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Page 4A THE BEACON December 2021 SCC Gives Students Experience Taught By Professionals Continued from page 1A Career Center even before he began his role at the center. In fact, during his time at Switzerland County, Mr. Marshall’s recommendations resulted in doubling the enrollment of kids who went to the Career Center; they went from needing one bus for students to filling two buses. The Southeastern Career Center holds the distinction of being the first one in the state of Indiana. It was established in 1966. Out of fifty-two career centers in the state, only five are stand-alone school corporations, the SCC being one of those. The Career Center is one of only five corporations in the state that cannot levy taxes. Mr. Marshall explains that they have a billing formula built into their budget that is based on assessed valuation and average participation that determines the billing per student. The state gives schools a set amount of funding per student based on district enrollment. Additional funding is given for students taking CTE (Career and Technical Education) courses. For instance, last year East Central High School sent ninety-five students to the SCC. State funding provided East Central $6,595 per student. The career center billed East Central for only thirtythree percent of that instead of fifty percent because the school sent such a large number of students to the SCC. Sending students to the SCC is a win-win for the schoolsthey are saving money on hiring staff since these students are going to school at the SCC for half of the day. Last year the Career Center saved their eleven surrounding school corporations a combined total of $716,000! In 2020 the school districts received 1.4 million dollars in additional CTE funding for sending students to the career center. The CTE funding comes from the Carl D. Students on the grounds of the Southeastern Career Center, the oldest in the state of Indiana, in honor of Patriots Day. Photos courtesy of Derek Marshall A student applies what he learned in commercial welding at SCC. Perkins grant, a federal grant. All fifty states receive a share of funding from this grant. Taking courses at the career center allows students to earn dual credit and industry certifications. The SCC has a student advisory group that works with the administration on ways to make the career center the best it can be. The Career Center’s numbers are quite impressive. It serves eleven high schools in six counties. SCC students have earned over three thousand college credits and seven hundred forty-five industry certifications! SCC has twenty-eight classes and fifteen different CTE programs. Ninety-five percent of SCC’s co-op (work-based learning program) students signed employment contracts before they graduated from high school! This is pretty amazing! The SCC graduation rate is better than the state and national average. Eight buildings with classrooms and labs are located on forty-eight acres. Equipment worth over three million dollars is used to educate the students. The staff at the SCC are highly trained, qualified industry professionals. Because the teachers are well-paid professionals in their fields, most take a pay cut to teach at the SCC. These extraordinary individuals value giving back and helping students grow. The SCC does, however, offer some great perks to its teachers such as five-dollar haircuts from the cosmetology students and five-dollar lunches made by the culinary students. The SCC offers a plethora of programs, twenty-two in all, in the areas of construction, health science, human services, media and information technology, manufacturing, protective services, and transportation. Students attend classes at their respective high schools for half of the day for core courses such as math and English. They travel to the career center the other half of the day. Joey Herth, a junior at East Central High School and also a student at SCC, shared with me why he chose this path, “I knew four-year college was not for me. I have older siblings that all went to college and they have to pay off school loans, and not all of them are working in the field Continued on page 5A FLU SHOTS Now available No Wait Immunizations, personal service. • Flu Shots • Shingles • Pneumonia • Whooping Cough DeVille’s Dillsboro Drug Store 12836 North St. Dillsboro, IN 47018 812-432-5684 DeVille’s Rising Sun Pharmacy 223 Main St. Rising Sun, IN 47040 812-438-3400 devillepharmacies.com Get it All at www.goBEACONnews.com
December 2021 THE BEACON Page 5A Career Center Offers Education for a Brighter Future A student receiving an education on using heavy equipment from the teacher. Students are recruited by companies throughout the country such as Dow Chemicals and Cummins Corporation. Commitments are made on a signing day. Continued from page 4A that they went to school for. For the past three summers, I have had summer jobs working for a concrete business and a heating & air business. Talking with my co-workers, welding is a trade that I could use in many different jobs. When I graduate from high school, I will be able to go into the working world earning good money for an eighteen-year-old. My parents have always encouraged me to work and save my money.” Mr. Herth shared why he enjoys going to the SCC, “The teacher that I have is a great teacher. He is teaching us how to weld and tells us what to expect when we get out into the working world. He is trying to prepare us to get good jobs right out of school.” On May 1 of each year, the SCC has a signing day where students sign employment contracts, just like a signing day for student-athletes going to college. Mr. Marshall shared that one student signed an employment contract for fifty-thousand dollars a year and was also attending college three days a week, with tuition being paid for by the employer. “Ninety-five percent of our students are employed, the rest are going into the military or college. The students employed have to meet high standards including good attendance’” said Mr. Marshall. For example, Wood- Mizer in Batesville had nine students in their work-based learning program, and on May 1, all nine of those students signed employment contracts. The SCC is also unique in that it has its own graduation for students at the Tyson Gym in Versailles. A comprehensive local needs assessment is run by the SCC every two years because they serve such a large area. The vast majority of the Southeastern Career Center’s Board of Managers consists of the eleven superintendents, many with whom Mr. Marshall has worked as a teacher, coach, and principal, etc. They understand the needs of their districts and how those needs vary. Having the superintendents on the board is imperative because they understand each school’s finances and curriculum. These important relationships and everyone working together has been a tremendous asset, Mr. Marshall shares “I have a board of eleven superintendents, I walked in five years ago and told them I understand what you’re going through I’ve lived it myself, just tell me what you guys need and we’ll make it happen. It has sparked a lot of growth in the career center, we are very blessed.” The SCC continues to thrive and expand. Mr. Marshall shares just how much growth has happened, “Five years ago we had six kids in the morning and four kids in the afternoon for our co-op (work-based learning) program, and I knew that had to change.” He explains, “In the beginning, there were guidance counselors that were not very receptive, we had to change that perception. Last year we interviewed one hundred and thirty-eight kids for sixty job openings.” The staff is working tirelessly to keep things moving forward and opportunity abounds. The SCC goes to each school each year to let students know what they offer, and they also host tours for students to come and see the career center for themselves. The SCC’s Diesel program services fifteen different truck lines as well as buses for all of the eleven school corporations. Currently, a television recording studio to make commercials for local businesses is being planned. Several adult education courses are now being offered at the SCC and the state pays for one hundred percent of them if an individual has less than an associate’s degree. Many of these students are employed by the time they complete their courses. At the SCC, students take courses on check-writing skills, how to obtain insurance, and how to interview well. Mr. Marshall shares with me what this journey has meant for him, “Five years ago I made a choice to leave the superintendent role of a K-12 school system to jump into the CTE Superintendent/ Director position to address a need for our students in SE Indiana. This has been a very rewarding blessing for me personally to see the immediate impact that our classes and teachers have for our students! I really think the sky’s the limit for the SCC as we continue to move forward! 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