Event Calendar
Regional Activities
Date, time, location and explanations for work experience opportunities for youth.
Business Partners
Links to Lane business partners who work with area youth to provide work-based learning experiences.
Welcome!
Career Focus was created and is hosted by the Lane Education Service District to help prepare Lane County students for college and careers. Career Focus identifies educational pathways, career opportunities, regional work experiences, and other opportunities to better prepare youth to succeed...whether in the classroom or on the job! Learn more.
Local high school students cook up a storm
The Lane Education Service District announced the winners of the 6th Annual Lane County High School Culinary Competition Monday May 5th at the Lane Community College Center for Meeting and Learning. Find out more.
Past articles
Get Ready Oregon — ODE Launches Website
With Oregon's graduation requirements changing and students being asked to achieve at higher levels, the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) is asking schools, students, and parents "Are you ready?" Continue for more.
Lane County joins national project
Lane ESD is one of only four sites nationwide participating in the 2006-2007 Math-In-CTE Technical Assistance Program, an innovative project developed by The National Research Center for Career and Technical Education (NRCCTE) at the University of Minnesota, in consultation with the United States Department of Education Office of Vocational and Adult Education. Continue for more.
State awards presented to high school careers program
Sun River — The Oregon Association for Career and Technical Education (OACTE) named Lee Kounovsky of Churchill Alternative High School (Eugene 4J) as its Educator of the Year and gave South Eugene High School the Les Adkins Award for Career Guidance Excellence. Both awards were presented at this year's OACTE Annual Conference. Continue for more.
Willamette High Educator receives 2006 Oregon ProStart Award
Demonstrating its strong commitment to future workforce development, the Oregon Restaurant Education Foundation (OREF) announced the 2006
recipient of its Oregon Inspirational Leader Award. Local educator Martha Humphreys of Willamette High School in Eugene was selected as this year’s winner. The award is given annually to an outstanding teacher in the statewide ProStart hospitality school to career program. Read the full article.
On December 9th at the Portland City Club, I announced that I believe it is time to turn the page on CIM and CAM, and I'd like to take this opportunity to discuss what I see on the next page. Continue for more.
