Up-to-Date with Date
Important news from OVAE's Division of Academic and Technical Education (DATE).
2009: January, February, March, April, July
2008: January, February-March, April, May, June-July, August, September, October-November
2007: February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, November-December
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- Brenda Dann-Messier Nominated for Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education
- Expert Panel Convened on Programs of Study
- Five States Chosen to Receive Technical Assistance in Developing 'Green' Programs of Study
- Next Steps Work Group Conference Calls
- Equipment Manufacturers Join Forces with FFA to Advance Agricultural Industry Career Development
- FFA Week Contest Winners Announced
- Perkins 2009 Monitoring Schedule
- Mark Your Calendar!
- Spotlight on Effective Pracitces
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- Welcome Deputy Assistant Secretary Glenn Cummings
- Peer Collaborative Resource Network Web Site Redesign Complete
- Annual Spring Meeting Materials Now Available
- Next Step Work Group Conference Calls
- FAUPL Negotiations
- A Key Resource for CTE
- Agricultural Education Update: Free Tomato Seeds!!
- Perkins 2009 Monitoring Schedule
- Mark Your Calendar!
- STEM Transitions Projects Now Available for Secondary School Programs
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- CAR Review Outline Letter Issued
- Timeline for Negotiations on PY 2009-2010-11 Perkins Performance Levels
- Next Step Work Group Conference Call Scheduled
- Have Questions about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act?
- Ongoing Collaboration with DOL
- Agricultural Education Update
- Perkins 2009 Monitoring Schedule
- Mark Your Calendar!
- Spotlight on Effective Practices!
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- Perkins IV State Plan Web Site Set to Launch!
- CAR Review Update
- Next Step Work Group Conference Call Scheduled
- Agricultural Education Completes Biotechnology Curriculum Standards
- NACTEP Grantee Plans College
- Perkins 2009 Monitoring Schedule
- Mark Your Calendar!
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- New IPA Joins DATE Staff
- Job Opening in DATE
- New NHCTEP Competition Scheduled for 2009
- Agricultural Education Update: Scholarship Applications Available
- Perkins 2009 Monitoring Schedule
- Mark Your Calendar!
- Spotlight on Effective Practices!
October - November 2008 (PDF, 30 KB)
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) - Reminder
- State Scholars Has Two New Products
- New Rigorous Programs of Study Grantees Meet in DC
- Financial Management Workshop Held in October
- Virtual Data Quality Institute Held in October
- Next Step Work Group
- Agricultural Education Update
- NCC-CTSO Meeting at OVAE
- National FFA Celebrates 81st Convention
- Perkins Monitoring Team Schedule
- Mark Your Calendar!
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- DATE to Offer Further Opportunities for Technical Assistance on
Accountability - Virtual Data Quality Institute Update - Reminder
- Financial Management Workshop Update - Reminder
- Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) - Reminder
- New Rigorous Programs of Study Grantees to Meet in October
- Task Force to Meet on the “Assessing the Feasibility of a National
Clearinghouse or Item Bank Project” to Meet in October - Student Organizations Collaborate with OVAE
- Monitoring the Progress of the FFA’s ‘10x15’ Goal
- FFA and 4-H Form Collaboration
- Perkins Monitoring Team Schedule
- Mark Your Calendar!
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- DATE Awards Grants to Six States to Create Statewide Articulation Agreements
- Financial Management Workshop Scheduled for October
- A Virtual Data Quality Institute Scheduled for October
- Local Application Review Completed
- Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) Window Opens
- The National Center for Education Statistics Features Report on CTE
- Two IPA Vacancies Available January 1, 2009
- Next Steps Workgroup Scheduled Conference Calls for FY 2008
- Partnership between ED and USDA Formed to Support FFA
- Perkins Monitoring Team Schedule
- Mark Your Calendar!
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- DATE Staff to Begin Review of State’s Local Applications
- Rigorous Programs of Study (RPOS) Review Underway
- Sixth Annual Career Cluster Institute Participation
- The National Community College Symposium
- Next Steps Workgroup Scheduled Conference Calls for FY 2008
- Perkins Monitoring Team Schedule
- Mark Your Calendar!
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- State Plan Review Update
- Financial Management Institute Workshop Planned for September
- America’s Career Resource Network Web Site Moved
- Program of Study Grant Opportunities
- Perkins Monitoring Team Visits
- Agricultural Education News
- Agriculture Education Essay Winners Honored
- OVAE Hosts Student Organizations Coordinating Council
- Next Steps Workgroup Scheduled Conference Calls for FY 2008
- Mark Your Calendar!
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- Financial Management Workshop Scheduled for September
- Discretionary Grant Project Directors Meeting Scheduled for June
- State Scholars Initiative (SSI) Summit Scheduled for April
- State Scholars Initiative (SSI) Evaluation Reports Available
- Next Steps Workgroup Scheduled Conference Calls for FY 2008
- Agricultural Education News
- Mark Your Calendar!
February - March 2008 (PDF, 34 KB)
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- New Perkins IV Consolidated Annual Report (CAR)
- Estimated State Allocations for FY 2008 Perkins IV Grant Awards
- FY 2004-2005 Report to Congress
- Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) Review
- Financial Management Workshop Planned
- OVAE Morning Planned for NASDCTEc Spring Meeting
- State Scholars Summit Planned
- New DVD to Guide Eighth Grade Students into Rigorous Math Programs
- Career Pathway Plan Presented to DOT/ Maritime Groups
- Perkins Monitoring Team Visits Utah in March
- OVAE Participates in the National Council of Rehabilitation Educators 2008 Spring
Conference - Agricultural Education News
- Mark Your Calendar!
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- State Scholars Schedule National Summit on Academic Rigor and Relevance
- Perkins Monitoring Schedule for 2008 Unveiled
- Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) Update
- Web Site for Submission of Five-Year State Plans
- Upcoming Webinar on National Item Bank Scheduled
- Agricultural Education News
- National Student Organizations Meet at OVAE
- 2008 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Conference Scheduled
- Mark Your Calendar!
November - December 2007 (PDF, 27 KB)
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- Discretionary Grant Project Directors to Meet in June 2008
- Perkins Monitoring Team Visits
- Data Reporting for the Perkins IV Transition Year (July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008)
- Invitation to Get Involved in the STEM Transitions Project
- DATE Establishes Two IPA Positions
- FY 2004-05 Perkins Report to Congress Completed
- Spotlight on South Carolina’s Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
- Mark Your Calendar!
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- CAR Window Opens
- FFA News
- DATE’s Next Step Work Group Preparing Recommendations
- CORD Receives Contract for New STEM Project
- Mark Your Calendar!
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- Perkins Monitoring Team Visits Mississippi and Arkansas
- Notice Inviting Applications Published for the Native Hawaiian CTE Program
- League Receives Proposals for New STEM Project
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Published for Academic Competitiveness and SMART
Grants - Spotlight on Michigan’s Ford PAS
- Mark Your Calendar!
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- Revised Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) for FY 2007 Approved
- Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) Published for the Native Hawaiian CTE
Program - Community College STEM Curriculum Development Request for Proposals
- “Blue Jackets and Bright Futures” Take Over DC for the Week!
- New Career Development Toolkit Available
- Mark Your Calendar!
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- Review of New Perkins IV State Plans
- Approval of State’s Performance Levels for the Three Core Indicators Tied
to the No Child Left Behind Act - Issuing the 1st New Grant Awards Under Perkins IV
- Career Clusters Institute
- Spotlight on Promising Practices: Good Writing Is An Integral Part of This
Tech Prep Consortium - Community College Programs Interest International Visitors
- Mark Your Calendar!
In this issue:
- Update on OVAE’s Secondary-Postsecondary Regional Institutes
- Resources from OVAE’s Data Quality Institute in Savannah
- Update on Perkins IV State Plan Review
- Availability of Individualized Technical Assistance on Accountability
- Future Program Spotlights
- Looking Ahead: Meetings and Conferences Over the Next Few Months
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- DATE’s Regional Accountability Specialists (RAS) Offer Technical Assistance on
Requirements of Perkins IV - Template Available for Performance Reporting
- National Data Quality Institute Scheduled
- Perkins CTE Grant Funds
- OVAE’s Secondary-Postsecondary Transitions Institutes Update
- Spotlight on OVAE’s State Scholars Program
- Student Appointment Opportunity in Agricultural Sciences Education/FFA
- Looking Ahead: Meetings and Conferences Over the Next Few Months
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- Perkins IV State Plan Guide Released
- Non-regulatory Guidance on Perkins Accountability Issued
- States for FY 2007 Monitoring Visits Approved
- Review of State’s FY 2005-06 Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) Submission
Completed - OVAE’s Session at NASDCTEc Spring Leadership Meeting
- America’s Career Resource Network (ACRN) National Strategic Planning Meeting
- OVAE’s Secondary-Postsecondary Transitions Institutes
- Discretionary Grants Update
- Spotlight on OVAE’s College and Careers Transition Initiative (CCTI)
- Looking Ahead: Meetings and Conferences Over the Next Few Months
In this issue:
- Message from the Director
- Update on the Release of the Perkins IV State Plan Guide
- Answers to Your Questions about Perkins IV
- Federal Register Notice Published for Revised FY 2006-07 Perkins Consolidated
Annual Report (CAR) - Update on the Upcoming Round Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Incentive Grants
- Save-the-Date: “From High School to College and Careers: Strengthening
Secondary-Postsecondary Transitions Using Career Clusters and Pathways” Institutes - Notice Inviting Applications for Perkins Discretionary Grants
- Spotlight on State Scholars
- Looking Ahead: Meetings and Conferences Over the Next Few Months