Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools Bi-Weekly Newsletter

District Bi-weekly Newsletter | September 22, 2022 | Volume 3, Issue 5

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Dr. Kim Miller's Blog

Dr. Kimberly Pietsch Miller is the superintendent and CEO of Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools.

Stay the Course

Perseverance. Grit. Commitment. Stick to it-ness. Staying the course.

Terms and phrases that we often hear when things begin to get difficult. When the newness or novelty of an endeavor begins to fade, we may be tempted to quit or change directions. And it is understandable. Beginnings are exciting, new, and engage us with the unknown. But beginnings are just that, beginnings.

And so it is now, and throughout the year, that we must encourage our students and our staff to persevere, to stick to it, to stay the course.

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View the 2022-23 School Calendar

The 2022-23 school calendar is set! Get ready for the upcoming school year and important dates to circle. VIEW/DOWNLOAD

2nd Annual Tech or Treat

Children of all ages and their families are invited to join our students and staff for a fun-filled, family-friendly, indoor trick-or-treat event at Eastland or Fairfield Career Center on the evening of October 26! LEARN MORE

Uniform Store is Open!

School uniforms at ECC and FCC are being altered for 2022-23. Learn more and visit the new storefront to purchase your uniforms for next year! LEARN MORE

Catch Up on Previous Newsletters

If you would like to go back and read past newsletters, click on the link and search through our archived copies! NEWSLETTERS

Meet us at the Fair!

Eastland-Fairfield will once again take its place at the Fairfield County Fair to greet fairgoers and spread the word about the amazing things our students are doing. Join us over the three days we plan to be there! Time it right and you may come away with knowledge and a prize to take home with you!

DATES: Tuesday, October 11 - Thursday, October 13

TIME: 10am - 4pm

LOCATIONS: Outside location is on the back side of the track, along High Street; the inside location is in the Art Hall. Directions

Around Eastland-Fairfield

Lt. Governor Husted Hosts Superintendent's Roundtable at ECC

Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools and Eastland Career Center proudly served as the host to the Career Technical Education Superintendent’s Roundtable discussion, held by Lt. Governor Jon Husted. The event was held on Tuesday, September 13, 2022.

Eastland-Fairfield Superintendent/CEO Dr. Kimberly Pietsch Miller joined Lt. Governor Husted in welcoming an additional 10 superintendents or administrative leaders from career-technical organizations across Central Ohio. The roundtable discussion began with highlighting some of the recent successes and challenges for career-technical education (CTE) and their organizations, with increases in enrollment showing as a dominant trait.

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The Perfect 'E' Role Model

At Eastland-Fairfield, students are encouraged to find their E - Employment, Education, Enlistment, or Entrepreneurship. Director of Student Support Systems Dwight Carter shows that it’s never too late to develop a second or third passion and find success in each of these categories. Carter recently published his first book as sole author. “Be Great: Five Principles to Improve School Culture from the Inside Out”

After he began sharing his thoughts and opinions on education, leadership, and learning experiences through a blog 11 years ago, he found himself co-authoring three books with fellow educational leader and mentor Mark White. This gave him the courage to write a book on his own based on what he said are “some guiding principles in my life.”

How does he juggle his newfound three E’s: full-time role, writing and speaking engagements, and his continuous quest to learn? He said it’s all about alignment and awareness.

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Program Spotlight: Pre-Dental

On a recent visit to Fairfield Career Center, we stopped into the Pre-Dental lab to see what the junior class was working on as they begin their adventures into the world of dentistry. First-year instructor Jessica Hamilton already has her students comfortable handling different types of equipment to accomplish various tasks, and are even using one another as test subjects when getting into the lab chairs!

When our students complete the Pre-Dental program they'll leave with three certifications, including their Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) certificate, and be on a pathway to becoming a dental assistant, hygenist, dentist, or lab technician, among the myriad of options open to them. With locations at Eastland and Fairfield Career Centers, students all over the district have opportunities to drill into a dental career.