SWIL
Education-Workforce Connection
May 25, 2021 | 2021-2
New Careers Spotlight: Drone Pilot
Women in the Trades
Below is a delightful video from SM Wilson, that focuses on a little girl exploring the trades.
The Life of Your Business - The Business of Your Life
Sometime ago, I came up with a slogan I used for several talks I gave to local business groups – “For the Life of Your Business and the Business of Your Life”. I thought it was a clever play on words that I could use as a tool to get across my main message. I found that this ‘play on words’ became the main message in most circumstances I found myself in. I’ll explain this a bit by posing a few reflective questions:
Library/Media Professionals - A Great Resource!
SILT
Certainly, as Educators, our Library/Media Professionals are one of our best resources for disseminating information. But information, being organic, grows and flows beyond the school doors. In the Southwestern Illinois region, we have an organized, dedicated group of Library/Media Professionals – Southern Illinois Librarians Together (SILT). SILT is a member of the Association of Illinois School Library Educators.
Public Library Association, AT&T Team up to Bring Digital Literacy Training to Families
CAVC – Where Classrooms and Careers Meet!
Collinsville Area Vocational Center
The Collinsville Area Vocational Center is a two-year, public vocational training center for high school juniors and seniors. Housed on the campus of Collinsville High School, CAVC is a cooperative program which also includes students from Civic Memorial High School, Dupo High School, East Alton-Wood River High School, Edwardsville High School, Highland High School, Lebanon High School, Mascoutah High School and Triad High School.

Contact Information: Joe McGinnis, Director - jmcginni@cusd.kahoks.org
News from SWIC
SWIC Aviation Programs
We recently had the opportunity to speak with Keith Mueller, the Aviation Coordinator at Southwestern IL College. We were interested in the status of Aviation and Aviation
Career Opportunities with Union Pacific
"Clean Up" with a Career in Rail
The Leadership Center wishes to thank the Union Pacific Foundation for it support of our efforts to enhance the rail industry workforce in our region. Drs. Sauget and McLaughlin are delivering baskets of hand sanitizers, flashdrives, and rail career information to area superintendents. These efforts are made possible by a grant from the Union Pacific Foundation.
Education Benefits to Area Vets
Military and Department of Defense (DoD)Tuition Rate
SIUE offers a special rate for active military, reservists, National Guard, and DoD personnel. Qualifying students can take advantage of a reduced tuition rate and waived fees to earn an affordable SIUE degree.
Leadership Council SWIL Broadband Progress
Illinois Connected Communities
In the Leadership Council Education Committee's efforts to improve long-term reliability and consistency in internet connectivity and broadband across our region, we have received a lot of help from various individuals who completed connectivity surveys. We can still use more data. The more data we have, the accurate our efforts will be. Will you help us, please?
Madison County CTE 2020/21 Award Winners
System Director, Kaleb Smith, Presents Awards
The Madison County CTE office is proud to

announce this year's Madison County CTE

award winners. Each are outstanding individuals

who excel at what they do and are great

representatives and champions of CTE.

Winners:

2020 CTE Student of the Year - Carson Hallgren, Alton High School

2020 CTE Teacher of the Year - Kevin King, Triad High School

2020 CTE Support Staff of the Year - Vicki Lehman, Alton High School

2020 Administrator of the Year - Dr. Rodney Winslow - Principal, Triad High School

2020 CTE Business Supporter of the Year - The City of Collinsville

2021 CTE Students of the Year - Arron Spangler, Alton High School, Max Forbes, Granite City High School

2021 CTE Teacher of the Year - Regina Birch, Alton High School

2021 CTE Support Staff of the Year- Melissa "Lisa" Lucker, Civic Memorial High School

2021 CTE Business Supporter of the Year - Boeashans and Company Builders

Recognition of Leadership in CTE - Tricia Blackard, Madison County Assistant Regional Superintendent
Serious Blood Shortages
There is probably no component of our lives that has not been impacted by the Covid-19 virus. So you will probably not be surprised to learn that our current blood supply is down about 20% less than during pre-pandemic levels.

You can help address the need for blood by setting up a blood donation event at your school or business. Click the link below to get the contact information. Thank you!
Digital Literacy Resources
You have just begun working with a new software program and could use some guidance. Where do you go?

Your elderly parents have gotten their first computer. How can you help them get off the ground?

You are a classroom teacher and need some resource materials for a lesson you are developing. Where can you find it? This collect ion of links has a variety of digital literacy resources
CTE Develops a Future Workforce Alliance
The Career and Technical Ed office of Madison County has begun a 'connector' program to help introduce students to possible future employers. The program is new and growing. Read below to find out how you can become a partner.
Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois
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