Personal Finance is an integral component of career and technical education not only for the students but also for the staff and faculty alike. In addition to personal finance inserts can be inclusive from the business and finance arena. Participants can benefit from learning the process of knowing the options to pursuing financial education avenues.
Dr. Shelley Wooley serves the SME Education Foundation as the National Director of Education Programs. In this role, she provides oversight of and directs the execution of SME PRIME® (Partnership Response In Manufacturing Education), a national initiative that directly enhances the skilled trades talent pipeline and assists students across the nation strengthen their lifetime employment opportunities. Dr. Wooley has held leadership roles both in higher education as well as K-12, joining the SME Education Foundation six years ago after serving in the lead student affairs officer role for a small Michigan university.
Dr. Wooley supported the development of the present SME PRIME program which partners education with industry to develop manufacturing and engineering programs in high schools across the country, providing modern equipment, tailored curriculum, and a hands-on training experience to students and educators.
This information supports teachers in the CTE cluster of Public Service and Safety. It will provide great new opportunities for students, teachers, schools and communities.
This presentation will allow both educators and administrators an opportunity to hear from the SCDE Office of Educator Services directly. It lets them put a face to a name and open lines of communication between districts and the OES.
This topic is relevant as districts and career centers rely on Perkins and State EIA funding to implement CTE programs. The presenter, with over ten years of experience at SCDE, has extensive experience in monitoring, approving local plans, and handling equipment dispositions.
