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Auto Tech
Teaching Today Minnesota | Winter 2023, Volume 1 Page 13

Binding Education to Vocation at Osseo High School

shop. solvent parts washer, torch set, welders,
The Auto program has two classrooms: battery care center with multiple char-
The shop with all the equipment, and the gers, charging system tester vat 60,
showroom as I like to call it. It contains five 12+ toolboxes of hand tools, electronic
vehicles donated by local dealerships along testers, soldering irons, tubing flaring
with a classroom. The room was converted tools and benders, and specialty tools
from the old weight room and has mirrors too numerous to list.
on three walls in the back by the vehicles Students completing the ASE Task list
and the floor has a rubber coating. The two for MLR certification is the primary focus.
rooms were recently connected by a garage This does include both extensive safety
door which makes it more manageable by training and personal standards and work
one teacher. habits. For example: brakes in MLR had 29
The shop area of the program is primar- tasks to be completed from researching the
ily an Automotive Maintenance and Light fluid type and any service bulletins, testing
Repair Shop. brake fluid for contamination, bleeding or
Some of the features include: flushing the brake system, refreshing a rotor
• Full ventilation off vehicle, measuring the thickness and
• Drains that work with eco-friendly comparing it with specifications, to even
wastewater collection that is emptied checking the vacuum assist. Those 29 tasks
ISD 279 — Osseo Area Schools Dennis Huberty: yearly. are but 1 page of 14 contained in the ASE
Although the Auto Program at Osseo The administration has been very sup- • There is a service for the chemicals and task list.
High School has been in existence for portive and helpful, especially Mr Godfrey, the drain oil is stored underground in a Brakes are one of the four focuses in the
decades, Dennis Huberty is in the middle of our CTE coordinator, and Ms. Vernig, our 500-gallon tank. MLR program.
his first year at the school. principal, and her staff. Ms. Vernig shared • Two in-ground hydraulic lifts and an Although articulation credits available,
One of the former teachers completed her vision of having a program where stu- alignment rack which serves as a lift at the real certification is the MLR name under
the ASE certification program for MLR dents could get the training they need to step times. the ASE badge the students would wear on
(maintenance and light repair technician). into the workforce right out of high school. • Hunter equipment, including a tire their shoulder after completing the two-year,
He met the 12 ASE standards, was accred- I have been running hard after that goal changer, wheel balancer, brake lathe, 540-hour program.
ited himself, had all the required tools, and ever since. I have also been encouraged by and front-end alignment with a rack. We have an ever growing and incredible
went through the two-day inspection by ASE. the custodial staff as I moved and changed • A hydraulic press, grinders, drill press,
Dennis is currently repeating that path. the classroom/shop space into an ASE level Continued on Page 16