CTE Consortia General Resources

• 23-25 CTE Consortia Strategic Goals

• Admin Handbook

Lane Career Academy 

Contact: Shareen Vogel

LCA Interest form

HOPE Factory

• HOPE Factory is accepting applications for the second half of the 2025-26 school year  for students interested in advanced manufacturing and construction skills. Students learn alongside craft professionals in trades like welding, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and manufacturing. The program produces high-quality, affordable, energy-efficient, and fire-resilient manufactured homes for Oregon families. Entrants can earn at least 2.0 CTE credits, optional (4) LCC Math 085 credits, and a BOLI Certified Pre-Apprenticeship Certification.  Reminder: HOPE is an extension of your District CTE Programs!

Emergency Services

• Emergency Services provides students training for careers in emergency fire (structural and wildland) and EMT – all while completing hands-on skill training days at local fire stations. Students earn high school/college credits, CPR/BLS, Wildland and Emergency Medical Responder Certifications. Navigate your pathway to emergency services!

Behavioral Health Pathway

• The Behavioral Health Pathway program supports students in becoming behavioral health advocates and/or service providers – all while learning how to apply mental health wellness, skills, and practices. Students earn high school/college credits, First Aid/CPR, QPR, Sources of Strength, Teen Mental Health First Aid, de-escalation, and Peer Support Specialist certifications. Navigate your pathway to behavioral health! Contact: Casey Reid

Career Connected Learning

Contact: Hanna Eberle, Career Connected Learning Coordinator

• Join CareerReady Lane~ your county-wide hub for connecting with industry professionals

  • Learn more here 

  • Log in here

  • Questions?  Contact Hanna

• CCL & WBL Teaching Resources  — updated regularly

• Resource Highlights

  • Career Awareness

    • Career Journeys Videos

    • Day at Work Videos

  • Career Exploration

    • Career Journey Maps for 16 career clusters. Each journey map provides example jobs, example general job specifications, example job descriptions, suggested development, links to additional resources, and next steps. 

  • Career Preparation

    • Oregon Employability Skills Curriculum for middle school and high school

Work Based Learning

Contact: Shareen Vogel, Ariana Schwartz, Hanna Eberle

• ODE Work Based Learning page and Work Based Learning Canvas Course - module

• Work Based Learning Rubric - The rubric can be used by teachers, administrators, and other individuals to design and deliver quality and equitable work-based learning experiences for students within a CTE Program of Study. Find out more about using the WBL rubric here. 

• Work Based Learning Handbook- Comprehensive overview of WBL in Oregon, including definitions of the types of Work Based Learning.

CTE Teacher Licensure

Contact: Ariana Schwartz, CTE Teacher Licensure and Programs of Study

ODE One-pager of CTE Licensure

• CTE TEACHER APPLICANTS COMING FROM INDUSTRY: 

  • Restricted CTE License Overview 

  • Restricted CTE License Checklist

  • Restricted License application 

  • Instructor Appraisal Committee overview

  • Renewing a RCTE license 

• LICENSED TEACHERS ADDING A CTE ENDORSEMENT: 

  • CTE Endorsement Overview

  • Detailed instructions for adding a CTE endorsement 

  • CTE Endorsement Application 

  • License for Conditional Assignment 

• Applying for a Preliminary CTE License information and application 

• Restricted CTE Licensure Professional Development Plan (PDP): New CTE teachers on a Restricted License have to complete a professional development plan, which involves completing up to 18 credits of licensure prep courses. For more information about when and where to take classes click here: CTE Licensure Prep Classes

• ODE CTE Licensure Website

CTE Professional Learning Community (PLC) Leads:

• Becci Buenau: Computer Science PLC Lead: bbuenau@junctioncity.k12.or.us

• Leslie Lucir: Culinary PLC Lead, llucir@junctioncity.k12.or.us

• Helen Haberman: Natural Resource Systems PLC Lead, haberman@4j.lane.edu

• Kara Walter: Education & Training PLC Lead, walter_k@4j.lane.edu

• Kelli Hedrick: Agriculture PLC Lead, khedrick@marcola.k12.or.us

• Keri Pilgrim: Health Sciences PLC Lead, pilgrim_k@4j.lane.edu

• Polly Kohl: Manufacturing/Engineering PLC Lead, polly.kohl@springfield.k12.or.us

• Nina Herbst: Visual Media Arts PLC Lead, herbst_n@4j.lane.edu

• Ricardo Florez: Business PLC Lead, ricardo.florez@slane.k12.or.us

• Josiah Wynn: Construction PLC Lead, jwynn@creswell.k12.or.us

College Now - Articulate High School Classes for College Credit 

• College Now Instructor Resources

  • Dual Credit / Articulation Requirements Overview

  • Guide for applying to Teach College Now classes

  • LCC online catalog

  • Minimum Certification Standards - use this document to determine if you qualify to offer dual credit in your area

  • Teacher Application (complete this if you want to offer dual credit)

• Lookup College Now Courses by Your High School

• College Now Liaison List - find out which CN liaison works with your school and/or subject area. Get in touch with other CN staff here

• Content area LCC Deans and Faculty Leads - find contact information for LCC faculty partners

• Lane Regional Promise - become certified to teach certain dual credit courses

Community Events and Resources

• Lane Arts Council has developed a roster of PD workshops focused on arts integration and artistic mindset in the classroom. If you have any questions or want to explore possible collaborations for this year, please contact Ben Minnis at artsed@lanearts.org

• ODE has created an Arts Access Toolkit to help districts improve access to arts learning as part of a well-rounded education. It is full of resources and strategies that can help ensure students are afforded the right to utilize the arts as tools for thinking, learning, expression, and liberation.

• Connected Lane County