Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education

PROGRAM EVALUATION PROFILE
Instructor: Jason Fordyce PID: 36151
Program: Construction Trades
School Canadian Valley Technology Center, El Reno
Date: November 8, 2007
Team: Larry Bullock and Roger Freelander
   
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STANDARD 1 Instructional Planning and Organization X  
STANDARD 2 Instructional Materials Utilization X  
STANDARD 3 Qualified Instructional Personnel X  
STANDARD 4 Enrollment and Student/Teacher Ratio X  
STANDARD 5 Equipment and Supplies X  
STANDARD 6 Instsructional Facilities X  
STANDARD 7 Safety Training and Practices X  
STANDARD 8 Program Advisory Committee and Community Relations X  
STANDARD 9 Leadership Development X  
STANDARD 10 Coordination Activities X  
STANDARD 11 Student Accounting and Reports X  

 

PROGRAM EVALUATION SUMMARY
School: Canadian Valley Technology Center, El Reno
Program: Construction Trades
Chairperson: Larry Bullock
   
INTRODUCTION

The Construction Trades program at Canadian Valley Technology Center, El Reno campus, is a single-instructor, two-year program covering 1050 hours of instruction. The program is designed to introduce and train studetns in the skills required to enter the carpentry and cabinetmaking industries. The curricula used in this program consists of National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER), Curriculum and Instructional Materials (CIMC), and Modern Cabinetmakign instructional resources to give students a balanced variety of skills to better prepare them for entering the workforce. The enrollment consists of 12 high school students and 3 adults in the morning session and 8 high school students and 2 adults in the afternoon. Two of the adults attend full time.
COMMENDATIONS OR STRENGTHS

The strengths of this program are a result of the years of experience that the isntructor has and the relationship that he has developed with industry. The layout of the laboratory and the purchase of new equipment gives students the opportunity to experience the equipment that is used in the carpentry and cabinetmaking industries and better prepare them for employment. This program has always been active in SkillsUSA at both the regional and state levels. The instructor holds NCCER instructor certification, which with the addition of the NCCER curriculum gives students additional recognition at the industry level through the national registry. The organization of the program is outstanding. Each student signs a contract that contains the requirements for completing the program. This contract give the studetns a clear picture of what they are required to complete while in the program and when the assignements are due.

SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT
All Program minimum standards were met.
GENERAL SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT
STANDARD 5 Equipment and Supplies


The majority of commercially built cabinets are using the European-style hinges. For students to be skilled in this application, the program needs a Bloom's hinge machine. This machine drills the holes for the installation of the hinges and would greatly benefit the students when they enter the workforce.

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STANDARD 6 Instructional Facilities

Several things need to take place during the renovation of the north end of the program's training space in order to create a safe and workable environment. These are as follows:

  • The lighting needs to be addressed in the north portion of the training laboratory
  • The saws and other power equipment currently located in the north side of the laboratory need to be connected to electricity so that they can be used by the students working on the framing projects.
  • All of the stored items in the north part of this program that are not pertinent to the construction trades training need to be removed to open up space for live work to take place.
  • The existing overhead door is eight feet in width and limits the size of live projects that can be constructed and moved outside. It is recommended that this door be upgraded to a twelve or fourteen-foot door, which will greatly improve the potential for working on live projects such as storage building. Storage building are excellent projects because they include all aspects of framing.

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STANDARD 7 Safety Training and Practice

While changes are being made in the north end of the laboratory, a power disconnect system needs to be installed to be used to disable power equipment if a hazardous situation develops.

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