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In this issue:

South Carolina Department of Education January 2010 Volume 3, Issue 6

A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR

SC Career specialists

T h e c o m m u n i c at o r

Job Shadowing Resources

SCABSE workshop

1

NCDA Poster and Poetry

Contest Winners for South

Carolina

2—

4

Career Specialists Best

Practices -

♦ Riverside MS, Greenville

4

Career Specialists Best

Practices -

♦ Florence Chapel MS,

Spartanburg 5

♦ Carver Jr. HS,

Spartanburg 7

5

Career Specialist Best

Practices—

♦ Aynor MS, Horry

♦ Spaulding MS, Darlington

Frequently Asked Questions

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FEBRUARY IS JOB SHADOWING MONTH

Job shadowing offers students an opportunity to preview careers that may be of interest to them. It also allows students to see first-hand how the “real world” works, that there are many career options within various work settings, and iden-tify mentors in their area of interest.

Job Shadowing may be conducted anytime, year-round. However, in order to count your job shadowing opportunities in the SCDE February job shadowing report, it must be conducted during the month of February.

Virtual Job Shadowing may count for February Job Shadowing numbers reported to the SCDE if shadowing is done during the month of February. Virtual Job Shadow-ing (VJS) sites can be found on the Internet, but some sites have a fee associated with them so check them out before you share the site with your students. A new virtual shadowing site we have previewed on the career specialist page is MicroBurst Learning Virtual Job Shadow Series. The system allows a stu-dent to view a video, complete a quiz, and the administrator can view aggregate reports regarding student usage. This new resource provides the accountability mechanism we’ve been discussing for many years.

Here are some resources you will find on the Career Specialist website:

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Student/Parent/Educator brochure

Business brochure

Directions for using the MicroBurst Learning System

Career Aisle—Career Videos

A PowerPoint created for students in York County

by Shannon Parrish

Special thanks to SCOIS for preparing the educator and

business brochures.

ANNOUNCEMENT:

The South Carolina Alliance of Black School Educators @ Rock Hill (SCABSE) will be hosting its 5th Annual Historically Black

Colleges & Universities Awareness Day on February 20, 2010, in Rock Hill, SC. ALL students are encouraged to attend. Please

inform your students about this event (especially 11th & 12th graders). Many schools give scholarships on the spot.

For additional information contact: Shandra Hall at [email protected]

NCDA Poetry and Poster Contest State Winners:

“Thanks to all the school counselors and career specialists who promoted the 2010 NCDA Poster and Poetry contest. Your work to pro-mote artistic careers through student participation in this contest is appreciated. MUCH thanks to the South Carolina Regional Career Specialists for running a great contest for SC again. The service they do for our students in the Palmetto State is fantastic. Last year, the Palmetto State had eight national winners thanks to their great work! We could not have done this without our corporate sponsor, Philip Morris of Sun Printing, and our two contest honorary judges, poet Dr. Ray McManus of USC-Sumter and artist Jim Harrison of Denmark. A big thanks to each for supporting our public schools! The Office of Career and Technology Education wishes to also thank SCDE's art curriculum education associate, Scot Hockman who provided great information to art teachers and invaluable support for the contest. We are also greatly appreciative to SCDE's Sherry Williams of the EEDA Office for her support and love of the arts. Addition-ally, we would like to thank Dave Walker, Lowcountry RCS, for serving as the State Coordinator for this contest and Dr. Bob Couch, Director of Career and Technology Education, for his financial support of this endeavor.” Dr. Ray Davis, LPC, NCC, CDFI

Education Associate: Career Guidance, Office of Career and Technology Education

South Carolina State Department of Education

POETRY

Primary Division (K-2)

Intermediate Division (3-5)

Middle Division (6-8)

Senior Division (9-12)

Open Adult (18+ not enrolled in school)

STUDENT GRADE SCHOOL/DISTRICT SCHOOL COORDINATOR

1ST Place Tyler Ricks 2 D. P. Cooper Elementary School/ Williamsburg Larry Odom

2nd Place Emma Grace Baker 1 Gateway Elementary School/Greenville Cindy Howard

3rd Place Richard Forrester 1 Gateway Elementary School/Greenville Cindy Howard


1ST Place Megan Robinson 5 O. P. Earle Elementary School/Spartanburg 1 Elizabeth Blackwell

2nd Place Summer Rogers 5 Lake Murray Elementary School/Lexington 1 Jennifer Adams

3rd Place Luke Dowd 5 Pomaria Garmany Elementary School/Newberry Jennie Band


1ST Place Gracyn Moore 8 Honea Path Middle School/Anderson 2 Demika Patterson

2nd Place Sarah McDaniel 8 New Heights Middle School/Chesterfield Terri Rhoad

3rd Place Griffin Binnicker 7 Wren Middle School/Anderson Erin Wimberly


1ST Place Jacquelyn Lynn 9 Manning High School/Clarendon 2 Earlene Howell-Smith

2nd Place Erica Toenniessen 12 Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence/Beaufort-Jasper Connie Horton

3rd Place Tierra Smith 11 Dorman High School/Spartanburg 6 Ann McIntyre


1ST Place Amy M. Smith N/A Aiken High School/Aiken Nina Dorman

2nd Place Jennifer McGee N/A Union County High School/Union Yoneka Washington

3rd Place Faith Brown-Ostrander N/A West Florence High School/Florence 1 Haylea Jordan

POSTER – CATEGORY 1 Primary Division (K-2)





POSTER – CATEGORY 2 Primary Division (K-2)



1ST Place Chase Rochester 1 Westcliffe Elementary School/Greenville JoBeth Manley

2nd Place Joshua Hedgepath 2 Reuben Elementary School/Newberry Lynn Johnson

3rd Place Mackenzie Sherman 1 Robert E. Cashion Elementary/Greenville Alice Holman


1ST Place Annie Kate Hodge 5 Campobello Gramling Elementary School/Spartanburg 1 Brad Rothell

2nd Place Jocelyn Span 5 West Lee Elementary School/Lee Cheryl Mott Sims

3rd Place D. J. Huichapa 4 Gallman Elementary School/Newberry Ann Abbott


1ST Place Yelena Grabelnik & Barbara Sanjoya

8 D. R. Hill Middle School/Spartanburg 5 Nicole Mason

2nd Place Elizabeth Crowther 7 Beaufort Middle School/Beaufort Tori Anthony

3rd Place Penn Sheila Griffin 6 Fennell Elementary School/Hampton 1 Cindy Bowers


1ST Place Amandus Rhodus 12 Manning High School/Clarendon 2 Earlene Howell-Smith

2nd Place Geoffrey Turner 11 Marlboro High School/Marlboro Mr. Ranson

3rd Place Sherry Herr 9 James F. Byrnes High School/Spartanburg 5 D’Ann Todd


1ST Place Ann Abbott N/A Newberry Ann Abbott

2nd Place Becky Epperson N/A Newberry Elementary School/Newberry Tina Johnson

3rd Place Amy Carabetta N/A Hughes Academy/Greenville Ashlee E. Barnes


1ST Place Paxton Williams 2 James Island Elementary School/Charleston Liz Chirles

2nd Place Christopher Blackwell 1 Gateway Elementary School/Greenville Cindy Howard

3rd Place Casi Birt 1 Gateway Elementary School/Greenville Cindy Howard


1ST Place Kelleen Huamani 4 Hunley Park Elementary School/Charleston Sarah Moody

2nd Place Rachel Smith 3 O. P. Earle Elementary School/Spartanburg 1 Elizabeth Blackwell

3rd Place Angel Brown 3 Taylors Elementary School/Greenville Nelda Kay





1ST Place Dylan Potter 6 Macedonia Elementary School/Berkeley Diane Steinmeyer

2nd Place Somers Cherry 7 Beaufort Middle School/Beaufort Tori Anthony

3rd Place Josie Day 7 Westview Middle School/Greenwood Sabra M. Price


1ST Place Kaitlyn Cain 10 Walhalla High School/Oconee Nancy Harper

2nd Place Leslie Hewitt 12 Georgetown High School/Georgetown Jason Coakley

3rd Place Matthew Manley 10 Lexington Applied Technology Center/Lexington 1 Michele Coope

Riverside Middle School, Greenville School District

First Ever Door Decorating Contest

The first ever door decorating contest for all 40 homerooms at Riverside Middle School took place in November to celebrate National

Career Development Month. The neighboring technical college, Greenville Technical College, volunteered their career specialists to

judge the contest and provided breakfast for the classes winning first through third place. Prior to the event, Holly Gosnell, career spe-

cialist, and all RMS teachers discussed career paths with the entire student body. In addition to student and faculty participation, par-

ents participated by providing gift basket items for the first through third place winning teachers.

“This was one of the best career events held at Riverside Middle School so far this year. All teachers and students waited anxiously to

see who won. Students stayed after school and came in early to plan with me regarding their doors and everyone was excited about

careers!” stated Holly Gosnell, GCDF.


1ST Place Kacithia Wright N/A Jasper County School District Cynthia Robino

2nd Place Cassandra Rivers N/A Estill Middle School/Hampton 2 Linda Brown

3rd Place Tez English N/A Crossroads Middle School/Lexington 5 Brandi Canfield

Click here to see the video clip. Under January 2010, click on Riverside Middle

School Video.

Spartanburg School District Five Florence Chapel Middle School

On Tuesday, December 1, 2009, a group of eighth grade students from Florence Chapel Middle School spent a day at Clemson University. The students visited Clemson’s Insect Museum and ventured through parts of the S.C. Botanical Gardens on campus. In addition, students took a guided tour of both Littlejohn Coliseum and Clemson’s Memorial Stadium, better known as “Death Valley.”

These District Five students learned about science, horticulture, and the history of Clemson University as an integral part of the upstate of South Carolina

and were exposed to life on a college campus at one of the largest institutes of higher learning in our state. “Many of the students who attended the trip have heard about Clemson on a daily basis, but never had the chance to see it for themselves...” stated Kerri McAlister, GCDF at Florence Chapel Middle School, “...letting them see a large college campus in action was a new experience for most of our students. It was a wonderful opportunity to expose them to a higher education environment and get them to dream bigger.”

Students from the “Palmetto Blue” hall were guided by George Bennett, a former IPTAY Executive Director and member of Clemson Athletics Hall of

Fame. Students visited the basketball locker room and compared their shoes to Union native Trevor Booker’s size 19 basketball shoes and most exciting—they were allowed to run down “The Hill” in Death Valley.

Stanley Hunter, a Byrnes High School graduate, greeted the students during their visit. He is a former football player and current student-coach at

Clemson. Hunter offered encouraging words and challenged the students to work hard to overcome obstacles they might face. It was an eye-opening experi-ence for the FCMS students. Chandler Keen summed it up by saying “The trip was awesome and very worthwhile.”

For more details contact:

Kerri McAlister, GCDF [email protected]

949-2310 (p)

949-2315 (f)

Carver Junior High School, Spartanburg School District Seven

Willa Powers, Career Specialist at Carver Junior High School used the book “How Santa Got His Job” to introduce students to careers. With the assistance of Ms. Powers, students put the book into “play” form as a Reader’s Theatre and performed the program for sixth grade stu-dents, faculty, and parents.

To the right is the program from the performance.

To find out more contact Willa at:

[email protected]

Aynor Middle School

Career Week During the week of November 16-20t, 2009, Aynor Middle School hosted their annual Career Week for National Career Awareness Month. Many activities were planned for each day. Some activities were as follows:

11-16-2009 Career Trivia 11-17-2009- College Day 11-18-2009- Career Poster Contest 11-19-2009- SC Personal Pathways Prize Wheel 11-20-2009- Career Video/ Dress as your career day

The events were coordinated by Shonda Owens-McKnight, Global Career Development Facilitator. Below are pictures of some students who participated in the events.

Career Trivia Winners Career Poster Contest Winners Dress as Your Career Day College Day College Day

6th Grade Poster Winner College Day College Day College Day

To speak with Shonda contact her at:

Shonda Owens-McKnight, MA, GCDF Global Career Development Facilitator Aynor Middle School [email protected] 843-358-6000 ext. 3418 843-358-5066 (fax)

Spaulding Middle School, Darlington School District Awarded a Palmetto Pride Grant Hannah DeBruhl, GCDF, Career Specialist

[email protected]

The Palmetto Pride “Go Green” grant is provided to schools and organizations that are committed to keeping South Carolina beauti-

ful. With this grant Spaulding Middle School (SMS) will continue their successful recycling program by rewarding classes each month with

a “green” prize for being the best at recycling. Additionally, SMS will improve their recycling efforts by becoming Recycling Troopers.

This program is student-oriented and ensures that proper items are being recycled. Students will be selected to monitor the bins each

week and award the classes who have properly recycled. This program will help students become more aware of what is placed in the bins

as well as give students leadership and initiative skills they need.

According to Hannah DeBruhl, Career Specialist, “All of the skills and qualities that they are building-on can be used in the work-

force. I am very proud to announce that Spaulding Middle School was awarded a Palmetto Pride Grant for the 2010 Challenge for the

Environment and I am proud of all our efforts to ‘Go Green.’ The recycling program teaches our students to care for the environ-

ment, about teamwork, and leadership.”

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q. If someone takes the GCDF course and receives credit for it but does not apply for a certificate number, is that person considered a CDF and

can someone who has completed the required course but without an actual certificate be employed by a school and paid with state funds sent

for CDFs? A. There is a great deal of confusion about all of the acronyms so let me provide some clarity: the course is a CDF (Career Development Facilitator) course, not a GCDF course. The

person who completes the CDF receives a certificate of completion of the CDF course. In the business world the completion of the course may be all that is required and GCDF certification is optional. However, in our state the EEDA legislation requires career specialists paid with EEDA funds to be GCDF (Global Career Development Facilitator) certified within 2 years of accepting their position unless they are also a certified guidance counselor, in which case, they are only required to successfully complete the CDF course. How-ever, it is suggested that everyone who takes the course apply for GCDF certification because it is a professional certification that makes any professional more marketable - some-thing we all need in times of "leaning out" human resources in many settings.

When a person completes the CDF course and receives the certificate of completion, they send that certificate, a check for $100 and documentation of career work experience hours (2800 hours for people with a master's degree, and 4800 hours for people with a bachelor's degree) to CCE, Inc (Center for Credentialing and Education). CCE determines if a person meets the qualifications to become GCDF certified. The GCDF is an international certification and must be renewed annually at a cost of $25.00 and every five years, the GCDF must attest they have completed 75 hours of professional development within the 12 GCDF competencies in order to be recertified. People who complete the CDF course but do not become GCDF certified are not required to complete 75 hours of professional development every five years. These individuals are not GCDF certified and therefore, do not need recertification hours.

Q. Is it ok to use CDF funds to pay a certified counselor who does not hold a CDF and has not taken the course if there is a certified counselor

with CDF certification already at the school who has more years and at a higher salary? A. Yes, you can and may pay a counselor with EEDA funds to serve as the career specialist however, that counselor must complete the CDF course within 2 years. However, having

the counselor also serve as the career specialist is not recommended because the legislation created the career specialist position to ASSIST the guidance counselor due to their historically heavy work-load. EEDA requirements of annual IGP conferences, involvement with C2B activities, full implementation of the Career Guidance Model to include character education, and other duties bring us full circle to pre-EEDA days where we realized the counselor is too busy to adequately cover career development assessments and interpreta-tion, career activities for students/parents and faculty, and the other 11 career specialist duties specified in legislation. For those schools utilizing counselors in the dual role, the response from counselors has been overwhelmingly that they are overwhelmed.

Q. Where can I find documents for GCDF renewal? A. Documents can be found at these links:

♦ A Recertification Guide:

http://cce-global.org/extras/cce-global/pdfs/GCDFRecertificationGuide.pdf

♦ A continuing education log to document activities toward the 75 required hours of recertification:

http://cce-global.org/extras/cce-global/pdfs/GCDFContinuingEdLog.pdf

♦ A form to verify activities toward the 75 required for recertification:

http://cce-global.org/extras/cce-global/pdfs/contactHourVerify.pdf

♦ GCDF application, renewal information, requirements for certification, application fees, provisional status, etc.

http://cce-global.org/extras/cce-global/pdfs/gcdfapplication.pdf

Q. Are there any CDF courses beginning soon? A. Yes. Candy Bates-Quinn and Suzi Raiford with Charleston County School District are co-instructing a CDF class for the Trident region beginning February 4, 2010. Contact Suzi at

[email protected].

Also, Cynthia Hulon and Winnie King’s CDF class began January 12, 2010, for individuals in the Florence area. You can contact Cynthia at [email protected].

Midlands Technical College begins a new class the first day of every month. Visit this site to register and for more details: http://www.mtctraining.com/OnlinePgs/CareerDevelopment.htm

A list of other instructors can be found on the Career Specialist web page here: http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Accountability/Regional-Services/EEDA-Services.html Scroll down to Career Specialist Services and under the “Forms” column you will see a document entitled “Summer 2009—Fall 2009 CDF Courses and Instructors.”

Newsletter prepared by

Sherry R. Williams, M.Ed, GCDF, LBSW EEDA Team, Education Associate

SC Department of Education 1429 Senate Street, B12 Columbia, SC 29201

(803) 734-6267 FAX:(803) 734-5281 [email protected]