Career Preparation Task Force
| Catherine Frederick | (2008-Reg 10) |
| Diane Benford | (2008-Reg 12) |
| Eileen Palazzolo | (2010-Reg 6) |
| Anjanette Rusmisel | (2008-Reg 12) |
| Richard Wilson | (2008-Reg 9) |
| Nichole Parsons | SMEA |
| Cheryl Kalinowski | (2009-Reg 5) |
| Molly Evans | (2009-Reg 7) |
| Patricia Purol | (2008-Reg 8) MAHE Liaison |
| Jenny VanDuinen | (2009-Reg 12) |
| Erin Brown-Castillo | (2009-Reg 9) |
| Nancy Ellis | (2008-MEA Retired) |
| Dorothy Derrow | (2009-Reg 6) |
| Susan Jarrell | (2009-Reg 9) |
| Vacancy | Staff Liaison |
Contact Information:
PD/HR Department
800/292-1934
2007-2008 Charge:
To help ensure that the education of our students and the working environments of our members are of the highest quality.
To help develop local capacity by the identification and development of strategies that will enhance the local's ability to work more effectively with their members.
Purpose:
1. Continue to review federal and state of Michigan career preparation initiatives and consider their implications for MEA members and the public education system.
2. In collaboration with the MEA IPD Commission, Long-Range Bargaining Committee and MEA representatives on State Board of Education advisory groups, make recommendations to the MEA Board of Directors regarding any changes in existing MEA policy positions and program strategies to support MEA members’ understanding of, and involvement in, transitioning from the concept of “school-to-work programs” to the practice of integrating career preparation into the curriculum for all students, school improvement plans and professional development plans.
3. Promote the sharing of resources and program models for members to utilize that will help integrate career preparation and development of employability skills into the curriculum K-12 for ALL students, and to help address the requirements of “No Child Left Behind.”
4. Identify professional development opportunities that will assist members in integrating career preparation into the K-12 curriculum.