State Department of Education Honors Excellence in Career and Technology Education

[Howard Hartman]

For Immediate Release	April 26, 2011

Maryland State Department of Education Honors
Excellence in Career and Technology Education

2011 Career and Technology Education Awards of Excellence Program

BALTIMORE, MD (April 26, 2011) – The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) today will honor outstanding performance in secondary and postsecondary Career and Technology Education (CTE) at the 2011 Awards of Excellence at the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel (5:00 – 6:30 p.m.).

Speakers and award presenters include State Superintendent of Schools Nancy S. Grasmick and Assistant State Superintendent for Career and College Readiness Katharine Oliver, with Dr. Charlene Dukes, Vice President, Maryland State Board of Education, serving as master of ceremonies.

Maryland’s Career and Technology Education Awards of Excellence program is sponsored by MSDE. It is an annual event recognizing outstanding programs, student organizations, change agents, business partnerships, distinguished service, and national award winners.

“These outstanding award recipients represent a commitment to high standards at every level—from academic and technical achievement to business and community involvement,” said Dr. Grasmick. “They are all deserving of recognition and are a testimony to Maryland’s nationally recognized system of career and technology education.”

This year’s award winners

• Outstanding Business Partnership – Secondary – Northrop Grumman Corporation, Partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools
  
  
• Outstanding Business Partnership – Post Secondary – Boeing, Partnership with Community College of Baltimore County
  
  
• Outstanding Career and Technology Education Program – Secondary – Project Lead The Way Bioscience Program, Washington County Technical High School, Washington County Public Schools
  
  
• Outstanding Career and Technology Education Program – Postsecondary – Forest Technology Program, Allegany College of Maryland
  
  
• Outstanding Change Agent – Secondary – Pamela Clay, CTE Director, Talbot County Public Schools
  
  
• Outstanding Change Agent – Postsecondary – Pamela Williams Morgan, E.D., Director, Office of Field Experiences & Clinical Practice, University of Maryland Baltimore County
  
  
• Outstanding Career Technology Student Organization – SkillsUSA, Calvert County Career and Technology Academy, Calvert County Public Schools
  
  
• Distinguished Service Award – Secondary – Catherine Engel, Principal, Carroll County Career and Technology Center, Carroll County Public Schools
  
  
• Distinguished Service Award – Postsecondary – Dr. Leon L. Copeland, Sr., Chair, Department of Technology, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Outstanding CTE programs at the high school and community college levels are judged in four areas: program description, learner outcomes, program outcomes, and integration with systemic reform. The change agent award recognizes leadership for innovative change in CTE programs and focuses on goals of change, the change process, and overall results. The CTE career technology student organization award honors one local chapter of a CTE student leadership organization for providing growth opportunities to its members and emphasizing educational and career development of chapter members as a result of participation in the organization’s activities.

The business partnerships award is presented to a business that has established a strong working partnership with a secondary or postsecondary institution in order to support, promote, and improve CTE programs. The results of this partnership benefit the school, community, and business. The distinguished service award honors individuals who have demonstrated a high level of leadership, vision, and achievement in career and technology education. The Innovations in CTE award honors individuals using innovative future-focused strategies that keep CTE on the cutting edge.

For specific information on individuals or groups receiving awards or to contact winners, please call Patricia M. Mikos, Division of Career and College Readiness, MSDE, at 410-767-0186.