2016-17 Annual Report

Career & Technology Center Career &Technology 2016-2017 AnnualReport Pickaway-Ross Rising toto thethe Opportunity Page 2 • 2016-2017 PRCTC Annual Report Mission Statement: Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center delivers unique and progressive academic and career educational opportunities that empower individuals to achieve their goals. Vision Statement: Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center is an innovative, professional educational community delivering quality services. Career Prep: At a Glance Employment Status: Secondary 4 Percentage of 2016-17 students who were employed in their area of training or pursued higher education in their chosen fields: 89.8% 4 Total earnings of Pickaway-Ross 2016-17 students for on-the-job training: $824,311.80 Career Development Outcomes: Adult Education 4 2016-17 enrollment: 511 4 Hours of training provided to students: 175,173 4 Hours of training provided to business and industry: 1,380 4 Individuals served through business and industry: 552 2016-2017 PRCTC Annual Report • Page 3 From the superintendent n fall 2016, Pickaway-Ross Dave then applied for and received a grant that will Career & Technology allow Dave to teach a class on the subject. ICenter welcomed more than English teacher Tea McCaulla kept her students 700 students to its main cam- busy with their participation in the Veterans History pus for the 2016-17 school year Project, recording the stories of area veterans for the and what they accomplished U.S. Library of Congress. Tea and a few of her stu- in their nine months here was dents were invited to visit the library in Washington, incredible. D.C., in June to deliver their materials. Some of the achievements In a similar vein, her students helped a Michigan occur annually, such as a Dennis Franks veteran transcribe his handwritten memoir to prepare project house built by the it for his book editor and then traveled to Michigan senior students in the Carpentry and Electrical to meet him. Technology programs. A group of Tea’s students also took part in the But new projects took place, too. The junior 2017 Association for Career and Technical Education Carpentry students built batting cages for Student Showcase, talking with visitors about the Unioto High School; a team of students from Veterans History Project. Network System Technology trained fellow students Another laudable accomplishment came from stu- to use new Asus tablets purchased for the 1-to-1 dents’ efforts with their career and technical student initiative; students volunteered for three blood organizations. Pickaway-Ross’ SkillsUSA chapter was drives held at school – by helping run the drives and named a Model of Excellence recipient and senior donating blood; and dozens of students in multiple Haley Wright competed in the national FCCLA com- labs donated their time on two Saturdays to help petition. with the school’s Career Tech Kids Day in November Preparing our students for the work world is a and our Community Expo in May. big part of what we do at Pickaway-Ross and it was Our students also initiated a program, MADE (My evident when, at the end of the school year, 141 Attitude Determines Everything). This drug-free club students were on job placement. was introduced at every high school in Ross County A bridge between the high school and Adult Edu- and at Pickaway County’s Circleville High School. cation was created when we introduced the Senior Students volunteered to take a drug test and made Credential Program. This program gives high school a commitment to be drug free. Pickaway-Ross was seniors the opportunity to take Adult Education proud to have more than 200 students in the club. classes that can provide them with an industry cre- In the classroom, teachers took the lead on mixing dential to work as an emergency medical technician, education with fun. Ryan Holbrook’s Physics nurse aide, pharmacy technician and phlebotomist, students set up a computer station to work with the in addition to other professions. SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) At all levels at Pickaway-Ross, our students are Institute. The classroom’s computer station com- rising to the opportunities that are available to them bined the old laptops, SETI and Linux Lite to analyze and we’re proud to play a role in those accomplish- information gathered by radio telescopes from all ments. over the world. Also on the science front, science teacher Dave Pentecost worked with Mark Johnston’s Engineering students to teach them the basics of amateur radio. Page 4 • 2016-2017 PRCTC Annual Report Pickaway-Ross JVSD Board of Education Byron M. Lloyd, Jeff Hartmus, Bob Bower Dan Bradhurst president vice president Dr. Marilyn J. Carnes Darrell L. Cottrill Richard Everman Steve Mullins Todd Stevens Andrew Vitatoe Byron Welch Ben Vanhorn, treasurer In memoriam: Dr. Marilyn J. Carnes Dr. Marilyn J. Carnes was committed excel in her role as a board member so to education. much that she went back to school to Since being appointed to the Zane get a master’s degree in education and Trace Local Schools Board of Education then her doctorate at 72. in 1975, she sought out opportunities “When most people are thinking to be involved in helping shape the ‘I don’t want to do this anymore,’ she education of thousands of young was taking it to the next level,” said people in several districts. Byron Lloyd, board president and Mari- In the past 42 years, Marilyn served lyn’s colleague for more than 25 years. on Pickaway-Ross’ board and the Ross- When asked why she has given so Marilyn Carnes was honored for her Pike Educational School Board. much of her time to education, Marilyn board service. Marilyn, 81, died in September said she thinks the field is important Yet, said Jeff Hartmus, board vice and her absence will be felt by those and considered it a priority. For her president, she always said she wanted who worked with her and those who role, she said, “I want to be a part of to do more. benefitted from her dedication to providing an excellent education and “Giving was her life,” he said. “She education. opportunities for learning for all our really cared about the school and the An accountant, Marilyn wanted to children.” programs.” 2016-2017 PRCTC Annual Report • Page 5 Pickaway-Ross CTC Administrative Staff Carrie Fife, Jamie Nash, Shara Cochenour, Adult Education director Secondary Education director Secondary Education principal and academic supervisor Gary Robinson, Allen Kiger, Dana Anderson, Career & Technical Off-Campus Programs Career & Technical Education supervisor supervisor Education and Special Services supervisor Jamie Nash, right, director of Secondary Education, talks about Pickaway-Ross’ programs on WBEX’s Sounding Board with Carrie Fife, left, director of Adult Education, and Dan Ramey. Julie Bolen, center, Adult Education operations manager, congratulate a student upon her completion of a class through the Senior Credential Program. Page 6 • 2016-2017 PRCTC Annual Report Secondary Education: Academics Math teacher Jerry Copley works with students in the library. Students in Todd Jean’s science class plant flowers in the greenhouse. Students in Dave Pentecost’s science class work on a chemical Government students visited the Statehouse in the spring. separation laboratory. • Advanced Earth/Space • Biology • Geometry Science • Chemistry • Integrated English 11 • Algebra 1 • College Prep English • Integrated English 12 • Algebra 2 • Consumer Math • Physics • American Government/ • Current Events • Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry Economics • Earth/Space Science • Psychology • American History • Economics & Personal • Remedial English • American History through Finance • Sociology Contemporary Film • English 11 • Statistics • American History through • English 12 • Technical Algebra Science Fiction • Environmental Science • Technical Algebra 2 • Anatomy & Physiology • Forensic Biology • World History 2016-2017 PRCTC Annual Report • Page 7 Secondary Education: Workforce Development Network System Technologies Carpentry Information & Marketing Academy Construction & Manufacturing Academy • General Merchandising • Carpentry (CAR) & Warehousing (GMW) • Electrical Technologies (ELE) • Interactive Digital Arts (IDA) • Engineering Technologies (ENG) • Network System Technologies (NST) • Machining & Manufacturing Technologies (MAC) • Precision Welding Technologies (PWT) Cosmetology Human Services Academy • Commercial Food Careers (CFC) Auto Collision Repair • Cosmetology (COS) Transportation Academy • Criminal Justice (CRJ) • Auto Collision Repair (ACR) • Early Childhood Education (ECE) • Automotive Technologies (AMT) • Health-Care Foundations (HCF) • Diesel & Heavy Truck Mechanics (DHT) • Medical Careers (MC) • High-Performance Automotive Technologies (HPAT) • Outdoor Power Technologies (OPOW) Page 8 • 2016-2017 PRCTC Annual Report Secondary Education: Off-Campus Programs Forty-three Pickaway-Ross satellite teachers teach more than 2,500 students in programs at the following locations: Adena High School Paint Valley High School • Agricultural Education • Agricultural Education • Family & Consumer Science Adena Middle School • Agricultural Education Southeastern High School • Agricultural Education Chillicothe High School • Family & Consumer Science Southeastern Middle School • Information Technology • Agricultural Education Allen Koker, a Career-Based Intervention/ • Marketing Education Unioto High School • Visual Communication Apprenticeship coordinator, conducts a mock • Career-Based Intervention interview with a student in Amy

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