2009 MVTPC SHOWCASE- 86 TEAMS READY TO SHINE!
Plans are being finalized for the finest “Showcase” on record. Teams are in the process of submitting their Writing Templates and will be sharpening their presentation skills for the Tuesday, April 28th extravaganza. A final newsletter will be going out to Showcase Instructors on April 17th reminding teams of the final instructions and logistics. School administrators and parents are invited to attend the Showcase between the hours of 10 A.M and 11:30 A.M to view the vast array of projects. Free parking under Building 12 is available for all guests. School administrators are encouraged to attend, take photographs and communicate praise to the instructors and teams who have gone the extra mile to close a wonderful productive school year. This is an excellent opportunity to use this contextual “Capstone Event” to capture students in action for local media photographs and positive new stories. All participants will be receiving a memento for their participation and 65 judges from the Miami Valley business community will be evaluating the projects which will result in ribbon presentations. The Championship and Runners-Up Team from each pathway will be invited to the May 7th Executive Luncheon along with their instructors, administration and parents to receive beautiful trophy awards. All questions and can be sent to david.mcdaniel@Sinclair.edu.


NEW TECH PREP PATHWAY COMING TO MVTPC – TEACHER EDUCATION & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
On April 23rd, 2009 any interested MVTPC secondary partners with existing Teacher Academies or Early Childhood Education programs are invited to attend our first pathway meeting on Thursday, April 23rd from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. This meeting will take place on Sinclair’s campus, Building 6-142. Parking passes for the garage under Ponitz Conference Center (Building 12) will be provided, along with meal tickets for the Tartan Market Place. If your sites have existing program or curriculum materials for either Teacher Education or Early Childhood Education, please bring between 6-8 copies to share. Copies of the current CTE Education & Training career field standards will be made available on the 23rd. Also invited are representatives from area university Teacher Education programs, who will be asked to lend their expertise in developing this new pathway. If you plan to attend this meeting, please RSVP to Linda York at 937.512.5146 or at linda.york@sinclair.edu by April 21st.


NEW FY’10 CTE-26 AND FY’10 POS TEMPLATES & SUBMISSION INFORMATION
All new CTE-26’s now require a Program of Study with each application. In order to make this process easier, the Miami Valley Tech Prep Consortium is making available ODE’s FY’10 POS templates, with the post-secondary portion already completed. Below are the steps each site should follow:
1. Click on the career field your new FY’10 program is under:
2. Select whichever college degree program you feel best applies
3. On the postsecondary portion of the POS, be sure to indicate
• Secondary Program Name
• Secondary School Name (Delivery site)
• District name
4. Complete the secondary portion of the state POS template. The attached “Word” document from ODE details each of these steps: Instructions, Assurances.
5. Have all secondary and college partners sign the FY’10 POS Assurances. The MVTPC will assist the secondary sites in gathering the college and consortium signatures. However, it is the responsibility of the CTPD to submit all documentation to the ODE.
6. Complete the new FY’10 CTE-26 for each new program in addition to the FY’10 POS & Assurances
7. Submission Information:
• The deadline for FY’10 applications is June 1, 2009
• A POS is not considered to be final unless it is submitted along with a signed FY10 Assurance Page and a completed CTE-26 form.
• For FY’10, the signed CTE-26, together with POS template and signed FY10 Assurance Page must be mailed to:

Ohio Department of Education
Office of Career-Technical Education
25 S. Front Street, MS 608
Columbus, Ohio 43125-4183