Locations,Agenda and STIPD registration:

Agenda: The dates and locations will be:

  1. March 13, 2017- Mobile (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.) (AIDT Maritime Training Center, 360 Addsco Rd, Mobile, AL)
  2. March 20, 2017- Montgomery (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.) AIDT 15 Technology Court, Montgomery AL
  3. March 27, 2017- Birmingham (9:00 a.m. - 12:00 pm) (12:00 to 1:00 p.m.) AWTC 3500 6th Ave. South, Birmingham AL

(12:00 to 1:00 p.m.)Child Labor Law training session. This is the only Child Labor Law session to be offered this spring. The session is offered to assist new coordinators coming on board for the 2nd semester, but anyone may attend.

The following Chalkable PD sessions are now OPEN for your intended audience:

SDECT0024 - one (1) hour session for Child Labor Law Training, offered at Birmingham only

SDECT0186 – three hour (3) session for WBL Training and Update offered at each of the three differentlocations. March 13, 20, 27 (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. Mike Rutledge, ALSDE Work-Based Learning

“Developing a Personal WBL Portfolio for Coordinators”

This session will focus on utilizing the WBL Training Sessions offered during 2014- 2017 as an outline for developing a “Coordinator’s Personal WBL Portfolio” which in reality, is a scrapbook of your job performance. The professional development sessions/activities for Coordinators have resulted in:

  • Acquired state Teacher Certification for all coordinators(beginning 2016-2017).
  • Documented increases in program numbers with the New R-1 (beginning 2015- 2016).
  • Publicized the economic impact their class has on the community and the state (beginning 2014-2015).
  • Streamlined Business and Industry Certification (BIC) procedures (beginning 2014-2015)
  • Coordinators requested/scheduled sessions with the LEA detailing changes and assistance needed (beginning spring 2015-2016).
  • Developed a method to acquire Workman’s Comp Insurance for qualified students. (beginning fall 2016-2017)
  • Participated in both required (Child Labor Law) and non-required fall and spring training sessions documented by STIPD/Chalkable (ongoing).
  • Current 12 month coordinators were asked to discuss with the LEA, the possibility of proceeding with offering “summer WBL classes” for the benefit of students and employers, (requested fall 2016-2017). (Summer 2015 and 2016 summer WBL classes were offered at several schools.)

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Dr. Philip Cleveland, ALSDE- Career and Technical Education/WorkForce Development

“The Goal of offering WBL Extended Year Opportunities”What are the next steps required to justify requesting a possible contract extensions for Coordinators during the summer. Coordinators can/could justify their request with their documented actions through their personal “Coordinator’s portfolio”.

An example of evidence based WBL success using the coordinator’s personal portfolio will be demonstrated by:

Kay Larrimore, current WBL Coordinator at Thomasville High School.

(12:00 to 1:00 p.m.)Child Labor LawTraining Session. –Adam Strickland, Inspector Alabama Department of Labor

This workshop will provide participants with an overview of current Alabama Child Labor Law requirements and some Federal laws as they apply to work-based learning. Topics will include ways to protect student workers, hazardous occupations as defined by law, cooperative education placements that should be avoided as well as employer requirements. This is the only Child Labor Law session to be offered this spring in order to assist new coordinators coming on board for the 2nd semester, but anyone may attend.