Valley Education for Employment System

Valley Education for Employment System VALEES administers the Career and Technical Education Improvement (CTEI) state grant and the Carl J. Perkins (federal grant) to 17 local school districts.

INITIATIVES

Professional Development for the VALEES Region:

CTE staff engage in high quality professional development activities that focus on technical training in the respective program areas. Further, CTE staff along with other secondary staff and community college staff participate in workshops and graduate coursework to support the integration of real-world experiences and academic instruct

ion, particularly in the areas of mathematics, reading, and strengthening and employability skills. VALEES partners with the Kane County Regional Office of Education, Aurora University, and Northern Illinois University to provide high level graduate coursework for teachers in the region. Building Partnerships:

Partnerships are critical to ensuring the the effectiveness of the region's CTE programs. A strong partnership exists with Waubonsee Community College and members of the VALEES region. VALEES also maintains partnerships with Joliet Junior College, College of DuPage and Kishwaukee Community College. CTE PROGRAM COMMITTEES

Joint efforts to promote a seamless transition from secondary to community college programs, and higher education to the workplace, provides a broad range of opportunities for the region's students. Articulated programs align with the state and national standards and are jointly reviewed annually. Program committees comprised of secondary and community college faculty meet regularly review to curriculum and share best practices. The following program committees and focus groups actively pursue excellence in program development and business partnerships:

-Accounting
-Agriculture/Horticulture
-Business and Technology Applications
-CAD/Drafting
-Clothing and Fashion Merchandising
-Computer Technology
-Cooperative Education
-Early Childhood
-Fire Science
-Food Service
-Graphic Arts
-Health Occupations
-Law Enforcement
-Marketing
-Manufacturing
-Student Services
-Steering Committee

VALEES CTE STUDENTS

Early College Credit

Articulated Credit may be earned through high school classes that are aligned with college courses at community colleges VALEES partners with. Articulated credit enables students to enter CTE programs at a higher level, save time and money, and avoid duplication of material learned in high school CTE courses. CTE Grants:

VALEES administers over $2 million in federal grant and state grant funds through the following programs:

-Career and Technical Education Improvement: State funds to support the improvement of CTE programs at the secondary level.

-Perkins: Federal funds to support CTE including special population secondary students.

West Aurora HS-Weisner Center hosted a mock interview event on May 15, 2025. Manufacturing, welding and building trades...
05/29/2025

West Aurora HS-Weisner Center hosted a mock interview event on May 15, 2025. Manufacturing, welding and building trades students had an opportunity to meet with employers and received meaningful feedback on their interviews. Thank you to all the community business partners that participated.

Calling all high school students interested in a career in the health profession! Northwestern Medicine is hosting GCM G...
08/22/2023

Calling all high school students interested in a career in the health profession! Northwestern Medicine is hosting GCM Grosvenor
Discovery Program to introduce students to the many professions within the medical field. To learn more or to submit an application, please visit nm.org/discoveryprogram.

Welding Challenge 2023. Thank you to Waubonsee Community College for hosting East Aurora High School, Fox Valley Career...
04/27/2023

Welding Challenge 2023. Thank you to Waubonsee Community College for hosting East Aurora High School, Fox Valley Career Center, Oswego High School, and West Aurora High School.

Spark! Career Extravaganza took place on April 18, 2023 and brought over 400 9th grade students from the IVVC feeder sch...
04/25/2023

Spark! Career Extravaganza took place on April 18, 2023 and brought over 400 9th grade students from the IVVC feeder schools to the Plano Family YMCA for career exploration. Seven College and Career Pathway Endorsement areas were highlighted. Thank you to the Plano Family YMCA for hosting the event and the 43 business partners that participated. It was a great success!

VALEES and area school administrators/educators visited Scientel Solutions and Laser Technologies, Inc. yesterday. Thank...
12/09/2022

VALEES and area school administrators/educators visited Scientel Solutions and Laser Technologies, Inc. yesterday. Thank you to both companies for hosting and expressing the willingness to strengthen partnerships with area high schools.

Thank you to all the businesses and school representatives that attended the Intern Ready Forum. It was positive and a s...
12/01/2022

Thank you to all the businesses and school representatives that attended the Intern Ready Forum. It was positive and a solutions-based meeting developing an action plan for employers to host a summer intern. A special thank you to Valley Industrial Association for being such wonderful hosts!

2022 Apprenticeship Expo was a success! Over 600 people attended the event on November 15, 2022. A special thank you t...
12/01/2022

2022 Apprenticeship Expo was a success! Over 600 people attended the event on November 15, 2022. A special thank you to Painters District Council 30 for being such a wonderful host!

Last week West Aurora School District 129 (Weisner Center) hosted a Manufacturer Breakfast/Mock Interview Event. Over 5...
05/19/2022

Last week West Aurora School District 129 (Weisner Center) hosted a Manufacturer Breakfast/Mock Interview Event. Over 50 business Valley Industrial Association and educational partners attended the breakfast. 40 students seized on the opportunity to interview with 20 different companies! Bringing schools and the community together is a wonderful thing.

Future Teachers Conference 2022- A total of 233 students attended from Batavia High School, Earlville High School, East ...
04/29/2022

Future Teachers Conference 2022- A total of 233 students attended from Batavia High School, Earlville High School, East Aurora High School, Indian Valley Vocational Center, Fox Valley Career Center (FVCC), Oswego East High School, Oswego High School, Somonauk High School, West Aurora High School and Yorkville High School. This event was hosted by Northern Illinois University in partnership with Waubonsee Community College and VALEES.

“You have to have an amount of patience, and amount of character. And you got to have that balance. For some reason, it's hard to get people to do that.”

Thank you to the local Manufacturers that hosted tours on 4/20/22! Students enjoyed seeing firsthand the different care...
04/25/2022

Thank you to the local Manufacturers that hosted tours on 4/20/22! Students enjoyed seeing firsthand the different career paths within these companies Burgess-Norton Manufacturing, Eagle Flexible Packaging, Premier Architectural Products, Valley Fasteners and Wise Plastics Technology. Here are just a couple pictures from the day!

Fire Science Event hosted by Fox Valley Career Center (FVCC). Students from both Fox Valley Career Center and Indian Va...
04/14/2022

Fire Science Event hosted by Fox Valley Career Center (FVCC). Students from both Fox Valley Career Center and Indian Valley Vocational Center participated. Lots of great hands-on experience.

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Rt 47 At Waubonsee Drive
Sugar Grove, IL
60554

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