In other words, they are the experimental labs in which all thirteen school districts test and retest their strategies for quality career and technical education for all students.
Membership: See description above
Meetings Dates: See CALENDAR tab above
Agenda must include the following: Elements 1-6: Current Reality & Consortium Goals, Calendar Update, Teaching & Learning Spotlight*, Q & A, Feedback from Stakeholders & Post-Secondary Partners
*Teaching and learning Spotlight: This is an opportunity to share an effective strategy in CTE, to teach about equity in CTE education, or to express value for a CTE Educator, Career Guidance Counselor, or Business/Industry partner.
Engagement: See below
Our consortium is dedicated to taking Career Development to the NEXT LEVEL! [Element 1]
Local Advisory Boards (LAB’s) - CTE, counselors, school leadership, parents, students, and local workforce meet to share in new knowledge, school data, H3 data, and local workforce needs to ensure that next level steps (above) are based on data, viable, and sustainable.
Our consortium is dedicated to taking Local Workforce Alignment to the NEXT LEVEL! [Element 2]
Our consortium is committed to workforce alignment in the following ways: implementing consistent advisory groups (Local Advisory Boards or LAB’s) per school district and developing an evaluation process where data can be formalized and analyzed with purpose.
In order to meet the needs of all students, including those from special populations, it is crucial that all consortium school districts have an awareness of student abilities, student cultural backgrounds, and student experiences. Analysis of student performance data, career interest surveys, and existing programs--Life Skills, Vocational Rehabilitation, 18+--will take place at our Leadership Retreat / Data Retreat. Further examination and evaluation will take place at the Local Advisory Boards or LAB’s.
Our consortium is dedicated to taking CTE Size, Scope, and Quality to the NEXT LEVEL! [Element 3]
Local Advisory Boards (LAB’s) - At all stages of this learning and growing process, each school district will elicit and act upon community, business, and industry insights and partnerships.
Our consortium is dedicated to taking Student Performance to the NEXT LEVEL! [Element 4]
Local Advisory Boards (LAB’s) - At all stages of this learning and growing process, each school district will elicit and act upon community, business, and industry insights and partnerships. In addition to taking in information, LAB’s also offer the opportunity to educate the community stakeholders on opportunities for development and equity.
Our consortium is dedicated to taking Career Development (Work-Based Learning) to the NEXT LEVEL! [Element 5]
Local Advisory Boards (LAB’s) - At all stages of this learning and growing process, each school district will elicit and act upon community, business, and industry insights and partnerships. In addition to taking in information, LAB’s also offer the opportunity to educate the community stakeholders on opportunities for development and equity.
Our consortium is dedicated to taking Recruitment, Retention, and Training to the NEXT LEVEL! [Element 6]
Local Advisory Boards (LAB’s) - Post-secondary relationships and partnerships are also a role for the LAB’s. Communication and coordination with post-secondary is step one - building awareness. Building capacity will follow. Not all school districts have an advisory board. Year one will involve setting that standard. Years 2-4 will involve maximizing the learning to enhance the consortium’s goals.
Local Advisory Boards (LAB’s) - At all stages of this learning and growing process, each school district will elicit and act upon community, business, and industry insights and partnerships.