September 8, 2008

MEMORANDUM

TO: Technology Education Instructors/Teacher Educators and
OTEA Members

FROM: Kevin Terronez, Tim Dennis, Lynn Hawkins

SUBJECT: Back to School Information

The purpose of this memo is to share information with you concerning upcoming events, missed information at Summer Conference, and general information. I would like to thank each of you for your professionalism and participation at Summer Conference. Also, a big thank you to all of our presenters, Putnam City Public Schools and especially, Kathryn Davis for hosting us at Mayfield Middle School.

Item#1—Email Addresses

If I do not have your current email address, you will not receive any TSA, or program information from us. I will be notifying you by email to visit our web page and download this important information. The TSA web page will have the Membership Affiliation (after September 1st), Event Calendar, Degree Programs and other information posted. You can go to the TSA web page at www.okcareertech.org/teched/tsa/oktsa.htm

Item#2—Salary and Teaching Schedule

All of you should have started your on-line Salary and Teaching Schedules. If you have not, go to the link on the Technology Education web site. They are due in the office by September 29, 2007. The correct class codes are in the pull down menu. Look for the following:

9011 Technology Education I (Grades 5-8)

9012 Technology Education II (Grades 6-8, HS)

9013 Technology Education III (Grades 7-8, HS)

9014 Gateway (Grades 7-8)

9021 TechConnect Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Career Cluster. (HS)

9022 TechConnect Architecture & Construction Career Cluster. (HS)

9023 TechConnect Arts, A/V Technology and Communications Career Cluster. (HS)

9024 TechConnect Information Technology Career Cluster. (HS)

9025 TechConnect Law, Public Safety and Security Career Cluster. (HS)

9026 TechConnect Manufacturing Career Cluster. (HS)

9027 TechConnect Transportation, Distribution and Logistics Career Cluster. (HS)

9028 TechConnect Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Career Cluster. (HS)

9029 TechConnect Diversified Programs. (HS)

Please check to make sure your classes are coded properly. If you are teaching a seven period day, you will need five classes of Technology Education, a possible related class and a planning period. If you are teaching a six period day, you will need to list four classes of Technology Education, a possible related class and a planning period.

Item#3—Program Assistance Monies

Item#4—Career Awareness Information

This is no longer a separate report. Data elements will be collected in the CESI report.

Item#5—Grants

Item#6—CESI Student Accounting Information

Remember to submit your CESI information on-line as you did last year. The due date this year is October 30, 2008. Go to the agency website at www.okcareertech.org/imd/CESI.htm and click CESI Report. Then follow the on-screen instructions to complete and submit the report. This is crucial information that is used daily. Make sure you input all your first semester students and then follow-up with second semester students; or you can input all students at once if you know this information. Please do your best to report all of your students.

Item#7—Individual Learning Plans

As of today, our office has only received a few plans. If you would, as soon as possible, please take the time and submit this plan. Go to the agency home page at www.okcareertech.org and click on agency division, Technology Education, scroll down to professional development, and follow instructions to complete and submit plan. We will use this data to offer training throughout the year.

Just a reminder, there are a few upcoming conferences that would be worthwhile for you to attend:

This year there will be no OTEA Fall Teachers Meeting during the OEA teachers meetings but there will be a few workshops going on in different areas please watch the web for a list of these.

We will be having the Mid-Winter Conference again this year sponsored by OTEA. It will be in Oklahoma City January 16th and 17th watch the web for details. We will also be providing other in-service opportunities. If you have the chance, I would encourage you to participate in some of these activities as they become available throughout year.

The TSA Fall Leadership Conferences are October 29th at Weatherford and October 23rd at Tahlequah. The State TSA Conference is March 31 and April 1-2, 2009 in Oklahoma City.

We have had a number of teacher changes since Summer Conference. The following link is a list of new teachers and their schools. If you live close to one of these individuals 2008, give them a call and welcome them to Technology Education.

We want to thank all of the members that have assisted us these past years in several ways. For those of you that are new, I want you to know your Oklahoma Technology Education Association representatives have stepped up and are providing you some much needed professional development and leadership opportunities. Please get involved with your association as it takes the active involvement of all to continue the improvement in the Technology teaching profession.

Click here to see the program evaluations08-09 for this year. Thanks to Bill Wickware and Watonga Public Schools you can see a copy of a prepared program evaluation booklet click here.

There is an honor society available to all students in career and technology education programs. Please check it out at www.nvthsok.org .

For those of you that have not had the opportunity to join your professional organizations, I would strongly encourage you to do so. Your current $9500 in program assistance monies is an example of how your professional associations can work for you. Please join if you have not had the opportunity to do so and help make the Technology Engineering Division membership 100% this year.

OTEA – (Oklahoma Technology Engineering Association) $35.00
OKACTE – (Oklahoma Association of Career and Technology Education) $50.00
ACTE – (Association for Career and Technical Education) $60.00
ITEA – (International Technology Education Association) $70.00

On the ICAT Technology Division web page we have added Regions and a form for each PI district Chair to fill out before and after meetings please use this and keep it updated.

Please try and attend the update meetings, PI and other in-service opportunities offered throughout this year. These are a means for you to grow professionally, and keep your Technology Education program current with the most cutting edge technology. I hope you have a great school year and keep checking our ICAT web page for current information.

		Memorandum

Technology Education TSA Submit CESI Information School-to-Work Teacher Recruitment Employment Opportunity Mission & Vision Meet the Staff Back to School Mailout Calendar Certification Inservice Professional Development Survey University Programs OTEA Links		September 8, 2008 MEMORANDUM TO: Technology Education Instructors/Teacher Educators and OTEA Members FROM: Kevin Terronez, Tim Dennis, Lynn Hawkins SUBJECT: Back to School Information The purpose of this memo is to share information with you concerning upcoming events, missed information at Summer Conference, and general information. I would like to thank each of you for your professionalism and participation at Summer Conference. Also, a big thank you to all of our presenters, Putnam City Public Schools and especially, Kathryn Davis for hosting us at Mayfield Middle School. Item#1—Email Addresses If I do not have your current email address, you will not receive any TSA, or program information from us. I will be notifying you by email to visit our web page and download this important information. The TSA web page will have the Membership Affiliation (after September 1st), Event Calendar, Degree Programs and other information posted. You can go to the TSA web page at www.okcareertech.org/teched/tsa/oktsa.htm Item#2—Salary and Teaching Schedule All of you should have started your on-line Salary and Teaching Schedules. If you have not, go to the link on the Technology Education web site. They are due in the office by September 29, 2007. The correct class codes are in the pull down menu. Look for the following: 9011 Technology Education I (Grades 5-8) 9012 Technology Education II (Grades 6-8, HS) 9013 Technology Education III (Grades 7-8, HS) 9014 Gateway (Grades 7-8) 9021 TechConnect Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Career Cluster. (HS) 9022 TechConnect Architecture & Construction Career Cluster. (HS) 9023 TechConnect Arts, A/V Technology and Communications Career Cluster. (HS) 9024 TechConnect Information Technology Career Cluster. (HS) 9025 TechConnect Law, Public Safety and Security Career Cluster. (HS) 9026 TechConnect Manufacturing Career Cluster. (HS) 9027 TechConnect Transportation, Distribution and Logistics Career Cluster. (HS) 9028 TechConnect Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Career Cluster. (HS) 9029 TechConnect Diversified Programs. (HS) Please check to make sure your classes are coded properly. If you are teaching a seven period day, you will need five classes of Technology Education, a possible related class and a planning period. If you are teaching a six period day, you will need to list four classes of Technology Education, a possible related class and a planning period. Item#3—Program Assistance Monies Remember program assistance monies are now $9,500.00. Make sure these monies are spent on equipment, supplies and your professional development. Click here for a copy of the State Regulations on spending. Item#4—Career Awareness Information This is no longer a separate report. Data elements will be collected in the CESI report. Item#5—Grants There were and will be Carl Perkins grants to be submitted by February 2009. Item#6—CESI Student Accounting Information Remember to submit your CESI information on-line as you did last year. The due date this year is October 30, 2008. Go to the agency website at www.okcareertech.org/imd/CESI.htm and click CESI Report. Then follow the on-screen instructions to complete and submit the report. This is crucial information that is used daily. Make sure you input all your first semester students and then follow-up with second semester students; or you can input all students at once if you know this information. Please do your best to report all of your students. Item#7—Individual Learning Plans As of today, our office has only received a few plans. If you would, as soon as possible, please take the time and submit this plan. Go to the agency home page at www.okcareertech.org and click on agency division, Technology Education, scroll down to professional development, and follow instructions to complete and submit plan. We will use this data to offer training throughout the year. Item#8—National Conferences and a Regional Conference Just a reminder, there are a few upcoming conferences that would be worthwhile for you to attend: ACTE will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina on December 4th-6th, 08 ITEA will be held in Louisville, Kentucky on March 26-28, 2009 Region IV ACTE will be held in April 16-18 Hot Springs, Arkansas Item#9—Fall Teachers Meeting This year there will be no OTEA Fall Teachers Meeting during the OEA teachers meetings but there will be a few workshops going on in different areas please watch the web for a list of these. Item#10—Other Conferences We will be having the Mid-Winter Conference again this year sponsored by OTEA. It will be in Oklahoma City January 16th and 17th watch the web for details. We will also be providing other in-service opportunities. If you have the chance, I would encourage you to participate in some of these activities as they become available throughout year. The TSA Fall Leadership Conferences are October 29th at Weatherford and October 23rd at Tahlequah. The State TSA Conference is March 31 and April 1-2, 2009 in Oklahoma City. Item#11—Teacher Changes We have had a number of teacher changes since Summer Conference. The following link is a list of new teachers and their schools. If you live close to one of these individuals 2008, give them a call and welcome them to Technology Education. Item#12—OTEA We want to thank all of the members that have assisted us these past years in several ways. For those of you that are new, I want you to know your Oklahoma Technology Education Association representatives have stepped up and are providing you some much needed professional development and leadership opportunities. Please get involved with your association as it takes the active involvement of all to continue the improvement in the Technology teaching profession. Item#13—Evaluations Click here to see the program evaluations08-09 for this year. Thanks to Bill Wickware and Watonga Public Schools you can see a copy of a prepared program evaluation booklet click here. Item#14—Honor Society There is an honor society available to all students in career and technology education programs. Please check it out at www.nvthsok.org . Item#15—Professional Dues For those of you that have not had the opportunity to join your professional organizations, I would strongly encourage you to do so. Your current $9500 in program assistance monies is an example of how your professional associations can work for you. Please join if you have not had the opportunity to do so and help make the Technology Engineering Division membership 100% this year. OTEA – (Oklahoma Technology Engineering Association) $35.00 OKACTE – (Oklahoma Association of Career and Technology Education) $50.00 ACTE – (Association for Career and Technical Education) $60.00 ITEA – (International Technology Education Association) $70.00 Item#16--PI Districts On the ICAT Technology Division web page we have added Regions and a form for each PI district Chair to fill out before and after meetings please use this and keep it updated. Item#16—Summary Please try and attend the update meetings, PI and other in-service opportunities offered throughout this year. These are a means for you to grow professionally, and keep your Technology Education program current with the most cutting edge technology. I hope you have a great school year and keep checking our ICAT web page for current information.
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