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LTC president testifies before Congressional committee

Lakeshore Technical College (LTC) President Paul Carlsen testified July 25 in Washington, D.C., as part of the Innovation Forum and Showcase held by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Invited by U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, Carlsen was one of 23 participants from across the nation. He presented oral testimony on LTC’s incumbent-worker training model called MicroMatch Upskilling, a unique combination of skills-based aptitude testing with a series of short-term educational seminars focused on robotics.

Discussing partnerships with local companies such as Sargento Foods, Bemis Manufacturing, Rockline Industries and Lakeside Foods to identify high-demand, electro-mechanical and robotics skillsets, Carlsen highlighted the college’s focus on an innovative education model to upskill incumbent workers. He described how the college utilized scientifically validated aptitude tests to identify precise skills gaps within the existing workforce and designed five, laser-focused seminars that could be individually selected and stacked. Workers complete only those seminars needed to upskill for their job role.

In a nod to his team in Cleveland, Wisconsin, Carlsen also shared with the committee that he believes LTC has “the best faculty and staff in the country.” Carlsen concluded his testimony by noting enrollments in the program have been just below 100 in the four months since the program kicked off.

In addition to the hearing, the college participated in the Innovation Showcase event. Sheila Schetter, LTC’s dean of Advanced Manufacturing, Agriculture & Engineering, provided members of Congress and their staff both video-based and hands-on demonstrations of LTC’s robotics training.

More information, as well as a link to the video of the testimony, can be found at https://edworkforce.house.gov.

Sheboygan Area School District Awarded $492,000 School Safety Grant

• Increase two-way communications within schools through the use of handheld radios
• Secure the school entry areas with shatter resistant film
• Update classroom door locks
• Install bollard barricades and perimeter fencing/gates around select schools

In addition, the Sheboygan Area School District will be expanding training opportunities for staff on the topic of trauma-informed care and staff members will attend a state safety training.

The Sheboygan community invested in significant school safety and security upgrades by approving the referendum in November 2016.

Plymouth school registration begins soon

The Plymouth School District soon will be registering students for the 2018-19 school year.

Students new to the district should enroll now at the district office located in Plymouth High School, 125 Highland Ave.

Returning students and those who have already enrolled should log into Skyward Family Access between Aug. 6 and 19 to begin the process of registering for 2018-19.

To complete registration, parents or guardians then need to visit a school to pay fees and turn in any needed forms. The oldest student’s school can accept fees and forms for younger siblings. Fees and forms can be turned in at the following times:

• Aug. 6-17: The offices at PHS and Riverview Middle School, 300 Riverside Circle, will be open 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 22: The PHS office will be open 5 to 8 p.m. during Freshman Orientation Night.
• Wednesday, Aug. 29: School offices will be open during Sneak Peeks, which will be from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the elementary schools and from 4 to 6 p.m. at Riverview. Students also will have a chance to meet teachers and see classrooms, as well as to sign up for school-year child care (elementary) and the Youth Center (middle school).

Lunch envelopes, as well as free and reduced lunch applications, will be available in the offices. Lunches cost $2.50 for elementary students, $3 at Riverview and $3.05 at PHS.

School begins Sept. 4, the day after Labor Day.

 

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