KCCC seniors are able to earn the opportunity to take their career tech skills to businesses and industry during their senior year by meeting academic grade, attendance, behavior, and performance expectations in their career tech lab and academic classes.
October is School Safety Month!
The Safer Ohio School Tip Line is 844-723-3764.
For more information on School Safety please visit the website link below:
https://ohioschoolsafetycenter.ohio.gov/pre-k-12-schools/safer-ohio-school-tip-line
ODOT and Knox Public Health (KPH) came together to bring a Driving Simulator to KCCC during all three lunch periods so students could experience the impact of driving impaired or distracted. Thank you, ODOT & KPH! Great educational opportunity for our students!
October is National Principals Month!
KCCC appreciates our principals! They have many duties as principals in a career center.
They meet each day with optimism and expect the best. They love interacting with our students and supporting them as they learn new things.
Thank you for all you do Mr. Hankins, Ms. Robinson, Mr. Fisher, and Mr. Riggle!
Knox County Career Center (KCCC) will host Open House/First Chance Application Night on Thursday, November 21st from 4:30-6:30 pm.
This event will be open to the public. Business partners, alumni, and community members, along with current students and their families will be in attendance. In addition, current sophomores and juniors at our associate schools, along with their families, will have an opportunity to visit KCCC’s career tech programs. Sophomores can visit any of our two-year programs. Juniors will have the chance to visit our senior-only program, Pre-Professional Mentorship. Students will have an opportunity to apply in person in the cafe. If students are unable to attend this event the application window will be open from 4:30-midnight by visiting www.knoxcc.org and clicking on “Apply Now”.
On the Rise Bar-B-Que and Buddy’s Local Eats (food trucks) will be selling food at this event. KCCC’s Culinary Arts students will be selling coffee and pastries out of the River Room Cafe and WNZR will be broadcasting on-site and doing live interviews. We will have a dunk tank featuring Mr. Riggle as we look to raise money for Knox County Food for the Hungry. KCCC swag will also be handed out during this event.
If you have any questions about this event, feel free to reach out to us by email at careereducation@knoxcc.org or call us at 740-397-5820.
The Knox County Career Center (KCCC) has been recognized for its success with Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS).
PBIS involves teaching students expected behaviors in a consistent and positive way, modeling and acknowledging those behaviors and helping students meet expectations and be successful.
PBIS has been shown to improve student achievement, student behavior, and school climate. In 2015, the Ohio PBIS Network first recognized schools that were model examples of strong PBIS.
KCCC applied and earned the Silver Recognition Award for the 2023-2024 school year. KCCC will be honored at the 2025 Showcase for AcceleratED Leadership and Learning Conference on January 28, 2025.
The Knox County Career Center has participated in a formal PBIS program for nine years. Monthly meetings are held to review and analyze behavioral data and to promote a positive school climate. KCCC provides support to its students by utilizing Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III behavioral interventions. Rewards and incentives are available to students who achieve high levels of success in the areas of attendance, achievement, appearance, and attitude.
Knox County Career Center (KCCC) has an immediate need for Substitute Bus Drivers. Please visit the website below for a full job description & application.
https://www.knoxcc.org/page/employment-opportunities
Collision Repair students Michael & Kevin buffed and sanded headlights, two steps in headlight restoration, while Wesley worked on paint restoration.
Students in Collision Repair utilize the same advanced equipment and techniques found in professional auto collision repair companies.
KCCC seniors are able to earn the opportunity to take their career tech skills to businesses and industry during their senior year by meeting academic grade, attendance, behavior, and performance expectations in their career tech lab and academic classes.
Seniors in Metal Fabrication and Welding cut two beams to specifications and drilled appropriate holes in each one. The beams were then shipped out to the Habitat house on Columbus Road that Building Trades students are working on with the ICF Project. Great opportunity for our labs to partner with one another. Great work, Metal Fabrication & Welding students!!
Students in Metal Fabrication & Welding design layout patterns, interpret blueprints and adhere to engineering specifications.
Seniors in Automotive Technology installed a transmission after replacing a faulty rear main seal.
Students in Automotive Technology work on vehicles and mechanical systems in a modern automotive environment.
Ms. Kailey, a senior in Early Childhood Education (ECE), recently taught lessons on transportation to our KCCC Preschool children!
Children learned that transportation is the way that we get from place to place. They learned we can travel on land, in the air, and in the water! We also explored the letter S!
Some of our activities children participated in included:
- making our own vehicle
- paint with vehicles
- counting airplanes
- matching letters in the alphabet parking lot
- building a race car
Students in Early Childhood Education have fun preparing young children to enter kindergarten!
COSHOCTON DRIVER TRAINING Cost is $335 for in-class/in-car ($345 for non-KCCC students) Classes are available throughout the year. All current & incoming KCCC students who are 15 years and 5 months can register for the class. Call 740-552-1639 or email safedrivertraining@yahoo.com to register. Students will need to provide their first and last name along with the KCCC lab they are enrolled in.
The Knox Public Health Drive to Succeed Grant can support students who need assistance with funding. See the guidelines and application below.
Guidelines https://5il.co/2n4q5
Application https://5il.co/219pp
KCCC will be hosting a Trick or Treat Night on Tuesday, October 22 from 5:00-7:00 pm. Please enter through the front doors of KCCC and our Early Childhood Education (ECE) students will be there to greet you! Questions: Contact Mrs. Blaney at rblaney@knoxcc.org
Reminder:
JROTC's Servitus 2024 event with the City of Mount Vernon and Airel Foundation Park is tomorrow (Saturday) from 9 am to 4 pm. Please click the QR code for a schedule of events.
Students in heavy labs at KCCC were able to visit with representatives from local Skilled Trades Unions yesterday. Students spoke with union representatives about the unions' apprenticeship programs. The apprenticeship programs offer strong career pathways and structured training to become a journeyperson that includes on-the-job training, classroom/lab training, full-time pay, benefits, and college credits.
KCCC would like to thank the Carpenters, Electrical, Iron Workers, Operating Engineers, Plumbers and Pipefitters, and Sheet Metal Workers unions for participating in this event.
REMINDER
Friday, October 11
NO SCHOOL
Teacher Professional Day
Landscape Design & Management students are competing in the Ohio Green Industry Association's 9th Annual Ohio High School Landscape Olympics (OHLO) today at Ohio State University ATI in Wooster.
The competition begins at 9:00 am and concludes at 4:30 pm. KCCC's Landscape Design & Management program is coming off a 3rd place overall finish in 2023. Prior to that, we won back-to-back Landscape Olympic titles in 2021 and 2022.
Good luck to our Landscape Design & Management students today!
The Career Technical Planning District (CTPD) Report Cards for the 2023-2024 school year were released by the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) recently. The CTPD results are made up of data from the Knox County Career Center High School and other career tech programs in the six associate schools: Centerburg, Clear Fork, Danville, East Knox, Fredericktown, and Mount Vernon. The data comes from the students enrolled in half-day career tech programming at KCCC and also in the associate schools where career tech classes are offered by class period in areas such as Ag, Family Consumer Science, Project Lead the Way, etc.
Knox County Career Center (KCCC) CTPD received a 5-star rating, which means KCCC significantly exceeds the state standards. 100% (9 of 9) of the Federal Indicators were met. This is the second year in a row that the KCCC CTPD has received a 5 out of 5-star rating.
KCCC CTPD received 4 stars for Achievement. The data showed that our Technical Skill Attainment rate had a 99.9% participation rate with 89.1% passage. KCCC CTPD received a 5-star rating for their Graduation Rate. The data showed that our year-year graduation rate was 98.4% and the five-year rate was 98%. KCCC CTPD also received a 5-star rating in Career & Post Secondary Readiness. The data showed that our rating increased from 91.7% to 102.9%. This number continues to improve as we increase the number of students in work-based learning opportunities, apprenticeships, internships, and earning 12-point industry credentials. Finally, KCCC CTPD received a 5-star rating in Post-Program Outcomes. The data showed that our post-program placement decreased from 97% to 92.5% for the CTPD, but the KCCC High School had a post-program placement rate of 97.4%.
October is School Safety Month!
Please check out this quick video from the Ohio Department of Public Safety
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uYgI5mfl0E
