New Teacher Orientation

Utah State Office of EducationSalt Lake CityAugust 1, 2012

You are either:1. New to Teaching –

with a working business background

2. New to Business Education – with a working education background

Career & Technical Education

•Mission and Role of CTE•Educator Licensing•CTE Funding & Skill Certification•CTSO’s•Educational Acronyms

MISSION STATEMENTProvide All Students

ASeamless Education System

Driven By AStudent Education Occupation Plan (SEOP)

ThroughCompetency-Based Instruction

Culminating InEssential Life Skills, Certified Occupational

Skills,And

Meaningful Employment.

Educator Licensing

Two important pieces:

1.License

2.Endorsement(s)

Educator Licensing• All teachers must have a license to teach.

▫ Secondary Education License Issued to teachers who complete a university teacher

education preparation program or who take an Alternative Route to Licensure (ARL).

May teach HS courses by demonstrating competency (request endorsements).

▫ Career & Technical Education (CTE) License Issued to teachers who qualify through a combination

of related post-secondary courses/degrees and/or related health care work experience.

6-year criteria. CTE-APP (Alternative Preparation Program). Only CTE endorsements can be attached to CTE

licenses.

Educator License Levels• Level 1

▫ Entry-level issued for three years only.▫ May be extended only if progress towards the level 2

requirements have been made.• Level 2

▫ To advance to level 2, teachers must complete 3 years of successful teaching experiences in their endorsement area(s) and obtain a recommendation from their employing school district.

▫ Must renew every 5 years.• Level 3

▫ Must have doctorate degree or National Board Certification (teaching not health care) in educator’s area of practice.

▫ Must renew every 7 years.

CTE – APP Advancement

• You have 3 years to:▫ Complete the USOE CTE New Teacher Academy

(3 sessions)▫ Complete Pedagogy Course Requirements

(15 college credits) Instruction, Technology, Assessment & Planning Child/Adolescent Development, Classroom Mgt Introduction to Special Education Foundations of Learning & Teaching Diverse Pops Special Topics in Education: Literacy Strategies

CTE – APP Advancement▫ Complete HS Endorsement Requirements

Attend HS New Teacher Orientation (today). Attend Annual HS Summer Conference (3 years). *Obtain and Maintain Current CPR Certification. *Obtain and Maintain Current First Aid Certification.

▫ Complete the EYE for Quality Teaching Program Work with an assigned mentor. Score at least 160 on the Teaching Praxis Exam. Complete 3 years of successful teaching with

evaluations. Compile a working Portfolio as defined by EYE. Obtain a favorable recommendation from employing

school district.

Renewing Level 2 Licenses

•Every five years•100 points•Keep all professional development

documentation

Teaching Endorsements• Teaching assignments must match your endorsement(s). • Must show evidence of related education and/or work experience for each endorsement area.• SAEP (State Approved Endorsement Plan)

▫ Can be issued if teacher needs to demonstrate additional competency to teach a particular course/program.▫Issued for all first-time HS endorsements

• Intro to HS• MAP (Adv HS, Med Term)• Biotechnology• Exercise Science• EMT• Nurse Asst• Dental Asst• Medical Asst• Med Office Admin Asst• Pharmacy Tech• Med Records Tech• Med Transcriptionist• Optical Tech• Surgical Tech

CTE Funding• Perkins (Federal) $14m

▫ 85% (60%-districts & 40%-higher ed.) Performance Measures

Skill Certification▫ 10% (leadership & development)▫ 5% (administration)

• State (Add-on) $52m▫ CTSO $415,000

• State (Maintenance of Effort) $43m▫ Membership

CTE Scholarships• http://www.schools.utah.gov/cte/scholarships.html• A CTE Scholarship is good for one year of tuition at

participating Utah Colleges/ Universities only. • It is intended for students with the following post

high school goals:▫ School to work degrees and certificate trainings that

require a 2 year degree or less. Ex: Associate in Nursing – WSU, SLCC, CEU, UVU, SUU,

etc.▫ A four year teaching degree in a CTE area.

• Watch for an email in the spring – encourage your students to apply!

Career & Technical Student Organizations

CTSO

•DECA •FBLA •FCCLA •FFA•Health Science - HOSA•Skills USA (VICA)•TSA

Educational Acronyms•Education is a world of acronyms!•Refer to handout