Reflect, Transform, Lead:
Partnerships to Enhance Career and Technical Education

June 4, 2010
Raritan Valley Community College Conference Center

 

Welcome
Dr. Casey Crabill, President, Raritan Valley Community College

A New Vision for Career and Technical Education
Presenter: Marie Barry, Director, Office of Career and Technical Education, New Jersey Department of Education: Session explores the drivers and goals of a new national initiative to transform CTE

Creating a Model Program of Study
Presenter: Judy Savage, Executive Director, New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools: Session explores the development of a model Program of Study through New Jersey's involvement in a national technical assistance academy to develop "green" programs of study.

Team Members:
Marie Barry, Director, Office of Career and Technical Education
Dr. Philip Linfante, Dean of Educational Services, Essex County College
Brian McAndrew, New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools
Sally Nadler, College Relations Manager, PSEG
Jeanine Nagrod, Executive Director, NJ PLACE
John Steiner, Curriculum Specialist, Salem County College

The Power of Career and Technical Student Organizations
Session explores the impact of CTSOs on workforce preparedness, college recruitment/retention, student engagement and program assessment.
Moderator: Melinda Sherwood, Outreach and Communications Specialist, Career and Technical Education Partnership, Raritan Valley Community College
Panelists:
Peter Carey, State Director, New Jersey SkillsUSA
Ellen Benowitz, State Advisor, New Jersey Future Business Leaders of America
Nancy Trivette, State Advisor, New Jersey FFA
Alison Goeke, State Advisor, New Jersey Technology Student Association
Antoinette Fugee, State Advisor, New Jersey Health Occupations Students of America
Patricia Lamborne, State Advisor, New Jersey DECA
Seiichi Villalona, Student, The College of New Jersey, former National Officer, NJ HOSA

Luncheon and Keynote Speech: The Future of Career and Technical Education
Frank Chong, Ed.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges, U.S Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education

CTE and Student Success: Effective Strategies Along the Secondary/Post-Secondary Pathway
Presenter: Dr. Katherine Hughes, Assistant Director for Work and Education Reform Research at the Community College Research Center and the Institute on Education and the Economy (IEE), Teachers College, Columbia University Session explores obstacles to student success along the education pipeline and current research on CTE efforts and programs that may address those problems.

Moderator: Nancy Jordan, Dean of Academic Programs and Partnerships, Raritan Valley Community College
Respondents: Guy Generals, Ed.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs, Mercer County Community College
Kate Douglas, Ed.D., Vice President of Academic Affairs, Sussex County College
Richard Panicucci, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction, Bergen County Technical Schools
Kristin Laskin, Supervisor of Applied and Fine Arts and Technology, South Brunswick School District

 
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