CAT Advisory Board
Center for Advanced Technologies
Lakewood High School
September 1st, 2021
AGENDA
I.I. Welcome Back
II. Review minutes (5 mins)
III. Responsibilities of the Board (5-10 mins)
a. Governing board
b. New attendance link tinyurl.com/PinellasACAB
c. Updated handbook
IV. CAT Program Updates (10-15 mins) a. New enrollment numbers b. New courses/ industry certs
c. GCOOS Update
d. Discovery Night
V. 2021-2022 CAB Plan (10-15 mins)
a. Choosing student representatives (conduct interviews 09/13-17)
b. Speaker Session (committee)
c. Scholarships
d. Virtual & Live events
VI. Open Discussion (5-10 mins)
Review Minutes
see attached doc
Responsibilities of the Board
The purpose of an advisory committee is to support educators,
students, and business in establishing, developing, and evaluating CTE programs to ensure students are well prepared for the world of work.
Provide information on occupational development
Provide information on employment trends
Provide feedback on curriculum, classrooms, labs, & certifications
Provide letters of support
Provide work-based learning opportunities
Volunteer as CTSO judges
Governing Board
From the advisory committee, a Governing Board must be designated. This subgroup of the committee will
act as the steering mechanism for the committee.
Lead the advisory committee meetings
Listen to the insight & recommendation of the advisory committee
Caucus before/after a committee meeting to ensure consensus, if needed
Render decisions/actions to help navigate the program’s future
Providing formal reports to school administration
Board Officers
Chairperson- Sean Singh
Vice Chairperson-
Secretary- Zitlaly Lora-Gonzalez
Facilitator- Cristina Calderon
Advisory Board Updates
- Handbook Review
- Attendance Link
- Virtual Meetings
(Possibly 1 f2f on campus)
# of students by grade level
- 9th grade - 85 students
- 23 F/ 62 M
- 10th grade - 101 students
- 25 F/ 76 M
- 11th grade - 96 students
- 25 F/ 71 M
- 12th grade - 87 students
- 15 F/ 72 M
20-21
21-22
- 9th grade - 81 students
- 15 F/ 66 M
- 10th grade - 72 students
- 18 F/ 54 M
- 11th grade - 83 students
- 21 F/ 62 M
- 12th grade - 82 students
- 21 F/ 61 M
Industry Cert Updates
2020-21 Certs Earned
- 915 industry certs earned
- 321 of certs earned by Black students
GCOOS UPDATE
Ms. Pacowta
CAT Discovery Night
October 21st, 2021
Recruitment Plan
Using female students as tour guides
Targeting John Hopkins, Azalea MS, Meadowlawn, Thurgood Marshall (magnet program fairs) Handing out pink CAT stickers
Recruit during lunches, PTA's, SAC's (virtual meetings)
In-depth video of our Robotics lab, hands on projects, publish on CAT website
Student testimonials in different CAT classrooms
Infographic w/ data
CAB Student Representatives
Virtual Interviews
(week of 9/13-17)
At least 2 students from each grade level, 10 mins each and resume sent
Speaker Session
Need a committee
Virtual After School Event
Virtual Events
-Lockheed Martin
Industry Updates/
Open Discussion
2021-2022 Meeting dates:
2nd meeting - 11/15/2021
3rd meeting- 01/27/2022
4th meeting - 04/26/2022
Time: 6pm-7pm
Location: MS Teams
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