CTE Spotlight, October 2022

October 2022

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Updates

VCOE Career Education

CDE - State

December 8, 3:15 pm - CEC Counselor Connection: Quarterly CEC updates for high school counselors. Please contact Nicole Valentine to sign up for these virtual meetings.

December 15, 11 am - CTE Collaborative: Save the date and join us at VUSD's Sa'aliyas Ranch, organic farm and teaching facility, for this in-person event. Details will be sent to district leads.

Save the Date! 805 Industry Day

February 3 - Oxnard College

February 24 - Ventura College

March 10 - Moorpark College

Draft California State Plan for Career Technical Education: The draft state plan is available for public review and comment through November 17. Information is located here.

Cal-PASS Plus: Data uploads due November 1.

K-12 SWP, Round 5: Preliminary awards will be announced November 18.

K12 SWP Round 2 Expenditure Deadline: December 31, 2022

CTEIG 2022-2023: Preliminary allocations are scheduled to go to the State Board of Education at its January meeting.

Program Spotlight: FIRST Robotics ~ STEM Talent Pipeline

FIRST Robotics is thriving in Ventura County! FIRST Robotics engages students in STEM activities both during the school day and in after school programs. The original FIRST team in Ventura County started at Newbury Park High School in 2011; the following year a second team formed at Ventura High School in collaboration with the Career Education Center. FIRST high school teams have grown to every high school in OUHSD and in most county districts for a current total of 17 high school teams in the county.

FIRST LEGO League and FIRST Tech Challenge programs are designed for ages 4-18 and build foundational skills to support the high school programs. Many middle school and elementary teams have emerged with the support of the high school FIRST Robotics community. Currently there are 15 FIRST Tech Challenge and 26 FIRST LEGO League teams in addition to the 17 FIRST high school teams throughout the county.

These opportunities are supported by Navy mentors and organizations such as the Gene Haas Foundation. Please contact Erica Perez eperez@vcoe.org to support the growth of FIRST in Ventura County through sponsorship, mentoring, or other contribution.

Opportunities for Teachers and Students

Hackathon Registration is now Open!

This overnight event is open to Ventura County students, grades 9-12. High school students work together to create real-world STEAM projects with some of the brightest minds in Ventura County.

Start time/date: 5:00 pm on Friday, January 6, 2023

End time/date: 2:30 pm Saturday, January 7, 2023

Location: VCOE Conference Center in Camarillo.

To register, click here.

We invite district representatives to be involved in planning and execution. Contact Dana Thompson to be involved in planning. Please contact Anthony Marenco or Sandra Ortiz with event-specific questions.

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