10:15 – 11:15 Rotating Sessions

• Admin and Counselors Session A (blue dot) ~ Islands

WBL Logistics ~ Admission, Class Size, Scheduling & FTE Funding, YAP Grant, Awards, Professional Learning, Externships, Top Gun, WBL Job Description, Economic Development, Perkins Indicator, Dwayne Hobbs, WBL/YAP Program Specialist, GaDOE

• Admin and Counselors Session B (red dot) ~ Plantation Ballroom A

WBL Standards ~ 24 Standards of a Work-Based Learning Program & Evaluation of WBL Coordinators, Rhonda Samples, CTAE Director, Hall County Schools (view files)

• Out of State Guest Session C (green dot) ~ Plantation Ballroom B/C

  1. Building Youth Apprenticeship Programs in Manufacturing, Pam Hill, Stephens County

  2. Flight Plan to Success Apprenticeship for Pratt Whitney, Tim Vinson, Muscogee County

  3. Success Seminar Models for Teaching Employability Skills, Kim Helton, Catoosa County; Joy Peden, Catoosa County

  4. WBL Coordinator Training, Judy Beaver, Wayne County; Jennifer Blythe, Oconee County; Kim Callahan, Ware County

  5. Branding, Marketing and Public Relations for WBL Programs, Suzanne Haynes, Hall County

  6. Business Partnership Awards, Christina Hinz, Henry County; Debra Lary, Newton County

  7. Georgia WBL Affiliate Awards Program, Cheryl Deas, Gwinnett County

  8. Breaking Down the Content and 24 Standards in the WBL Manual, Jenny Pitts, Cook County

  9. WBL for Special Populations, Paula Poulicek, Program Specialist, GaDOE

  10. At Risk Students and Great Promise Partnership, Lori Heeman

  11. C-NET Basics--Georgia’s On-line Data Base, Lynne Warren, Banks County

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2:15 – 3:00 Rotating Sessions

• Admin and Counselors Session A (red dot) ~ Islands

WBL Logistics ~ Admission, Class Size, Scheduling & FTE Funding, YAP Grant, Awards, Professional Learning, Externships, Top Gun, WBL Job Description, Economic Development, Perkins Indicator, Dwayne Hobbs, WBL/YAP Program Specialist, GaDOE

• Admin and Counselors Session B (blue dot) ~ Plantation Ballroom A

WBL Standards ~ 24 Standards of a Work-Based Learning Program & Evaluation of WBL Coordinators, Rhonda Samples, CTAE Director, Hall County Schools (view files)

• Out of State Guest Session C (green dot) Plantation Ballroom B/C

  1. Building Youth Apprenticeship Programs in Manufacturing, Pam Hill, Stephens County

  2. Flight Plan to Success Apprenticeship for Pratt Whitney, Tim Vinson, Muscogee County

  3. Success Seminar Models for Teaching Employability Skills, Kim Helton, Catoosa County; Joy Peden, Catoosa County

  4. WBL Coordinator Training, Judy Beaver, Wayne County; Jennifer Blythe, Oconee County; Kim Callahan, Ware County

  5. Branding, Marketing and Public Relations for WBL Programs, Suzanne Haynes, Hall County

  6. Business Partnership Awards, Christina Hinz, Henry County; Debra Lary, Newton County

  7. Georgia WBL Affiliate Awards Program, Cheryl Deas, Gwinnett County

  8. Breaking Down the Content and 24 Standards in the WBL Manual, Jenny Pitts, Cook County

  9. WBL for Special Populations, Paula Poulicek, Program Specialist, GaDOE

  10. At Risk Students and Great Promise Partnership, Lori Heeman

  11. C-NET Basics--Georgia’s On-line Data Base, Lynne Warren, Banks County

3:45 – 4:45 Join Concurrent Sessions ~ STRAND: Successful Best Practices For Work-Based Learning

• BP-1 Real Life…Real People…Real Talk…Real Answers! Plantation A ~ Presenter: Yvonne Williams, Keynote Speaker

• BP-2 WBL Recruiting Tips: Reaching Students, Parents and Business Partners, Plantation B ~ Presenters: Rhonda Samples, CTAE Executive Director, Hall County, Suzanne Haynes, WBL Coordinator, Hall County

• BP-3 Super Signing Days! Plantation C ~ Presenter: Sandi Couillard, YAP Coordinator, Houston County

• BP-4 GACATT: German Apprenticeship in Georgia High Schools, Islands 1 ~ Presenters: Larry Alford, Georgia Manufacturing Extension at Georgia Tech, Mark Whitlock, Central Educational Center (College and Career Academy)

• BP-5 High School Intervention Programs and WBL, Islands 2 ~ Presenter: Paula Poulicek, Program Specialist, GaDOE

• BP-6 Career Ready Begins With Literacy, Islands 3 ~ Presenters: Heather Barrett, CTAE Assistant Director, Hall County, Deana Harper, WBL/YAP Coordinator, Hall County

• BP-7 Career Ready Training Program, Magnolia ~ Presenter: Breezy Straton, MPA, Director of Existing Industry, Workforce & Compliance

• BP-8 Use Your Job to Make and Keep Your First $3 Million!, Conference 1, ~ Presenter: Jim Kay, WBL Coordinator, Gwinnett County

• BP-9 Hiring at 16 in the Skilled Trades: Fair Labor Standards Act – Exemptions for WBL Students, Conference 3,4,5 ~Presenter: Zach Fields, Vice President, CEFGA

3:45 – 4:45 Session Presentation Files