CareerTech working with higher ed, SDE on graduation rate issue
Oklahoma State Department of Education and the state Legislature to address a federal order concerning graduation rates.
Oklahoma Voice reported that the U.S. Department of Education has ordered Oklahoma to no longer count students who complete the alternate CORE curriculum among graduation numbers. The curriculum allows students to replace a math and science credit with a CareerTech course.
CareerTech State Director Brent Haken told Oklahoma Voice that the order does not accurately reflect what Oklahoma law allows.
“The statutes in place currently allow any student that wants to, whether traditional or non-traditional, to enter a college or university if they meet admissions requirements. And those admissions requirements can vary,” he said.
Read more on the Oklahoma Voice website.
CareerTech Foundation awards $96,077 in scholarships
The Oklahoma CareerTech Foundation recently awarded more than $96,000 in scholarships to 225 postsecondary students in Oklahoma.
The foundation distributed $94,077 in Otha Grimes scholarships to students attending Oklahoma CareerTech technology centers. Scholarships ranged from $250 to $600 per student.
Two of the students, one from Canadian Valley Technology Center and one from Kiamichi Technology Centers, also each received a $1,000 Francis Tuttle Memorial Scholarship.
“Oklahoma CareerTech and the CareerTech Foundation are proud of the work these students have done to prepare for their careers in our technology centers around the state,” said Brent Haken, Oklahoma CareerTech state director. “They see value in pursuing meaningful education, and we are proud that we can support them in their efforts.”
Read more on the Oklahoma CareerTech website.
Poteau principal promotes CTE to students
More than 100 Poteau High School students attend Kiamichi Technology Centers every year, and Principal Joe Ballard would send more if he could, he told District Administration, which offers print and digital media for K-12 school districts.
“You don’t have to go to college to make a good living,” Ballard said.
Recent state legislation makes it possible for more students to take courses at technology centers, said Michael Culwell, KTC Spiro and Poteau campus director.
Read more on District Administration’s website.
Red River Tech students visit CareerTech printing services
A group of students from Red River Technology Center toured Oklahoma CareerTech’s Printing, Distribution and Client Services facility last week.
The students, from the graphic design and digital marketing and business and information technology programs, learned about the printing process and talked with staff members about everything from graphic design to preparing documents for print.
Learn more about CareerTech’s printing services on the Oklahoma CareerTech website.
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