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MEMBER DISTRICTS
AlWood School District 225
Annawan School District 226
Black Hawk College District 503
Bradford School District 1
Cambridge School District 227
Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District 36
Colona School District 190
East Moline School District 37
Galva School District 224
Geneseo School District 228
Hampton School District 29
Kewanee School District 229
Mercer County School District 404
Moline School District 40
Neponset School District 307
Orion School District 223
Riverdale School District 100
Rock Island School District 41
Rockridge School District 300
Sherrard School District 200
Silvis School District 34
Stark County School District 100
United Township School District 30
Wethersfield School District 230
Published quarterly by Quad City Career
and Technical Education Consortium
1275 Avenue of the Cities
East Moline, IL 61244
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This publication was prepared pursuant to a grant with funding partially through the
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006.
The Quad City Career and Technical
Education Consortium does not discriminate against any student/
employee by reason of gender, religion, race, creed, age, color, disability or
national origin.
APRIL 2015
QUAD CITY CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM
System Staff
Larry Shimmin Quad City System Director
(309) 752-1691 [email protected]
Deb Holmes Special Projects Coordinator
(309) 752-1697 [email protected]
Susan Newton, Editor (309) 752-1623
news QCC TEC Get Connected to the Transition Resources
In Your Community
T he Youth Transition Fair will
be held during the evening
hours on Thursday, May 7
from 4-7 p.m. at Black Hawk
College, Building 3, Moline, Illinois.
This special event is for students
in grades 7-12, parents, and teachers.
Counties served include: Bureau,
Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, and
Stark.
Over 50 agencies have been
invited and will set up in the
gymnasium to answer questions from
special populations students and their
families about:
Assistive Technology
Career Information
Child Care
Community Skill and Work
Instruction
Disabilities
Education
Emergency Assistance
Health Care
Housing
Independent Living
Legal Assistance
Mental Health
Transition
Transportation, and more!
This is a joint effort to
introduce the region’s special
education students, grades 7-12 to
the various available community
assistance programs and help them
with a variety of transition
experiences.
Table display space will be
provided free of charge for
representatives to meet, talk, and
hand out information about their
services.
“After high school, who will
help me achieve my goals? Where
will I live? How will I get the
training I need?” These are some of
the questions that students and their
families can get answered as they
browse from table to table.
There is no registration
required for students and their
families.
The event is sponsored by
Black Hawk College and Quad City
(Tri-County) Transition Planning
Committee.
If you would like to promote
your services at the fair or just need
more information, contact Deb
Holmes at (309) 752-1697.
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APRIL 2015
QUAD CITY CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM
April 8-10 Black Hawk College North American Colleges &
Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Conference, iWireless
Center, Moline, IL April 10 Health Care Program Careers Exploration, Black Hawk
College, Moline, IL April 10 Illinois School Counselor Association Annual Conference,
Northfield Inn & Suites, Springfield, IL April 17 STEM Camp for Girls, Black Hawk College East Campus,
Galva, IL April 18 “Ready to Learn” Early Childhood Conference, Western
Illinois University-Riverfront Campus, Moline, IL April 22 Career Fair for Persons with Disabilities, iWireless Center
Moline, IL April 23 8th Annual Illinois School Wellness Conference, Hilton
Garden Inn, Champaign, IL April 23-24 Build Your Own 3D Printer Workshop, Bloomington, IL April 25 Black Hawk College Quad Cities Campus Open House,
Moline, IL April 27 Regional Family & Consumer Science (FACS) Workshop,
UT Area Career Center, East Moline, IL April 28 LEGO Workshop for Elementary Teachers, Western
Illinois University-Riverfront Campus, Moline, IL May 5 National Teachers Day May 7 Transition Planning Committee’s Community Agency
Fair, Building 3, Black Hawk College, Moline, IL May 7 Tech 2015 Student Showcase, Capitol Building, Spring-
field, IL May 8 Counselor Academy #4, Short Hills Country Club, East
Moline, IL June 12-14 Abilities Expo, Renaissance Schaumburg Convention
Center, Chicago, IL July 28-29 Beginning Teacher STEM Conference, I Hotel and
Conference Center, Champaign, IL Aug. 11-13 Distance Teaching & Learning Annual Conference,
Monona Terrace, Madison, WI Oct. 1-3 Illinois Reading Council Conference, Peoria Civic Center
& Marriott Pere Marquette Hotel, Peoria, IL
Students Participate In Collective
Bargaining Conference
O n February 26, students in
Co-op classes at United
Township High School
participated in the American
Collective Bargaining Conference at
Butterworth Center, Moline, Illinois.
Students were assigned to a
bargaining team either as
representatives of management or
labor. They were asked to draft
bargaining proposals that were
presented to the opposite team. From
these proposals, both teams attempted
to negotiate a contract by the end of
the day. The responsibility of
negotiating remained with the
students but advisors were available
to assist and guide the team through
the process. The advisors were
Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Services (FMCS) Commissioners.
The Commissioners were available to
mediate and to provide assistance on
difficult issues.
Before attending the conference,
students were prepared with a study
guide of background information,
possible bargaining topics, and a
glossary of common terms.
The event was sponsored by the
Quad-City Area Labor Management
Council (QCALM) and Quad City
Career & Technical Education
Consortium (QCC TEC).
April is a promise
That May is
bound to keep.
- Hal Borland
APRIL 2015
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QUAD CITY CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM
Job Fair to be Held for Persons
With Disabilities
Rock Island County Coroner Discusses Duties with Area Career Center Students
B rian Gustafson, Rock Island
County Coroner, talked to
students at United Township
Area Career Center on Feb. 18th
about the duties of the Coroner’s
office. Students listening to his
presentation were in Law
Enforcement and Public Safety II and
Extended Campus Health
Occupations I classes.
The Coroner’s office is
responsible for determining the
manner and the cause of death in all
cases of homicide, suicide, or
accident, and in all cases where there
was no recent attending physician, or
where circumstances surrounding the
death are obscure or mysterious.
Inquests may be conducted for those
deaths determined to be other than
natural or deaths that are suspicious
in nature.
The responsibilities of the
Coroner are to see that the proper,
scientific studies are performed.
These include autopsy, toxicology,
microscopic slide examination,
bacteriology, X-rays, and more.
The Coroner’s jurisdiction is
determined by where a death actually
occurs, not where a particular
incident/accident happened that
might cause the death. An incident
may occur in one county, but if the
victim is transported to a facility in
another county and pronounced
deceased, the jurisdiction lies where
the actual death occurs.
Mr. Gustafson showed a
slideshow entitled, “Victim Impact
Program - The Coroner’s Perspect-
ive.” Photos depicted fatalities
involving cars, trucks, and
motorcycles on local streets and
highways. These photos were very
sobering and graphic. Many of the
accident fatalities were the result of
high speed, alcohol impairment, and
lack of seatbelts and helmets.
“The hardest thing about my
job is what I’m going to tell
somebody that will ruin and change
their life,” Mr. Gustafson said
referring to informing the next of
kin about a fatality. He also showed
a short video involving a police
chase that started in Colona, Illinois
continued on Wolf Road, and onto
Interstate I-80E resulting in the
crash and fatality of the driver.
Mr. Gustafson stressed the
importance of doing a job that you
like. “I have the best job in the
world,” said Mr. Gustafson. “I use
my nursing skills every day. Do a
job that you love. If you don’t love
it, try something else,” he also
added.
The above picture shows Brian
Gustafson, Rock Island County
Coroner speaking to Area Career
Center students enrolled in law
enforcement and nursing classes
about his duties.
T he Rock Island Department
of Human Services will host
a Job Fair for Persons with
Disabilities on Wednesday, April 22.
The event will be held from 10 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m. at the iWireless Center
in Moline, Illinois.
B lack Hawk College is hosting
a STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering,
and Math) Camp for Girls. The
STEM Camp’s theme is “Girls of
Today - Women of Tomorrow.”
The camp will be held at Black
Hawk College East Campus, Galva,
Illinois on April 17-18 starting at
5:30 p.m. with the girls staying
overnight, and ending the next
morning at 8:30 a.m.
This is an opportunity for girls
in grades 8-12 to experience a fun
filled overnight science adventure.
They will study the stars, learn about
computers, weld and solder, and
much more. The cost is $25 that
includes dinner, snacks, breakfast
and supplies. There is a limited
number of scholarships available for
applicants with a financial need.
Girls are encouraged to apply
early as space is limited to 40
participants. Registration deadline is
Friday, April 10.
For more information, please
contact Jen Holldorf at (309) 796-
5133 or [email protected].
Black Hawk College Offers STEM Camp
For Girls
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QUAD CITY CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM APRIL 2015
C ounselor Academy #3 was
held on February 13th at
Western Illinois University,
Riverfront Campus, Moline, Illinois.
The first presenter at this
February’s Counselor Academy was
Emily Gordon, Director at Rick’s
House of Hope. Mrs. Gordon’s
professional knowledge on the topic
of grief and loss is impressive. She
has the ability to quickly take
disparate stories of grief and loss, tie
them together in a web, and create an
understanding that grief and loss is
fundamentally tied to the human
condition. I found her tips and
resources in this area to be very
useful and have integrated them into
my own portfolio. Rick’s House of
Hope offers groups and camps for
free or a nominal fee at their
Davenport location. If you are
working in the Quad-Cities area and
Rick’s House of Hope is not already
in your list of community
resources…ADD IT!
Dr. Holly Nikels and Mr.
Matt Beck presented at the counselor
academy on the topic of Licensed
Professional Counselor (LCP) and
Licensed Clinical Professional
Counselor (LCPC) licensure in the
state of Illinois. The process can
seem complicated so the additional
information on the topic was
certainly helpful. Mr. Beck gave his
perspective on the topic as someone
who has recently completed the
process. Dr. Nikels outlined the nuts
and bolts of the process and raised
the question of where the profession
of school counseling is headed. As
competition for school counseling
jobs is encroached upon by the
professions of psychology and social
work, the question of how we hold a
competitive edge must be
considered. As an emerging school
counselor it certainly brings to light
the importance of advocating for the
profession.
The last presenter of the day
was Ms. Ikponwonsa Oriaikhi from
the Quad-Cities Alliance for
Immigrants and Refugees (QCAIR).
Her personal story of transformation
from immigrant to citizen to a
professional working in the service
of immigrants was truly eye
opening. The need for services for
immigrants and refugees in the
Quad-Cities area seems to have
outpaced the availability of
resources for those groups of
individuals. However, having an
organization such as QCAIR
working to educate the public about
this need and offering help to these
groups of individuals is certainly a
promising start to a brighter future
in this area. The take away for me
from this presentation was that, as
for now, the school counselor is
going to have to be skilled at
piecing together resources for
immigrant and refugee students and
families in need.
Counselor Academy #3 Addresses Grief, Immigrants, and Licensure
Article submitted by Aaron Blome, School Counselor Intern
“The only way to do
great work is to love
what you do.
If you haven’t found
it yet, keep looking.”
- Steve Jobs
High School Students to Explore Health
Care Careers at Exploration Event
O n Friday, April 10,
approximately 80 students
from the UT Area Career
Center, Geneseo High School, and
Rock Island High School, will attend
the Health Care Program Career
Exploration Event at Black Hawk
College, Moline, Illinois. These
students are enrolled in the Certified
Nursing Assistant dual credit classes
at their schools.
Prior to the event, students will
select four programs to visit that
they are interested in such as:
Massage Therapy, Nursing, Physical
Therapist Assistant, Emergency
Medical Services-Paramedic, and
Health Information Management.
Students will be welcomed by
Christine Adell, CTE Transition
Coordinator at BHC who will
instruct students to fill out a survey
rating their knowledge of the career
programs before and after the event.
After lunch, students will be
taken on a brief tour of the college
campus.
This is a great opportunity to
visit Black Hawk College’s campus
and get a first-hand view of their
health care programs. Students will
meet the instructors, learn about the
programs, and ask any questions
they might have.
For more information, contact
Chris Adell at [email protected] or
phone 309-796-5160.
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QUAD CITY CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM APRIL 2015
Congratulations to Our Retirees!
T his is Nancy Humphrey’s last
school year serving as
Paraprofessional and
Regional Consultant at the Area
Career Center and working with QCC
TEC SIS/CTE contacts.
“It’s official,” said Ms.
Humphrey. “I want to thank all the
schools for providing desired SIS/
CTE information when requested. I
also enjoyed working with the staff
and students at UT Area Career
Center. Best wishes to all the
wonderful people who made my job a
lot easier and enjoyable,” she also
added.
Nancy’s future plans include:
traveling on bus trips, enjoying the
grandsons, more family time, and
reading. Nancy also plans to continue
as a volunteer for Meals on Wheels
and volunteer at many running race
events in the Quad Cities.
Nancy Humphrey
QCC TEC Paraprofessional
Susan Newton
QCC TEC Paraprofessional and
Newsletter Editor
A fter 24-years in education,
Susan Newton is retiring at
the end of the 2014-15
school year.
Susan started working as a
paraprofessional for QCC TEC in
1991. She assisted in various class-
rooms over the years including:
Machine Trades, Electronics, Basic
Home Repair, Communication &
Production Technology, Keyboard-
ing, Foods, Extended Campus
Health Occupations I & II, and
Graphic Arts. She became the Edi-
tor of the QCC TEC newsletter in
1995. Susan was also instrumental
with helping the region with
activities and publications such as:
Community Agency Fair, JA Ca-
reer Day, Construction Industry
Career Expo, Eighth Grade
Booklet, Study Guides, Develop-
mental Education Curriculum, and
Individualized Career Planning
folders along with putting together
the quarterly newsletter.
“I have truly enjoyed working
for the Region and will miss all of
you,” said Ms. Newton.
We wish Susan the best in her
upcoming adventures!
G etting prepared to enter the
healthcare work force, the
Extended Campus Health
Occupations I (ECHO) students at the
Area Career Center have a busy
spring planned. An important and
often nerve racking event is preparing
to take the Certified Nursing
Assistant Competency Exam in mid-
May. Those who pass the test
become part of the Illinois Nurse
Aide Registry and can work as
C.N.A.s in a wide variety of facilities
Besides testing, these students
will be busy preparing resumes and
portfolios in order to participate in
the annual job and education fair at
the ACC. On the afternoon of May 7,
representatives from both health care
providers and post-secondary
educational institutions will gather to
talk with the ECHO students and set
up interviews.
The job fair is quickly followed
by the annual graduation ceremony
from the nursing assistant program.
After a rigorous year of both
classroom work and clinical
rotations, family and friends will join
the students to celebrate their
achievement. Following the
ceremony, a reception and poster
forum of the students’ disease
research project will be held.
Armed with their new
certification and the knowledge they
have gained this year, the ACC
students will be a welcome addition
to the healthcare community.
ECHO Students Have Busy Spring
Article submitted by Denise Eilers, Extended Campus Health Occupations
Instructor
QUAD CITY CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM
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APRIL 2015
QUAD CITY CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM 1275 AVENUE OF THE CITIES EAST MOLINE IL 61244 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID
EAST MOLINE IL PERMIT NO. 72
Build Your Own 3D Printer Workshop Offered
P articipants will learn the
fundamental skills of
learning how to build their
own 3D printers based on the open
source 3D printer platform at a
workshop to be held on April 23 &
24 in Bloomington, Illinois.
The two-day workshop
provides a more intermediate, yet
thorough experience for those who
wish to expand their knowledge and
understanding of 3D printing
technology. Both workshops greatly
expedite the learning process in
order to integrate 3D printing into
current occupational activities.
Participants will learn how to build
the “flexMendel” 3D printer, which
is one of the most advanced 3D
printers in the open source
The above photo shows the
flexMendel 3D printer specifically
designed to be used in educational
environments.
community. This 3D printer comes
loaded with advanced features that
are rarely found on commercial 3D
printers. The mechanical design of
the flexMendel allows users to
make a variety of calibration
adjustments while it is printing.
The workshop will be held at
Open Source Classroom, LLC in
Bloomington, Illinois.
For more information, contact
Larry Shimmin at (309) 752-1691
or Deb Holmes (309) 752-1697 or