August 24, 2006

MEMORANDUM

TO: Technology Education Instructors/Teacher Educators and
OTEA Members

FROM: Kevin Terronez, Tim Dennis, Larry Bullock, Jim Bullington, Orville Manuel, Janet Faken, Jeff Huffman and H.L. Baird

SUBJECT: Back to School Information

I hope each of you have a smooth start to a new school year. The purpose of this memo is to share information with you concerning upcoming events, missed information at Summer Conference, and information in general. I would like to thank each of you for your professionalism and participation at Summer Conference. Also, a big thank you to all presenters, Tulsa Public Schools, and especially Jolynn Pemberton, for hosting us at Whitney Middle School-Tulsa.

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 notify you by email to hit 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 not go to the link on the Technology Education web site. They are due in the office by September 30, 2006. The correct class codes are in the pull down menu look for 8595 and up.

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. Again your program areas received increases. 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

Due to the raise in incentive assistance money there will be no CareerTech grants.

Item#6—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#7—Other Conferences

We will be having the Mid-Winter Conference again this year sponsored by OTEA. We will also be providing other in-service opportunities. I would encourage you to participate in some of these activities as they become available. The participants in workshops we provided last year were very complementary and felt with the in-depth in-service provided (not just 45 minutes), they were more likely to implement what they learned in their programs. If you have the chance to participate in one of the in-services throughout the year, I would encourage you to do so. TSA leadership conferences are October 25th at Weatherford and October 26th at Tahlequah this year. State TSA conference is April 3-5, 2007 in Oklahoma City.

As of today, I have only received a few plans. If you would, as soon as possible, please take the time and submit this plan. Go to our home page www.okcareertech.org, go to 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.

Remember to submit your CESI information on-line as you did last year. The due date this year is October 30, 2006. If you will go to our web site www.okcareertech.org/imd/CESI.htm, click CESI Report. Then follow 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.

Just a reminder, there are two upcoming national conferences that would be worthwhile for you to attend. ACTE will be held in Atlanta, GA. on November 30-December 3, 2006; and ITEA, in SanAntonio, TX. March 15-18, 2007. Also, Region IV ACTE is held in Oklahoma this year April 12-14 in Oklahoma City.

We have had a number of teacher changes since Summer Conference. The following link is new teachers and their schools. If you live close to one of these individuals06, give them a call and welcome them to Technology Education.

We want to Thank all those members that have assisted us these past years in several ways. Thanks! 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 it takes the active involvement of all to continue the improvement in the Technology teaching profession.

Click here to see the program evaluations for this year. To 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. The increase in your 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 Education Division membership 100% this year.

OTEA – (Oklahoma Technology Education 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) (Optional) $70.00

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 web page for current information.

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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		August 24, 2006 MEMORANDUM TO: Technology Education Instructors/Teacher Educators and OTEA Members FROM: Kevin Terronez, Tim Dennis, Larry Bullock, Jim Bullington, Orville Manuel, Janet Faken, Jeff Huffman and H.L. Baird SUBJECT: Back to School Information I hope each of you have a smooth start to a new school year. The purpose of this memo is to share information with you concerning upcoming events, missed information at Summer Conference, and information in general. I would like to thank each of you for your professionalism and participation at Summer Conference. Also, a big thank you to all presenters, Tulsa Public Schools, and especially Jolynn Pemberton, for hosting us at Whitney Middle School-Tulsa. 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 notify you by email to hit 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 not go to the link on the Technology Education web site. They are due in the office by September 30, 2006. The correct class codes are in the pull down menu look for 8595 and up. 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. Again your program areas received increases. 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 Due to the raise in incentive assistance money there will be no CareerTech grants. Item#6—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#7—Other Conferences We will be having the Mid-Winter Conference again this year sponsored by OTEA. We will also be providing other in-service opportunities. I would encourage you to participate in some of these activities as they become available. The participants in workshops we provided last year were very complementary and felt with the in-depth in-service provided (not just 45 minutes), they were more likely to implement what they learned in their programs. If you have the chance to participate in one of the in-services throughout the year, I would encourage you to do so. TSA leadership conferences are October 25th at Weatherford and October 26th at Tahlequah this year. State TSA conference is April 3-5, 2007 in Oklahoma City. Item#8—Individual Learning Plan As of today, I have only received a few plans. If you would, as soon as possible, please take the time and submit this plan. Go to our home page www.okcareertech.org, go to 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#9—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, 2006. If you will go to our web site www.okcareertech.org/imd/CESI.htm, click CESI Report. Then follow 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#10—National Conferences and a Regional Conference Just a reminder, there are two upcoming national conferences that would be worthwhile for you to attend. ACTE will be held in Atlanta, GA. on November 30-December 3, 2006; and ITEA, in SanAntonio, TX. March 15-18, 2007. Also, Region IV ACTE is held in Oklahoma this year April 12-14 in Oklahoma City. Item#11—Teacher Changes We have had a number of teacher changes since Summer Conference. The following link is new teachers and their schools. If you live close to one of these individuals06, give them a call and welcome them to Technology Education. Item#12—OTEA We want to Thank all those members that have assisted us these past years in several ways. Thanks! 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 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 evaluations for this year. To 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. The increase in your 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 Education Division membership 100% this year. OTEA – (Oklahoma Technology Education 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) (Optional) $70.00 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 web page for current information.
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