Archived Events

10/1/2009

VTECS Training

Your school or college might be eligible to receive the VTECS Connect and Direct software at no cost if your school receives Perkisn Federal funding. Contact our office to find out (651) 297-1116.

What is VTECS Connect?
A software package designed to facilitate the management of work-based learning experiences.

What is VTECS Direct?
A system for management of Career Clusters Information in addition to traditional occupational analysis data.

Perkins Fiscal Training

Agenda pdf
Welcome presentation by Dan Smith ppt

Pathways, Partnerships and Perkins Best Practices Conference (Crowne Plaza Minneapolis North Hotel)

Program Schedule pdf
Session Descriptions and Speaker Bios pdf

Debra Rowe - Education for a Sustainable Future and a Greener Economy ppt

Hans Meeder - Minnesota's Pilot for Technical Skills 
Assessment ppt

Career & College Transitions by Deanne DeGraff, Jeralyn Jargo and Shelli Sowless ppt

Project Lead the Way and Real World Design Challenge by John Rapheal and Jim Mecklenburg html 

Advanced Manufacturing Education Using a Mobile Lab by Marlene Mixa ppt

Contextual Success: Geometry in Construction and Algebra II in Automotive Technology by Scott Burke and Tom Moore

Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest Business Simulation & Partnership Programs by Jen Bahti and Sara Dziuk html

International Baccalaureate Career Certification by Wendie Palazzo and Paula Palmer ppt

Perkins 101: Overview of Perkins IV by Marlys Bucher ppt

GPS Lifeplan: Goals+Planning=Success by Karen Hynick ppt

Career Development: Creative Ideas for Classrooms by Al Hauge, Alyssa Klein and Jayne Greeney

Online College in the High School: Expanding Student Options by Murray Turner and Steve Jatczak ppt

Best practices Non-Traditional Recruitment & Retention by Eva Scates-Winston and Brenda Lysing ppt

Adult Career Pathways: FastTRAC Programs at NHCC ppt
FastTRAC Handout pdf

Programs of Study 101: Overview and Recommendations from Practitioners by Mary Messimer, Kathi Rusch and Sandy Fabian ppt

Secondary/Postsecondary Business/Industry Advisory Boards by Judy Richer and Sue Boehland

FastTRAC Programs at North Hennepin Community College by Jaime Simonsen and Gretchen Switalski ppt

Statewide Fall Perkins Mandatory Meeting
(Hennipen Technical College, Brooklyn Park)

Agenda pdf

This meeting covered several items and included many updates to the Perkins Operational Handbook, FY11 Local Application and Programs of Study. All the updated forms and documents you need were placed into a flashdrive and were handed out at the meeting to 1 secondary and 1 postsecondary consortium contact in each consortium.