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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><st1:date Month="9" Day="20" Year="2011" w:st="on"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">September 22, 2011</SPAN></B></st1:date><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=3>CONTACTS: Bob Estabrook, 503-709-0730</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Times; FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">CTE Grant Committee to Begin Its Work<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">First awards from new grant fund to be made this spring<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></I></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">PORTLAND</B>- State Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian and State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today announced their appointees and co-chairs of the Career and Technical Education Revitalization Advisory Committee (CTERAC), the key voices who will help them administer the $2 million dedicated to CTE restoration by the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place> legislature </FONT></FONT><A href="http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI/docs/06.17.11_BOLI_Release_-_CTE_Win.pdf"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">earlier this year</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>CTERAC holds its first public meeting, concentrating on organizational matters, on <st1:date Month="9" Day="29" Year="2011" w:st="on">Thursday, September 29, 2011</st1:date>, from <st1:time w:st="on" Hour="9" Minute="0">9am</st1:time> to <st1:time w:st="on" Hour="15" Minute="0">3pm</st1:time> in Room 243 of the State Capitol.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">The 12 members of CTERAC, appointed jointly by Avakian and Castillo, are drawn from the Oregon Legislature, organized labor, the business community and trade organizations, and education professionals from various backgrounds.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They include:</FONT></P>
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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Jon Chandler</B> of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place> Homebuilders Association, CTERAC Co-Chair<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Ginger Redlinger</B> of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Clackamas</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> of Industrial Sciences, CTERAC Co-Chair<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Andrew Beyer</B> of Lease Crutcher Lewis<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Barbara Byrd</B> of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place> AFL-CIO<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Colin Cameron</B> of the Confederation of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Administrators<o:p></o:p></FONT></P></TD>
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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Rep. Kevin Cameron</B>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Ore.</st1:State></st1:place> House Republican Leader<o:p></o:p></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Sen. Diane Rosenbaum</B>, Ore. Senate Majority Leader<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B><o:p></o:p></FONT></P></TD>
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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Mark Elston</B> of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Hampton</st1:City></st1:place> Lumber<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> <o:p></o:p></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Penny Grotting</B> of Malheur Education Service District<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B><o:p></o:p></FONT></P></TD>
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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Brian Krieg</B> of the Sheet Metal Contractors Association<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B><o:p></o:p></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">John Mohlis</B> of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and Construction Trades Council<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B><o:p></o:p></FONT></P></TD>
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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -27pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Duella Scott-Hull</B>, retired <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Coos</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Bay</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School District</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> educator<o:p></o:p></FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">“This is an exciting time for career and technical education in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>,” Avakian said.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“We have work to do, thanks to years of disinvestment in CTE, but we have a concrete plan to get on the right track: maximizing the return on public dollars through partnerships with labor and industry, </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">drawing on existing models of success and establishing a framework to bring high-quality <st1:stockticker w:st="on">CTE</st1:stockticker> options that teach emerging or in-demand job skills to every student in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>.”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">“The members of the CTE committee bring a tremendous breadth and depth of knowledge and experience to this project,” Castillo said. “I thank all of them for their past contributions to CTE in <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State> and look forward to the impact that they will have in building a strong foundation for future generations of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place> students and workers.”<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">CTERAC, administered by the Oregon Department of Education and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State></st1:place>’s Bureau of Labor and Industries, will award grants to successful applicants in spring 2012, with funds to be disbursed for the 2012-13 school year.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Committee members will advise the Labor Commissioner and Superintendent on rules and policy regarding the grant application process and award criteria.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Oregonians interested in following the committee’s work, which is open to the public, can join the secure “CTE Grants” email list at </FONT><A href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/ctegrants"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/ctegrants</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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