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Lieutenant governor talks about Oklahoma’s talent pipeline
Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell shares how Oklahoma, including CareerTech, works together to develop, attract and train the workforce for industry in a new video for the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
Career readiness starts early in school with students supported by a network of business leaders, higher education and technology centers.
The main driver of much of the work to prepare students, Pinnell says, is Oklahoma CareerTech, “one of the most comprehensive technical education systems in the entire country.”
See what else the lieutenant governor has to say on the Oklahoma Commerce YouTube channel.
CareerTech instructor among state Teacher of the Year finalists
An Oklahoma CareerTech teacher is once again among the finalists for Oklahoma Teacher of the Year, which is coordinated through the Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Mary Tyree, who teaches in Alva High School, is one of 10 finalists for the award. She teaches physical science, engineering, aeronautics and crime scene to ninth through 12th grade students. She started the aeronautics program and Esports Club and also the Technology Student Association chapter at the school. TSA is the CareerTech student organization affiliated with science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.
Another CareerTech teacher, Melissa Evon, a family and consumer science teacher and FCCLA adviser at Elgin High School, was named Oklahoma State Teacher of the Year last year.
Read more about the Teacher of the Year on the Oklahoma State Department of Education website.
Former Canadian Valley Tech student makes climb from tech center to C-suite
Kyle Clifton was fairly certain he would go to college. He was also fairly certain his pathway to college would begin at Canadian Valley Technology Center.
That’s not an uncommon track. Last year, 31 percent of students who completed programs at CV Tech enrolled in a college or university. The two education arms can certainly work hand-in-hand.
Clifton, 35, of Tulsa, enrolled in CV Tech’s digital media technology program in 2011 and quickly discovered marketing was a strength. He completed the program in 2012 and then pursued a marketing degree at Oklahoma State University. Clifton is now vice president of marketing and communications at Oklahoma-based Patrons Bank.
Read more on the CV Tech website.
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