Leadership CareerTech

Leadership CareerTech is a wonderful opportunity for anyone in the CareerTech system. The Class of 2008 just completed their first session and we consist of participants from all over CareerTech. The class consists of 4 state dept employees and 14 technology center employees including an Industrial Coordinator, Program Coordinator, Assistant Director, Evening Supervisor, Director of Full-Time Programs, Media Coordinator, Instructors, and a Financial Aid officer. LCT is operated through the Instructional Services Division of ODCTE. Leadership CareerTech consist of four parts; three meetings and a shadowing experience.

Session one was held at the state department of CareerTech. Our day consisted of program introductions from Val Evans and Lynn Hawkins with the Instructional Services Division, and a welcome from Dr. Phil Berkenbile, CareerTech Director. The Class of 2008 took a tour of the Oklahoma Horizon studio and heard the history of CareerTech from Tom Freidman, Assistant Superintendent at Francis Tuttle Technology Center. Rhett Laubach, past CareerTech Student Organization (FFA) state President from YourNextSpeaker lead the team through leadership and team building exercises to help us all get to know each other. Matt Hubbard spoke to the group about the CareerTech Learning Network and Steve Tiger, State Coordinator of the Technology Center Services Division, gave an overview of ODCTE’s role in the state system. The day was wrapped up with a presentation of MSNBC’s Winners Circle video about CareerTech.

Leadership CareerTech is off to a great start and session two promises to be even more insightful. We will be taking a “Bus Tour” and stopping at a technology center, a skill center and a comprehensive high school. Session three will be held at the state capitol and the shadowing experience is shaping up to be awesome!!

If you have not participated in Leadership CareerTech you should strongly consider applying for the next class. Wath the Instructional Services Division website for information and I will let you know about session two in March.