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Discover Your Treasure: Developing Your Skill Set to Pursue Leadership Opportunities

Dr. Delmas L. WatkinsCTAE Director

DeKalb County School District

+Background

Military

Business Education (Calhoun City)

CTAE Director (Morgan-6 & DeKalb-12)

Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator

Middle School After School Program Coordinator

Coached Basketball, Football, Track, Soccer

Children’s Education

+DeKalb’s Overall CTAE Data

Enrollment

Pathway Complete

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EOPA CTSO Membershi

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Industry Certificatio

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HS – 19,641MS –

15,426

FY14 - 3,699

42.96%

13,137 53

FY13 - 3,191

33.33%

12,258 52

FY12 - 2,793

43.65%

11,999 49

+FACS in DeKalb County Schools

Teachers (36)

29 HS Teachers

7 MS Teachers

FACS Pathways (29)

9 Early Childhood

3 Education

6 Nutrition & Wellness

11 Culinary Arts

Early Childhood31%

Education10%

Nutrition & Wellness21%

Culinary Arts38%

+Industry Certification

Early Childhood

Cedar Grove HS

Warren Technical HS

Culinary Arts

Columbia HS

Miller Grove HS

Redan HS

+FY14 FACS Data

Culinary Arts/Nutrition - 68

Early Childhood/Education - 78

Total FCCLA Members – 5,122

Fall Leadership Conference - 141

Region Competition - 257

State Competition - 238

FCCLA National Qualifiers - 29

+Minimum Standards Urban Affiliation (Student Membership)

Know Pathway Course Curriculum

Understand EOPA

Prepare Students for EOPA Assessments

Track Student Pathway Enrollment Pathway Completion (3-2-1 or 2-2-1) Communication (API, Counselors, Parents & Students)

Recruitment

FCCLA (10 Students Regional STAR Events)

Professional Membership

Professional Development (Attend 1 Workshop Annually)

+Leadership Emergence

DeKalb’s Past & Current District CTAE Staff

Know the Vision of Current Leadership

Commitment (Stay Long Enough to Make a Difference)

Developing Student Leaders Go After Honor Students Early Personal Stamp on Program

Exposure During High Profile Activities & Events

+Leadership Emergence

Bring Positive PR to Your School Establish Business and Postsecondary Partnerships Program Specific Data Collection

Serve Beyond Your Program Present at Conferences Committees

Know Other Areas and Participate

Present Your Program to Counselors, Administrators and Other Staff

+Quality Program

Student Regional & State Officers

Le Cordon Bleu Competition (10 Years)

Industry Certification

Work-Based Learning

Business Engagement (Advisory)

Post-Secondary Engagement

Articulation (Kennesaw State & Technical College)

Student Program Ownership

+Leadership & School Impact

Student Leaders in School Activities

Community Engagement

School & District Wide Support of Other CTAE & Academic Teachers Conduct Workshops Exposure (Cater Events) Parent Teacher Conferences Coordinate Activities for School & District

Admin. STEM (Collaboration with Academic

Teachers)

+CTAE Director’s Support

Funding (FTE, Local, State & Federal)

Professional Learning

Be Present

Communicate Program Successes

Engage in Program Planning Data Collection Collaboration Continuous Improvement

+ Questions

Dr. Delmas WatkinsCTAE Director

DeKalb County School District