Welcome to the Southeast Region Tech Prep Newsletter – January 2025 Edition! The New Year is certainly off to a wintery start, with lots of snow and blustery days, but we are looking ahead with excitement for the new opportunities and goals that lie ahead. Let’s stay warm, stay inspired, and make the most of this winter season together!
Items that will be covered during the meeting are as follows:
Business Advisory Council Updates
ORC 3302.03 Update from working group
BAC Grant Award Announcement Update
Joint Statement Reminder
Upcoming Events
Town Hall
Career Tech Teacher Meet-Ups
We are excited to invite your teachers to our upcoming Career Tech Teacher Meet-Ups.
These meet ups will bring together instructors from individual career fields to connect, share ideas, and collaborate on best practices. Let’s come together to help inspire one another and strengthen our community of career tech educators.
Upcoming Meet-Ups:
Cosmetology
Date: March 4,2025
Location: Buckeye Hills Career Center
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Transportation:
Date: March 6,2025
Location: Mid East Career Tech Center
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m Registration Link
New and Newer Career Tech Educator Workshops
Join us for the second New (& Newer) Career Tech Instructor Workshop!
Who? Educators in their first few years (or those who want a deeper understanding of the Quality Program Review Measures) should attend this workshop.
Topics to include a deep dive into the quality program review measures (post-program placement, work-based learning, and technical skill attainment). Participants will also have the opportunity to explore their own classroom data and develop strategies for improvement.
Event Details:
Date: March 27,2025
Location: Scioto County Career Center
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Date: March 28,2025
Location: Coshocton County Career Center
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Registration Link
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Battelle Education Grant
Battelle Education will select up to 10 public schools in Ohio to develop new innovative delivery models or expand existing successful and innovative Manufacturing pathway or Engineering and Science Technologies pathway programs. These programs are expected to offer students the opportunity to earn the high-quality credits and credentials needed for careers in one of the state’s largest industries.
The grants are designed to elicit locally relevant innovative education, employer, and community partnership responses to the challenges of preparing a diverse advanced manufacturing workforce and removing barriers to participation especially for priority populations (Black, Hispanic, Native American, women, free or reduced-price lunch eligible and/or rural). To support grantees throughout the project, Battelle Education will provide access to technical assistance consultants to strengthen grantees’ capacity and improve their performance. Grantees will be expected to participate in a Community of Practice.
Eligibility: Traditional public school or district, public community school, public STEM school, public joint vocational school district will be eligible to apply.
Estimated funding total: $1,850,000 will be available to fund the pilot schools for 18 months.
Proposals are due by
DriveOhio is implementing a workforce development training initiative through funding provided by the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program to support in-classroom training opportunities related to electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
Public and private higher education, career technical, and K-12 institutions may have the opportunity to purchase an EV fast-charger to use for in-classroom training and hands-on experience. Projects funded under this initiative may support the future of electrification-focused workforce growth in the state of Ohio. A minimum of 20% cost-sharing from non-federal sources is required, and equipment may not be installed for use by the public for vehicle charging.
To get involved, interested institutions should use the link below to complete the interest survey no later than Friday February 7, 2025. Complete the Survey
Business Advisory Council Grants
The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is seeking applicants for Business Advisory Council Grants.
These grants will support opportunities for career exploration for students through Business Advisory Councils. Applicants will be selected based on existing programming or new programming that support the Quality Practices in the standard of operations of high-quality councils.
Grant applications are due February 5. The request for applications is available on the Department’s website. Contact Michelle Washington with questions.
