Career and Technology Student Organizations An integral part

Career and Technology Student Organizations An integral part of CTE success CTSO Team Diana Hegmann, DECA & FBLA State Director Teresa Shank, FFA State Director Chuck Wallace, Skills. USA State Director

Today’s Agenda Overview of Career Technology Student Organizations (CTSO) Chuck Wallace CTSO Chapter Review Activity (CTSO Current Chapter List) Diana Hegmann Ways to Increase Engagement in CTSOs Chuck, Diana

All Students Career and College Ready What do CTSOs do? Leadership Development Recognition, Awards, Grants, and Scholarships Career Exploration CTE Skill-Specific Competitions

Let’s Look at Skills. USA Connect with Skills. USA

All Students Career and College Ready What do CTSOs do? -CTSO students earn industry certification or licensure at higher rate than non-CTSO CTE students (39% vs. 19%) - CTSO students plan on college and take more courses for college credit through articulation agreements (32% vs. 13%) - CTSO students are more focused on working in an area related to their program of study (30% vs. 13%) - CTSO students more likely to pursue post-secondary education while working in an area related to program of study (28% vs. 13%) 2012 Pre-Grad Survey – 4, 991 CTSO responses out of 51, 981

Let’s Look at FBLA Connect with FBLA

FBLA and DECA Win! Place School Local School System Student Name(s) Event Affan Hussain, Josh Talley, and Peter Sergyeyenko Computer Game & Simulation Programming 3 rd Dulaney High School Baltimore Alexandra Harrington E-business 3 rd Huntingtown High School Calvert Nick Santangelo Health Care Administration 2 nd Marriotts Ridge Howard High School TEAM – Taylor Berger Annie Meyers Charlotte Sundel Financial Literacy Promotion Project 2 nd Severna Park High School Stephen Sims Sports & Entertainment Management Top Reservoir High Howard School 10 Anne Arundel

10, 850 Students Participate in a CTSO Related to their CTE Program of Study 2014 / 2015 School Year Total Membership Number of LSS Number of Chapters 201415 201314 2014 -15 2013 -14 DECA 543 617 6 7 15 17 FBLA 2894 2, 718 15 19 83 80 FFA 2, 396 2, 297 22 19 46 39 Skills. USA 5, 088 5, 421 24 23 41 40 4%

Let’s Look at DECA Be EPIC with DECA

CTSO: Opportunities for Career Awareness and Preparation for the Future What do YOU do? 2014 -2015 School Year Fall Leadership Regional Competition State Conference National Conference 2014 -15 2013 -14 201415 201314 DECA 104 78 1 event 0 199 192 62 56 FBLA N/A 228 5 regions 1, 000 866 220 206 FFA 550 340 5 regions 518 400 175 180 Skills. USA 375 403 6 6 regions 246 258 regions 1, 038 1, 080

Let’s Look at FFA Boost your IMPACT ! Chapter Officer Leadership Training (COLT) 2015

Skills. USA and FFA Win! Nat’l Ranking School Local School System Student Name(s) Event Nick Wiegand Electrical Construction Wiring 1 st North Point HS for STI Charles Chandler Kerr Graphic Communications 1 st CATN Anne Arundel Ryan Tauber Industrial Motor Control 1 st CATN Anne Arundel Phillip Edwards, Isiah Manns, Kells Mc. Donald Interactive Application and Game Development 2 nd Western School of Baltimore Technology Lindsay Kremer Principles of Engineering & Technology 2 nd Worcester Technical HS Worcester Aubry Wishner Creed Speaking 4 th Middletown HS Frederick Rachel Hockenbery Veterinary Science 5 th Linganore HS Frederick Livia Schuller Veterinary Science 6 th Linganore HS Frederick Katelyn Allen Milk Quality Products 9 th Brunswick HS Frederick

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What Can You Do? Support and Encourage the participation in a CTSO related to a CTE pathway a student has scheduled. Communicate with your Principals, Teachers, Parents, and Students on importance of co-curricular organizations to promote career and college readiness.

What Do Your High Schools Have? Every high school should have one of the state-approved CTSOs. ◦ DECA ◦ FBLA ◦ FFA ◦ Skills. USA Let’s take a look at what Maryland has…

CTSO High School Chapter Review 1. THINK: Look at the booklet you have been given and respond to the below questions. Record your answers independently. a) Are any high schools from your LSS missing? b) Look at the poster and decide which CTE programs are in your schools and which CTSO should exist. 2. PAIR: Get into groups by LSS. a) Think about the people in the district – who would be a great champion to start a new chapter? b) How can MSDE help? 3. SHARE: Report out your discovery and next steps.

Next Steps Share CTSO Information with the Principal and Teachers in your school. Talk to the students about COLLEGE and CAREER READINESS courses and organizations. ◦ ◦ Growth of Leadership skills. Earn college credits. Competitions and scholarship opportunities. Hands-on experience; apply what you learn. Enroll your students in CTE courses. CTSO-related Webinars ◦ January 7, 2016 How to Prepare Students for Competition

Fall Leadership Conferences DECA: ◦ October 29, 2015 ◦ Embassy Suites, Hunt Valley, MD FBLA: ◦ November 20 -21, 2015 ◦ National Fall Leadership Conference ◦ Downtown Hilton, Baltimore, MD FFA: ◦ November 6, 12, 13, 19 & 20, 2015 ◦ Held regionally throughout Maryland Skills. USA: ◦ November 5 -6, 2015 ◦ Carousel Hotel, Ocean City, MD

Spring Competitions � Regionals: � States ◦ ◦ DECA: Skills. USA: FBLA: FFA: � Nationals ◦ ◦ DECA: Skills. USA: FBLA: FFA: January/February 2016 March 10 -11, 2016 April 15 -16, 2016 April 14 -16, 2016 June 27 -29, 2016 April 23 -26 (Nashville, TN) June 23 -June 27 (Louisville, KY) June 29 -July 2 (Atlanta, GA) October 19 -Oct. 22 (Indianapolis, IN)

Maryland CTSO Websites DECA: www. marylanddeca. org FBLA: www. mdfbla. org FFA: www. mdffa. org Skills. USA: www. mdskillsusa. org

State Directors for each Career Technology Student Organization Diana Hegmann, DECA & FBLA State Director ◦ diana. hegmann@maryland. gov, 410 -767 -0536 Chuck Wallace, Skills. USA State Director ◦ charles. wallace@maryland. gov, 410 -767 -8872 Teresa Shank, FFA State Director ◦ teresa. shank@maryland. gov, tshank@maefonline. com ◦ 301 -491 -5686

THANK YOU! Guidance Teachers School Counselors Administrators