Crook County High School – Prineville, ORForest Services Technology Program of Study"Creating Natural Resource Management Career Pathways and Outreach Activities"

Key Community PartnersRotary Club Of PrinevilleCrook County CourtOSU - Open CampusCentral Oregon Community CollegeCrooked River Watershed CouncilCrook County Soil and Water Conservation DistrictUSFS – Ochoco National ForestUSFS – Sisters Ranger DistrictBLM – Prineville DistrictChildren’s Forest of Central OregonCity of Prineville

Key Community PartnersOchoco Irrigation DistrictOregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB)Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA)Friends of the Oregon Badlands Wilderness (Fobbits)Interfor – Gilchrist High Desert Range Youth CampJohn and Lynne Breese – Dixie Meadows RanchTrout UnlimitedNatural Resource Conservation ServiceOregon Department of ForestryOregon Department of Fish and WildlifeOregon Forest Resources Institute

Key Points in Program Development

August 2011: Two courses (Wildland Fire Science and Plants of the Pacific NW) started with BTOP funds at 0.25 FTE.

September 2011: Field trip seed money fund started with Prineville Rotary donation

October 2011: Crook County Court approves field trip support of $7,500 ($1,500 per year for 5 years)

Key Points in Program DevelopmentDecember 2011: Articulation agreement reached

between CCHS and COCC to offer a third course (Wilderness Management) starting spring 2012

January 2012: Crook County Court approves instructional support of $21,580 to continue program at least through the 2012-13 SY

March 2012: Articulation agreement reached between CCHS and COCC to offer a fourth course (Forest Management) starting in fall 2012

Key Points in Program DevelopmentMarch 2012: BTOP funds approved to

expand program instruction to 0.5 FTE for the 2012-13 SY

May 2012: CCHS submits formal Oregon Department of Education (ODE) application for a “New CTE Program of Study”

September 2012: CCHS receives formal approval as a “New Program of Study under Development” from ODE

Key Points in Program DevelopmentOctober 3, 2012 – Crook County Court

approved $66,000 in additional instructional support to guarantee the current 0.5 FTE level of the program continues through SY 2014-15

October 2012 – OWEB Outreach Project Grant to submitted to fund additional field project activities for students that are tied directly to on-going Crooked River Watershed Council (CRWC) projects (July 2013-June 2015 biennium)

Key Points in Program DevelopmentJanuary 2013 – Regional OWEB Review Committee

ranks CCHS / CRWC Outreach Grant # 1 and recommends for full funding by State OWEB Board

March 2013 – State OWEB Board meets to approve Outreach Grant requests for the next biennium (July 2013-June 2015) - Approves $45,094 Outreach Grant via Crooked River Watershed Council

January 2014 – BLM agreement for $7,000 from Community Education Support Grant

Key Points in Program DevelopmentOctober 2014 – OWEB Outreach Education

Renewal Grant to submitted for July 2015 – June 2017 biennium

February 2015 – Regional OWEB Review Committee ranks CCHS / CRWC Outreach Renewal Grant # 1 and recommends for full funding by State OWEB Board

April 2015 – State OWEB Board meets to approve Outreach Grant requests for the next biennium (July 2015-June 2017)

CCHS – CTE Natural Resources Management Program of Study – Career Pathway

Junior / Senior YearCCHS Wildland Fire and

Plants* Fire Behavior

*Fuel Models

*Suppression Tactics

*Incident Command System

*Plant Identification

COCC FOR 110 - 2 College CreditsCOCC FOR 127 - 1 College Credit

Junior / Senior YearCCHS Wilderness

Management* Recreation Opportunity Spectrum

*Limits of Acceptable Change

*Minimum Tool

*Leave No Trace

COCC FOR 195 - 2 College Credits

Junior / Senior Year CCHS Forest Management

* History of Forest Use

*Forest Ecology / Silviculture

* Mensuration*Forest Products

*Governmental Forest Mgmt. Overview

COCC FOR 111 - 4 College Credits

AFTER HIGH SCHOOLSummer Employment - Forestry

Technician - Wildland Fire Suppression or Range Technician

*Gain general experience

*Gain Specialized experience

COCC Short-term Certificate or Associate Degree or other 2 year degree

* Course credits applied to 4 year degree or qualifications for advanced

professional placement in Forestry Technician Series

AFTER HIGH SCHOOLSummer Employment - Backcountry

Ranger

* Gain general experience

*Gain specialized experienceCOCC Short-term Certificate or

Associate Degree or other 2 year degree

* Course credits applied to 4 year degree or qualifications for advanced professional placement in Wilderness

or Recreation Series

AFTER HIGH SCHOOLSummer Employment - Forestry Technician - Timber Sales Prep

* Gain general experience

*Gain specialized experienceCOCC Short-term Certicate or Associate

Degree or other 2 year degree

* Course credits applied to 4 year degree or qualifications for advanced

professional placement in Forestry Technician Series

AFTER 2 year degree or Specialized Work Expereince

4 Year Degree in Natural Resource Mgmt or Special Interest Area - i.e. Forest Engineering / Silviculture / Hydrology/ Wildlife Biologist / Soil

Scientist / Range Management

CCHS – CTE Natural Resource Management Program of Study

Wildland Fire and Plants 0.5 CCHS Credits 3 COCC Credits

Wilderness Management 0.5 CCHS Credits 2 COCC Credits

Forestry Management 1.0 CCHS Credits 4 COCC Credits

Total Program of Study 2.0 CCHS Credits 9 COCC Credits

OWEB

CRWC

CCHS

SHARED EDUCATION GOALS

Role & Benefit of the Crook County Natural Resource Education Consortium

- Provide central pre-coordination role to benefit schools and administrators

- Share ideas, resources, and programs (built-in support system)

- Sharp focus on service area and topic

- Peer-to-Peer professional development opportunities; networking

- Power of the group -vs- the individual (larger impact)

RiverkeepersGrades 1-5

Outdoor School

Grade 6

Powell Butte Charter School

Watershed Based Theme

Crooked River Middle School Stream Team

CCHS – CTE Natural

Resource Management

Progam

Natural Resource Programs in Crook County School District

Program Recognition at Prineville Town Hall by Senator Merkley – January 2014

College Credits Earned through COCC College Now

412 college credits through SY 2014-15

$15.00 x 412 = $6,180 (College Now Rate)$87.00 x 412 = $35,844 (Current Full Price Rate)

Savings to date of $29,664

CAREER PATHWAYS

INTERN PROGRAM• Paid internships through CFCO

partners – learn skills in natural resources, environmental education, and recreation

NATURAL RESOURCES CAREER CAMP FOR YOUNG WOMEN• Learn career opportunities in

natural resource agencies• Network with mentors• Reflect and set goals for the future

NATURAL RESOURCES CAREER FAIR• April 16, 2015• Opportunities for jobs, internships,

and volunteering• Skill-building sessions

Challenges Faced in Program Development

Field Trip FundingInitial Instructional Support with Budget

CutsClassroom Space at the Open CampusCollege Credit ArticulationContinued Instructional Support for Program

of Study Application