December 16, 2020
Greetings OSTC Families:
Oakland Schools Technical Campuses (OSTC) will begin face-to-face (F2F) instruction on January 19, 2021 for most of our programs. Below is a list of programs that will transition to F2F and programs that will remain virtual. Programs selected for F2F learning were determined based on curriculum standards; these remaining standards are best delivered in a F2F environment. Programs identified as Fully Virtual have the ability to continue to teach remaining standards virtually. Running two concurrent schedules allows OSTC to maximize appropriate social distancing practices.
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F2F/Hybrid Schedule
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Agriscience and Environmental Technology
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Automotive Technology
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Building Maintenance
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Collision Repair & Refinishing
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Construction Technology
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Cosmetology
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Culinary Arts/Hospitality
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Energy-Electrical Technology
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Engineering, Robotics & Mechatronics
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Health Sciences
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Machining
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Medium/Heavy Truck and Equipment
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Welding
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Fully Virtual Schedule
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Criminal Justice
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Computer Networking
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Computer Programming
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Cybersecurity
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Entrepreneurship & Advanced Marketing
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Visual Imaging
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Students in the F2F programs will attend either Monday and Tuesday, or Thursday and Friday, depending on the school district they attend (schedule attached). The remaining three days of instruction will be online and asynchronous. Live online instruction will no longer occur in the F2F programs, although pre-recorded content may be available. If you cannot attend F2F or do not feel comfortable attending, you may continue learning virtually at OSTC, but understand there will be no daily live lessons; your learning will be completely asynchronous with access to staff during Wednesday’s office hours.
Students in the Fully Virtual Programs will continue with their current schedule of attending Live Zoom sessions with their instructors on Mon/Tue/Thur/Fri and asynchronous Wednesdays.
Whether your school district is remaining virtual or transitioning back to a face-to-face learning environment, students will have the ability to attend OSTC on their assigned days. Note that bus transportation is the responsibility of your sending district, please contact your district with questions related to transportation.
To meet the needs of our local districts we serve, OSTC will continue to use the same bell schedule as prior years:
OSTC-NW (Clarkston)
AM Session 7:45-10:15 a.m. PM Session 11:20-1:50 p.m.
OSTC-NE (Pontiac)
AM Session 7:45-10:15 a.m. PM Session 11:20-1:50 p.m.
Cosmetology Ext. Day 1:50 - 4:20 p.m.
OSTC-SW (Wixom)
AM Session 7:45-10:15 a.m. PM Session 11:20-1:50 p.m.
OSTC-SE (Royal Oak)
AM Session 7:50-10:20 a.m. PM Session 12:00-2:30 p.m.
To help support technical skill development it is our intent to offer additional sessions such as an extended day, Saturday sessions, and/or summer camps for some of our programs. More details will be provided on these potential opportunities at the start of Second Semester.
We will follow all of the “Required” safety protocols in Michigan’s Mi Safe Schools Plan as well as many of the “Strongly Recommended” protocols. Our goal is to provide a safe learning environment for all of the students attending OSTC as we continue to monitor the conditions related to COVID-19 in coordination with the Oakland County Health Division and the 28 school districts we serve.
This plan is subject to change due to the uncertainties of COVID-19. If you have questions, please contact the Dean for your respective campuses directly.
OSTC-NW: Tammy Brown-Williams Tamela.Brown-Williams@oakland.k12.mi.us
OSTC-NE: Paul Galbenski Paul.Galbenski@oakland.k12.mi.us
OSTC-SE: Amy Gole Amy.Gole@oakland.k12.mi.us
OSTC-SW: Martin Kaye Martin.Kaye@oakland.k12.mi.us
Sincerely,
Jarrad Grandy
Executive Director of Student Services
Oakland Schools
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