the opportunity
to participate in this key industry.
September 2002
Violence
Prevention Training for Students
Be a "violence preventer" in your school or community. That's the
message that will be delivered by students to students Oct. 3-4 at
the third annual STOP (Students Taking on Prevention) the Violence training
conference. The event will be held at the Biltmore Hotel in Oklahoma City.
Staff
Member Selected To Attend Seminar
Family consumer sciences education specialist and Occupational Child Care
liaison has been selected to participate in a seminar offered by the Natural
Allies Institute.
Nursing
Board Appointment
CareerTech Educator recently was appointed by Gov. Frank Keating to a five-year
term on the Oklahoma Board of Nursing.
Cooperative
Agreement
Student gets a head start on a college
degree and a promising career because of a cooperative agreement
between local Technology Center and a State College.
August 2002
Comanche
FFA Students Produce TV Show
"FFA in Action" offers students
a chance to participate in hands-on learning and put into practice
many of the concepts they learn in their agricultural communications.
Scholarship
Recipients
Two students received the Renae Washington-Lorine DuBose memorial scholarship
at the 35th annual Career and Technology Education Summer Conference held
in Tulsa recently.
July 2002
CareerTech
Hosts Summer Conference in Tulsa
More than 3,500 educators will gather for three
days in Tulsa for the 35th annual Career and Technology Education
Summer Conference. The conference will be held July 31- Aug. 2
at the Tulsa Convention Center.
June 2002
As a
student at Edmond North High School, Courtney Moad had dreams
of a college education.
But while other students with similar plans immersed themselves strictly
in college prep programs, Moad -- with some urging from her mother -- chose
to attend Francis Tuttle.
Student
excels in program
They say artists are born, not made. This can
apply to any field of endeavor. A prime example of this adage is
Keenan Lewis, a young man who is making a name for himself in the
auto body repair field.
GirlTech
Program Benefits Students
Life has many stepping stones but choosing a
career shouldn't be one. Many young females are taking a more challenging
direction by selecting careers in the information technology/ research
fields which are primarily dominated by males.
May 2002
State
CareerTech Director announces retirement
State CareerTech Director Dr. Ann Benson
announced today she will retire next May, clearing the way for the
State Board of Career and Technology Education to begin the process
of searching for a successor.
State
Directors Association Honors Tom Pipal, of WorldCom
The National Association of State Directors of
Career and Technology Education Consortium has presented Tom Pipal,
WorldCom's director of corporate training and development, with the
Outstanding Business/Industry/Organization Contribution award recently
in Washington, D.C.
April 2002
Dr.
Ann Benson was installed as president of
the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education
Consortium during the organization's Spring meeting in Washington,
D.C.
March 2002
Five
career and technology student organizations will have their spring
leadership conferences in April More
than 68,000 secondary and post-secondary students are members of the
seven student organizations sponsored by the state CareerTech
agency.
BPA
Students Provide Internet Lab at Spring Conference
Thanks to a brainstorm from a business and computer instructor at
Gordon Cooper Technology Center, Shawnee, and the enthusiasm of two
high school students, e-mail and basic web service were provided for
the conference attendees at the first annual Business Professionals
of America (BPA) Spring Conference.
February 2002
Training
Program Benefits Inmates
In 31 years, CareerTech Skills Centers has
evolved from a division with a few occupational training programs
to a large school system with myriad programs and services for adult
and juvenile offenders.
Week
Highlights CareerTech Students
"Preparing Today's Students for Tomorrow's Careers" is the
theme of National Career and Technology Education Week which will
be celebrated from Feb. 10-16.
January 2002
Three
Technology Centers Offer Training To Rural Health Workers
The Oklahoma CareerTech system is partnering with the State
Department of Health and the Office of Rural Health to solve training
issues facing rural hospitals through the Oklahoma Rural Health Project.
CareerTech Information Technology Programs Receive National Honors
Information technology programs at two Oklahoma City area technology
centers have received national recognition from the National Dissemination
Center for Career and Technical Education (CTE).
Top of Page
2001
October 2001
Vo-Tech
Hall of Fame Honors Six Former Educators
Six former educators were inducted into the Oklahoma Vo-Tech
Hall of Fame in ceremonies held recently at the OSU Student Union
Ballroom in Stillwater. The event was sponsored by the Oklahoma
Vo-Tech Foundation.
Student
Business Organization Changes Name
In more than a name change, the Oklahoma career and technology
education student organization for business and information technology
education (BITE, formerly business education), has changed direction.
July 2001
Construction
Program Help Inmates Give Back to Society
A new construction program at Lexington Skills Center is training
inmates how to build low-cost pre-fabricated homes. The homes
are sold -- mainly to individuals with disabilities and economically
disadvantaged families
June 2001
National
Student Organization Honors Daves With Life Membership
Stillwater resident Marsha Daves received the highest national
honor from SkillsUSA-VICA at the organization's National Leadership
and Skills Conference in Kansas City, Mo.
May 2001
Temple
students honored for volunteer service
Members of a Temple Public Schools
CareerTech program were among 33 individuals and organizations
recognized by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services at the
19th annual DHS State Volunteer Awards Ceremonies held in Oklahoma
City recently.
Cleveland
Natives Where are They Now?
Ron Wilkerson and Tyler Henning,
are very different in age but have parallel career paths. Those
paths began as young journalists at The Cleveland American
newspaper, and have now crossed in Stillwater.
Putnam
City West Students Reaping Rewards of Mentorships
The health care profession should
open its doors for six future professionals. These future professionals
are students from Putnam City West High School, participants
in School-to-Work mentorships.
Second
Graders Explore Career Opportunities at ODCTE
A second grade class from Richmond
Elementary recently spent several hours job shadowing and touring
the facilities of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology
Education in Stillwater.
High
school senior with a driving ambition
For more than eight months Beth Feagan has driven daily from
Stillwater to Tulsa to gain marketable skills.
April 2001
Telecommunications
course named as one of nation's leading CareerTech programs
A nationwide study of career and
technology education programs has given top marks to an Oklahoma
technology center and honored three other state CareerTech programs.
Oklahoma
CareerTech Serves As Model for International, U.S. Educators
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Oklahoma's career
and technology educators should be very pleased with themselves.
Educators from across the United States -- and the world -- are
beating a path to the state to learn how to model their CareerTech
programs after Oklahoma's.
CareerTech
Safety Training Programs Help Businesses Save Money
In little over five years, a Purcell trailer manufacturer, has
saved more than $1 million by adopting a customized safety training
plan, designed to its needs by Mid- America Technology Center.
March 2001
Training
Alliance Invests in Future Workforce
Through the leadership of Southern
Oklahoma Technology Center, the area businesses have partnered
with the Ardmore Chamber of Commerce, the Ardmore Development
Authority and the Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence,
Inc. to establish the Training Alliance of Southern Oklahoma
(TASO).
February 2001
Editorial,
By Dr. Ann Benson, State CareerTech Director
TIP is one of CareerTech's
most popular industry training initiatives. In Fiscal Year 2000,
178 companies participated in TIP. They represent a wide variety
of areas of business such as manufacturing, food processing,
aviation, distribution, transportation, and logistics.
"Want
career success? Get career skills."
That's the message that Oklahoma's career and technology education
teachers and administrators will be communicating to the public
during Oklahoma's first ever Career and Technology Education
Week on Feb. 11 - 17.
E-commerce
Degree offered to Oklahoma Students
Thousands of Oklahoma students enrolled
in business and information technology programs at technology
centers will soon be able to earn up to one-fourth of the hours
needed for an E-commerce degree at Northwestern Oklahoma State
University thanks to an historic agreement signed Thursday, Feb.
1.
Fourth
Annual Eighth Grade Career Paths Expo and Reality Store.
The Cimarron Career Opportunities Partnership (CCOP), the local
School-to-Work partnership, the Stillwater Chamber of Commerce
Education Committee, and Stillwater Junior High School team up
for a successful event.
January 2001
State
CareerTech Agency Partners With Online Testing Company
A partnership between one of the nation's leading online certification
firms, means that thousands of Oklahoma CareerTech students
and instructors will be able to take industry certification exams
free of charge and have the results back instantly.
Watkins
helps Secure Funding for Virtual Technology System
Congressional passage of a bill
containing $1.42 million will provide "seed money" for Oklahoma's
proposed technology-based virtual training center.
Agriculture
Advanced Standing Agreement Recently Signed
A collaboration between Redlands Community College and the Oklahoma
Department of Career and Technology Education will give high
school agricultural education students a jump-start on college.
Costa
Rica Tour Teaches Educators About Global Economy
Preparing Oklahoma students to do business in the global economy
was one of the goals of a recent trip to Costa Rica by Eddie
Smith, state program administrator for agricultural education.
New Products at the Vanguard
of E-Education Revolution
For educators like Joy Bendrick, curriculum coordinator at Moore
Norman Technology Center, testing students has been a time-consuming
and labor-intensive job, involving pencils, scan sheets and stuffing
envelopes. For Oklahoma's career and technology education students,
that lengthy process is changing, thanks to a newly established
statewide online testing system.
Top of
Page
2000
December 2000
CareerTech Educators Join National Board Certification
Ranks
Four Oklahoma CareerTech instructors have been nationally
certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
(NBPTS).
September 2000
One
Voice Against Violence Week
A student-initiated and student-led campaign to end school violence
will be recognized as Gov. Frank Keating officially declares
Oct. 2 - 6 "One Voice Against Violence Week."
National TechiesDay
Technology is everywhere in modern day society, from cell phones
and desktops computers at the office, to on-board navigation
systems in cars, to CAT scans in hospitals and DVD players and
microwaves at home. However this new technology needs an army
of highly skilled technicians to keep it running. Those technicians
-- "techies" -- will spotlight their profession on Oct. 3 National TechiesDay.
May 2000
New
State Agency Name Reflects Current Programs
Gov. Frank Keating signed House
Bill 2128, May 19, 2000, which officially changes the name of
the Oklahoma Department of Vocational and Technical Education
to the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.
April 2000
Youth
Summit to Stop School Violence Teleconference
Hundreds of students from more than 60 high schools met at 29
different technology centers for the first Youth Summit to Stop
School Violence Teleconference on April 6.
March 2000
Safety
Training Decreases Workplace Accidents
Oklahoma's not only a safer place
to work than it was five years ago, it's also more productive
thanks, in part, to occupational safety training authorized by
the Oklahoma Legislature and provided by Oklahoma's technology
centers.
One
Voice Campaign
Preventing youth violence is on the top of most American minds
these days. Since October in Oklahoma, eight Career and Technical
Student Organizations with more than 2,000 chapters and
68,000 members are doing something about it.
February 2000
Vo-Tech
Week
Feb. 13-19 is National Vocational-Technical Education week. The
theme of the week is "2000: A Career Odyssey."
Top of
Page
1999
October 99
Success
Connections V Conference
Student Advisory Committee for Oklahoma's school-to-work system
assist in organizing and leading the student component of Success
Connections V Conference, which took place on Oct. 27-28.
Governor's
Commendation Award for Quality
The Skills to Rebuild initiative, which was started to help the
state recover from the May tornadoes, recently won the Governor's
Commendation Award for Quality.
One
Voice Against Violence
"One Voice Against Violence," a statewide, student-led
initiative designed to prevent violence in schools, kicked-off
Tuesday, October 12, at a press briefing at the State Capitol.
August 99
Motor
Vehicle Accident Prevention Course Training Offered
State motorists can reduce their insurance costs - and perhaps
save their own lives - by enrolling in a newly revised driving
safety program available through Oklahoma's network of technology
centers/area vo-tech schools.
July 99
CIMC
Reports Record Sales
A 23 percent jump has pushed sales from the Oklahoma Department
of Vocational and Technical Education's Curriculum and Instructional
Materials Center (CIMC) into record territory over the $2 million
mark, state officials said today.
June 99
New
State Vo-Tech Director Named
Improving the image of Oklahoma's vocational-technical education
programs is high on the agenda of new State Vo-Tech director
Dr. Ann Benson and she plans on devoting a considerable amount
of her time in the coming months doing just that.
May 99
Skills
to Rebuild Oklahoma Establishes Toll-Free Telephone Number
A toll-free telephone number has been established to provide
state citizens information about the free construction crafts
training and safety training sessions being offered by Oklahoma's
vo-tech system.
Skills
to Rebuild Oklahoma
Oklahoma's vo-tech system has accelerated its efforts to help
rebuild tornado-ravaged portions of Oklahoma by providing free,
rapid response construction craft training programs to all state
citizens. The training programs will begin within the week.
February99
State
Vo-Tech Mission Aligned With Vo-Tech Week Theme
"Connecting Education and Careers" is the theme of
National Vo-Tech week, Feb. 14-20. "And that what we're
are all about," Benson said. "Our mission is to help
Oklahomans succeed in the workplace."
January 99
State
Vo-Tech Director Resigns
State Vo-Tech Director Dr. Roy Peters today announced his resignation
to accept the post of president and chief executive officer of
the Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence.
Interim
state vo-tech director named
Dr. Ann Benson, a 26-year veteran of the Oklahoma Department
of Vo-Tech Education, has been named as interim state vo-tech
director.
Top of
Page
1998
November-98
Rescue
Training Road Trip
High Plains Area Vocational-Technical School in Woodward aims
to lower accident statistics through its new industry-driven
confined space entry and rescue training program.
BIS
Enrollment Up
Oklahoma's vo-tech system is training a skyrocketing number of
employees for state business and industry, state vo-tech officials
announced today.
Health
Career Fair Broadens Students' Horizons
Many students came to the Custer Elementary School Health Career
Fair wanting to be doctors or nurses. Instead some left wanting
to be radiologists, physical therapists or medical technologists.
High
School Senior Job Shadows
Glenpool High School senior Leslie Harris' long-term ambition
is to be a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher. And after a
day of job shadowing with the Family and Consumer Sciences Education
(FACSED) division at the Oklahoma Department of Vo-Tech Education
in Stillwater, she now realizes the job will be more than just
playing with children.
Programs
Available for Adult Students
Oklahoma's vocational system has a variety of programs available
for adult students. Vo-tech considers an adult student to be
anyone who is not enrolled in secondary school.
October-98
Vocational
Student Organizations Assist in Memorial Fund-raiser
A statewide fundraising initiative invites Oklahoma students
to show how far memories - and a few pennies can go.
June-98
Legislature
Meets State's Workforce Training Needs
An $11 million increase in legislative appropriations for Oklahoma's
vo-tech system will help meet rising demands for workforce training
caused by a booming state economy, state vo-tech officials announced.
May-98
Bulgarian
Delegation Studies Oklahoma's Vocational System
The outstanding reputation of Oklahoma's vocational system drew
a delegation of Bulgarian vocational educators here to pick up
ideas on how to grow their economy.
Endowed
Chair at Oklahoma State University Honoring the late Dr. Francis
Tuttle.
A memorial fund honoring the late founder of Oklahoma's acclaimed
vo-tech system has recieved a $20,000 boost toward its $500,000
goal, thanks to the generosity of a Tulsa company.
April-98
Oklahoma
Educators Sweep AVA Region IV Awards
State vocational educators once again proved the quality of Oklahoma's
vo-tech system by sweeping all three top awards at a six-state
regional vocational education conference.
March-98
OAABAVE
Banquet Honors Educators and Students
Educators, legislators and business people came from across the
state to attend this year's Oklahoma Association for the Advancement
of Black Americans in Vocational Education (OAABAVE) banquet.
The banquet was held at Tulsa Tech, Peoria campus on Feb. 26.
February-98
Reality
Store Teaches Real-Life Lessons
Rent, mortgage and car
payments. These were some of the things that more than 150 seventh-graders
from Stillwater Middle School learned about when they participated
in the Reality Store. Students learned how to deal with issues
like salaries and budgeting - issues adults deal with on a daily
basis.
January-98
Shadows'
Forecasted For Groundhog Day
While many adults will use this year's Groundhog Day to discover
how many days of winter are left, thousands of Oklahoma students
will use the day to help them find career direction. On Feb.
2, more than 100,000 students across the country will "job
shadow" with local community leaders and business people.
Vo-Tech
Mid-Winter Conference to be held in Oklahoma City
The annual Mid-Winter Conference for Oklahoma's vocational and
technical education teachers will be held Friday and Saturday,
Jan. 23-24 in Oklahoma City.
Top of
Page
1997
December-1997
New
Board Member Appointed
Grove resident, Pam Sitton, former educator and current small
business owner, was recently appointed by Gov. Frank Keating
to serve on the Oklahoma Board of Vocational and Technical Education.
Outstanding
Vocational Educators Honored at AVA
Dr. Belinda McCharen, Choctaw, coordinator of the School-to-Work
Office at the Oklahoma Department of Vocational-Technical Education,
was named the nation's most outstanding vocational educator during
opening ceremonies of the American Vocational Association (AVA)
Annual Conference on Dec. 11.
Job
Shadowing Experience
Brothers may not agree on many things, but Ryan and Noah Domnick
agree on one thing. They like the "real" education
that results when classroom education and the business world
combine.
Editorial
by soon to be college graduate, Elizabeth Fortune. "I
am a senior, graduating in December from Oklahoma State University. It
is hard to believe that in
just a few short weeks I will be the proud recipient of a degree
in speech communication consultancy and, hopefully, a job in
public relations. Sounds easy, doesn't it? That's what I used
to think- at first."
November-97
School-to-Work
Conference Attracts Several Notable Speakers
Educators, students and business leaders from across the state
gathered recently for two days in Tulsa for Success Connection
III, a conference titled "Straight Talk Between Business
and Students."
October-97
Oklahomans
Inducted into Vo-Tech Hall of Fame
Six Oklahomans were inducted into the Oklahoma Vo-Tech Hall of
Fame at an induction banquet in the Oklahoma State University
Student Union.
State
Chamber Success Connection III Conference set for Tulsa
Success Connection III, the State Chamber's statewide School-to-Work
conference, is expected to attract an estimated 1,500 business
leaders, educators, parents, students and other school-to-work
partners to the Tulsa Convention Center Oct. 29-30. Shawntel
Smith, Miss America 1996, Quicktime movie here.
Technology
Education Teacher Takes Lead In Design Technology
They'll start with something simple, like a jar opener then maybe
a pair of cardboard shoes. At least that's the plan English-born
Trevor Fieldsend has for his junior high technology education
classes in Stillwater this fall.
Vo-Tech
Employees Volunteer for Second Day of Caring
More than 30 Oklahoma Department of Vo-Tech employees took part
in the Stillwater Area United Way's second annual Day of Caring
on Sept. 11.
September-97
Tulsa
Tech Wins National Automotive Award
Tulsa Technology Center's automotive program will be recognized
as one of the nation's best during the American Vocational Association's
annual convention on Dec. 11 in Las Vegas, Nev.
August-97
Welfare
to Work
The clock is ticking for thousands of welfare recipients, most
of them "welfare moms," to find jobs that pay a living
wage. Many are becoming frazzled and frantic in the struggle
to find work.
August
Summer Conference
State Vo-Tech Director
Dr. Roy Peters, Jr., said the summer conference activities will
be a big boost for the state's vocational educators as they ready
for the new school year.
Summer
Conference Report
Vocational teachers from
this area were among an estimated 3,500 from across Oklahoma
who gathered in Tulsa for the 30th annual Vo-Tech Summer Conference.
State
Superintendent's Award
Three Oklahoma schools
were presented the State Superintendent's Award for outstanding
efforts in vocational-technical education at the 1997 Summer
Vocational and Technical Education Conference.
Distinquished Service Award
Oklahoma Vocational Association Presents awards to
Henry Primeaux, Crown Auto World, and to the Oklahoma
Grocers Association. |
