2025 NCE Conference: Full Schedule

9:00am CDT

CTE, UDT, WBLE and IEPs - Acronyms to Action

Wednesday June 11, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am CDT

This session will present the ESU6 ReVision grant process and outcomes. This includes identifying and addressing barriers hindering the full participation of students with disabilities in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and Work Experience. Key objectives include providing sustained professional development for CTE teachers, counselors, and secondary special education teachers to foster collaboration and ensure student success. Additionally, the grant developed training for potential employers to enhance work-based learning opportunities. By improving preparedness and support for educators and employers, this project's goal is to increase inclusive enrollment, participation in work based learning, and successful completion of CTE courses for students with disabilities, strengthening the overall CTE system.

Speakers

Michalla Schartz

Instructor, Regional Transition Facilitator, ESU6

Hello! My name is Michalla Schartz and I am the Southeast Regional Transition Facilitator and Instructor with Project CRAVE (Career Readiness and Vocational Education). I serve ESU 4, 5, 6 and 18/LPS with support Transition and Special Education. I have enjoyed a career in Special... Read More →

Nichole Wetjen

Project SEARCH Instructor/Coordinator, ESU 6

Nichole Wetjen is employed at ESU 6. There she has been a team member of two Transition Programs. The first was the ESU 6/York General Project SEARCH program in 2012 and the other the ESU 6/SCC-Milford CRAVE Transition program in 2018. She has been in education for over 20 years working... Read More →

Wednesday June 11, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am CDT
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