Metro Career Pathways Conference
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Metro Career Pathways Conference
10/28/2005 1:15 PM

To: Middle and High School Administrators and Staff
From: Traci Gauer, Supervisor, School to Future Programs

The Metro Career Pathways Conference is a collaborative professional development conference for secondary and post-secondary administrators, counselors and teachers, sponsored by the metro area Tech Prep consortia: Carver-Scott, Dakota County, Minneapolis, NE Metro, Saint Paul, & West Suburban.  The goal of this conference is to develop leaders with an understanding for implementing career pathways. Sessions are designed to give participants strategies and best practices in the areas of Non-Traditional Careers, Labor Trends, Enhancements and Implementation, Industry Perspectives, and Legislative Updates.

Several SPPS staff are presenting breakout sessions. See the At-A-Glance document, attached below, for information on the sessions.

This event will take place on November 16, 2005 at the University of Minnesota Continuing Education & Conference Center located at 1890 Buford Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108.

Directions to convention center: http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/CECC/

Conference Schedule:

8:00 am - 8:30 am: Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am: Welcome: Rollie Morud, MDE Assistant Commissioner of Education
9:00 am - 10:00 am: Keynote Address: Kit Welchlin, Professional Speaker - "Men are from Fleet Farm; Women are from Nordstrom's": Non-Traditional Career Pathways
10:00 am - 10:15 am: Break/Vendor Exhibits
10:15 am - 11:15 am: Breakout Session I
11:15 am - 11:30 am: Break/Vendor Exhibits
11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Breakout Session II
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch/Vendor Exhibits
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm: Breakout Session III
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm: Prize Drawing & Networking

Registration is $50.00, which includes conference participation, parking, lunch and refreshments. There is some funding available for both the registration fee and substitute teachers, if needed.

To register to attend:

The registration deadline in November 4.  To register, send the form, attached below, to:

René Aultman
Saint Paul Public Schools
1001 Johnson Parkway
Saint Paul, MN 55106
Fax: 651-793-5489

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