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WELCOME BACK to 2014-2015! Can you believe fall classes
are already here? Well, the truth is, I can't. But on the other
hand, the real truth is, we're ready to go! After all, this who we
are and what we do! Of course, it's going to be a challenge-as an organization, as a community, and as employers--we
have to work even harder every year to serve our students.
Personally, I loved this summer in particular, celebrating an
th
early 30 anniversary with my wife in San Francisco, visiting
with my brother and his wife in Virginia (he is in the Civil
Service and has not been stationed stateside for 42 years until
st
now) and enjoying my daughter's 21 birthday together at
EPCOT! Like me, I am sure a part of you would have loved to
extend summer, but I also know that you, too, love what you
do, whether as an educator or a supporter of education, and a
part of you could not wait to get back into another new year!
Throughout my summer travels, I had the opportunity to see
both sides of our amazing country with a trip to Washington,
DC and another to San Francisco, CA. What I saw in common
from coast to coast were dreamers who made the impossible
possible. People with vision and a belief that they could do
what others had not done before. There were many aweinspiring landmarks along the way, but there was one in
particular that stood out to me as a symbol of what we are
trying to do here in CTE. I know you will recognize it:
OCPS Tech Centers featured
in the Orlando Sentinel!
OCPS Tech Centers and the
Orlando Sentinel want to help
Power Up Orlando this Fall.
Classes are just starting and
it's never too late to come in
As I stood on a hillside and took this picture, I could not help
but think about the process that brought this "Golden"
landmark to fruition: who drew up the plans, or laid the first
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block, or poured that concrete, or set the capstone, or ran the
cable? In a similar process, this past year, plans were
developed, a picture was painted, and the foundation of the
next generation of the CTE Legacy was laid. We are building
something special and we are doing it together. No one person
could have created this amazing bridge. It took thousands all
doing their part, in order to point to the sky and span a bay,
just as it will take all of us to build our legacy.
We have the ability to create something equally amazing, even
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more so, because what we are creating will be Changing
Lives Through Education at rates higher than ever before.
We, too, will be reaching for the sky and spanning whatever
obstacle may come before us. We are CTE, we are OCPS
Tech Centers and we will be the best at what we do! Things
are changing in CTE and they are changing for the right
reasons and thanks to each of you, they are changing for the
better. We are creating our "landmark" and it will be one that
will stand out on the horizon!
Welcome to those who are new to CTE, welcome back to
those who are returning and thank you for being a supporter of
CTE as we create our legacy!
Have a Great CTE New Year!
Mike
SkillsUSA's 2014
National Conference:
The Week in Review
Dr. Michael Armbruster
Senior Executive Director
Career & Technical Education
Orange County Public Schools
Foundation Director Honored with National Award
OCPS National Academy Foundation Director, Pat Breeding, was
honored at the 2014 National Conference in Washington, DC. She was
awarded the Janet Linton Award for her extraordinary contributions and
leadership.
Pat believes in engaging the business community and has established
the Central Florida NAF Advisory Council, which not only supports
academies in Orange County but also across county lines.
Dual-Enrolled CSIT Student Wins State Award at FACTE
Andrew White is the recipient of the FACTE Outstanding Secondary Student of
the Year Award. Andrew is a student from Cypress Creek High School, who
attends the Computer Systems and Information Technology program at MFT,
maintaining a class GPA of 4.0 and earning two (2) ADOBE industry
certifications. He is also a member of Skills USA organization and competed at
the state level, winning a silver medal in the computer repair competition.
Andrew is also an active member of the National Technical Honor Society.
His instructor, Mr. Maged El Ghazawy, nominated Andrew noting that he is the
type of person who likes to help his peers understand topics and activities.
Andrew surfs the internet to collect information and articles about current
technology on the market related to the CSIT class he attends and initiates
technical discussions to keep his peers up to date with the latest technology.
CTE Award-winning Recognition
Dual Enrolled Digital
Audio Students Take Gold
at SkillsUSA
CTE Business Teacher
Wins InVEST Teacher of
the Year
Congratulations to Christian
Whitted and Sharon Wo. The
dual-enrolled high school
students won the Gold medal
in the Digital Audio competition
at the National SkillsUSA
Conference.
Adam W. Zupkoff, who teaches
both the Accounting and
International Business
Programs at Dr.Phillips High
School is the 2014 InVEST
Teacher of the Year.
The program is a key driver to
attract new talent to the
insurance industry. See More
Brick & Block Masonry
Apprentice Shines at
SkillsUSA
Jimmy Quinteros from the
Brick and Block Masonry
program finished 4th place in
the nation at the National
SkillsUSA competition.
Florida won a total of 94
Medals tonight. 35 Gold, 37
sliver and 22 Bronze. The most
medals won by any State. See
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CTE in the Community
CTE Summer Camp
at the Tech Centers
Annual Back 2 School
Bash Helps Thousands
Community Leaders On
CTE STEM Career Paths
Camp activities at the CTE
Tech Center campuses
focused on career planning
and exploration with these
future CTE students.
CTE campers toured the four
Tech Centers, visiting
programs and learning about
possible careers!
OCPS Tech Centers joined
forces with Hope Now
International, as well as many
other community organizations,
to provide families valuable
services for the upcoming
school year.
The Annual Back 2 School
Bash helps thousands of
students every year get ready
the upcoming school year.
Thank you to our volunteers!
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On August 2nd, Wendy Oliver
of OCPS Tech Centers, with
some help from fellow OCPS
Title I Coordinators, met with
members of the Parramore
community. Students and
families received information
about middle and high school
STEM initiatives leading to
tech center career training.
K-12 students can get ahead
by taking CTE STEM courses
that lead to careers, such as
Memorial Middle School's
Medical Skills & Services class
and Jones High School
Medical Arts Magnet program.
Commissioner Hill and Mayor
Dyer were also on hand.
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The School Board of Orange County, Florida, does not discriminate in admission or access to, or treatment or
employment in its programs and activities, on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, marital status,
disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by law.
The following individuals at the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center, 445 W. Amelia Street, Orlando, Florida
32801, attend to compliance matters: ADA Coordinator & Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Supervisor: Carianne
Reggio; Section 504 Coordinator: Latonia Green; Title IX Coordinator: Matthew Fitzpatrick. (407.317.3200)

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