Sessions of 2025 Midwinter Leadership Conference, Feb 5 - 7, 2025: Andrea Calhoun
Calhoun, Andrea
Lead Career Coach
After years of experience in a wide-variety of industries such as recreation, assessment development, and even professional sports, Andrea Calhoun finally found her passion helping high school students create their own career pathway goals. As a certified School Career Development Advisor, she works with students at the West-MEC Northeast Campus to prepare them for the workforce by teaching them professional employability skills, connecting them to industry partners, and supporting them in the earning of credentials. Andrea has also returned to the classroom as a Psychology student to gain additional skills to provide more in-depth guidance to students.
Sessions:
Best Practices for Achieving High Placement Rates
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Prescott Resort
Accurate placement data collection and thoughtful follow-up with program completers are essential for achieving high placement rates in CTE programs. This session delves into best practices for gathering and analyzing data on employment, further education, military service, and religious mission placements. Learn how to implement streamlined follow-up strategies to capture comprehensive placement information, track long-term success, and strengthen your program's impact. Join us to uncover practical methods for enhancing data collection, boosting placement outcomes, and showcasing the positive pathways your students take after program completion!
