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CTE Military Veterans

​As a veteran, you can continue your service and leadership as a Career and Technical Education (CTE) instructor in high schools across Colorado. Unlike other teaching pathways for veterans to become an educator that could take up to 4 years of college. The CTE instructor pathway validates the veteran's occupational expense and training to provide a CTE teaching authorization in one of the 6 career-related fields. Please review the basic qualifications under each career field to help you identify possible teaching opportunities based on your MOS. 
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CTE Veteran Rally Point - Meetings

Feb 11 @ 4pm Zoom

Career and Technical Education (CTE) Authorization General Information
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​U.S. service member applicants may meet content knowledge and experience requirements as follows:
• Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy or Space Force members: three or more years’ active duty
​• Guard/Reserve members: 10 years’ experience, or 5 years’ experience with 12 months active-duty deployment
​• Military Occupational Specialty (MOS), the time of service and an honorable discharge must be verified on a DD-214 member copy 4 (submitted in application)

Attention: CTE applications will only be approved for service members who have MOSs (military job title and training) that align with the submitted application. 
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Shining a Spotlight on CCCS System Office Veterans

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JORDAN WHITTINGTON
CTE PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SCIENCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Branch: U.S.. Army, Combat Medic (68W)
Role: Sergeant (E5)
Years Served: 4
About Jordan: “Through my military service stateside and on combat deployment, I learned what it meant to put the people you lead first and to know their individual needs to help them grow. This people-first mentality ensures that your team will do everything they can to complete a given task no matter how big or small it is. I continue this mentality in my current role as the Program Director of Health Science and Public Safety CTE here at CCCS. We work to ensure that every stakeholder knows that we hear their needs and that we will accomplish our common goals.”

SOURCE: CCCS

CARRIEANN MATHIS
CTE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, AND MEDIA ARTS (ETMA)
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Branch: U.S. Army, Signal Corps (25A)
Role: Captain (O3)
Years Served: 7
About CarrieAnn: “As a telecommunications officer in the Army, I learned how to lead a team of like-minded individuals to accomplish goals and missions in a high-paced environment. This platoon and company of soldiers transitioned into a classroom of students, where I continued to teach and show real-world examples of technology applications. My role as CTE Program Director for Engineering, Technology and Media Arts at CCCS has allowed this authentic learning for students to continue at a state level in CTE Programs with our new ETMA initiatives.”

SOURCE: CCCS
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Veterans in the Classroom 

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A Jeffco high school teacher designs a medical response pilot program that he believes could make a big difference in emergencies. Jeffco Public Schools Multimedia Journalist Jack Maher explains.
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