2023 CACTE CAREERTECH SUMMIT FAQs

Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions about the 2023 Summit:

• Summit is in-person, July 16-20, 2023 at the Embassy Suites in Loveland, CO
• Call for Proposals for Breakout Sessions and Roundtables is open through April 15
• Registration for attendees is open - Early Bird Member rate ends May 15, so act soon!
• PLEASE ASK WHOEVER CUTS YOUR CHECK TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME(S) ON THE CHECK STUB - it takes a lot of time when a check arrives and it becomes a guessing game because no names are included!
• The link for room reservations at the Embassy Suites is available on the CACTE website - if on a phone or tablet, keep scrolling. Be sure to get your reservation soon - rooms are filling up!
• Need a "Letter of Justification" for an administrator or someone else about why you should attend? Download this template and fill in the blanks to make it yours!
• Need a W-9 form Colorado ACTE for your financial office? Download it here!
• Be sure to ask your CTE Director and/or principal to help pay for your attendance at the Summit! They might say yes! This is especially true if you participate in Division leadership or on a CACTE Committee!
• Registration for exhibitors is open!
• The face-to-face version of the free “CTE in Colorado” coursework for Secondary Credentialing will be offered as part of the Summit. Folks need to attend the all-day session on Monday, July 17 as well as the full Summit, registering/paying for both parts. Pre-registration is required. This typically fills up fast, so don't delay!
• Take advantage of a great experience Thursday 7/20 from 12:30-3:00 pm. Attend the "Opportunity Gap Analysis Workshop: Connecting CTE Data to Action" for FREE, including lunch!!! Pre-registration is required.
• Most folks will want to be in attendance T 7/18 - R 7/20; the tentative schedule is on the Summit website

We need YOU to make the 2023 CACTE CareerTech Summit a worthwhile experience! On

Tuesday, July 18 and Thursday, July 20, there will be opportunities to present during 50

minute Breakout Sessions and Roundtable Sessions with 20 minute rotations.

If you are interested in presenting a breakout session or a roundtable, or both, at the 2023

CACTE CareerTech Summit, please COMPLETE THIS FORM for your proposal to be considered.

The CACTE Conference Planning committee encourages topics around the following as

priorities for the 2023 Summit:

• Teaching Strategies
• IAED/DEI (IAED=Inclusion, Access, Equity & Diversity; DEI=Diversity, Equity & Inclusion)
• Membership Value & Engagement
• Advocacy

YOU ALL HAVE SOMETHING WORTH SHARING WITH YOUR CTE FAMILY - SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL NOW!!!

Proposals are due by April 15th and will be reviewed by the CACTE Conference Planning Committee. You will be notified by May 10th as to whether your proposal has been selected.

Hotel room rates

• Single/Double - $153
• Triple - $168
• Quad - $183

The link for the special rates is on the CACTE website. Reservations must be made by June 16 to guarantee these rates. Make your reservation soon - rooms go fast!

NEED CREDITS FOR RELICENSURE? WANT CSU CREDIT FOR THE 2022 SUMMIT?

The CSU Professional Development credit course from CCCS is open for registration through August 4, 2023. The Professional Development Credit page has been updated with all the information and link to registration:

http://coloradostateplan.com/educator/cte-professional-development-credit/

Please share this with any of your teachers, administrators and staff who are looking to earn up to 5 credits for CTE work throughout the year. The cost is $65/credit this year. Just a reminder to let folks know to read through everything BEFORE registering for the course. Once registered, no one can drop or receive a refund. 

Questions? Contact Sara Butler at CCCS - sara.butler@cccs.edu

Who will YOU nominate for a CACTE award? A colleague who is a member? A current or former student? One benefit of professional association membership is the opportunity to be recognized by your peers for your work. Help make this happen for a deserving person today!

Divisions, did you present awards? Be sure to nominate your recipients for the corresponding CACTE awards.

Nominations close on June 2. Be sure to start now - you know how fast those last couple of months of school fly by! Use this form to make your nomination.

*Nominators and nominees (except students/alums) must be CACTE members - check with membership@cacte.org if you aren't sure.

PACE DIVISION PONDERINGS

PACE = Postsecondary, Adult & Career Education

Many of Colorado’s postsecondary colleges are heavily invested in CTE but often feel like an island when diving into the challenges of running their programs and connecting with other institutions. One of the easiest ways to collaborate with other institutions or gain insight into opportunities across the state is to join the CO PACE division of CACTE and be part of a rapidly growing group of people who are succeeding together.

The Postsecondary, Adult, and Career Education (PACE) division is part of the national ACTE organization but also focuses on many issues in Colorado, such as identifying colleges who have similar programs, connecting to both business and secondary partners, staying up on emerging trends and technologies, and working with the CCCS on state requirements and opportunities. PACE is also building its presence at both CACTE (overall association) and CACTA (Administration division) to offer more relevant postsecondary topics, program specific sessions, and chances to collaborate with other college faculty, staff, and administrators.

Lots of you already have an ACTE membership in Colorado and with another division, but any postsecondary members may choose to add PACE to their membership for less than the price of a weeks’ worth of coffee ($30) by contacting the national ACTE office at 800-826-9972. (Don’t try to do it on the website, trust me!) A friendly representative will help you add PACE to your current membership or set you up with a new membership, and then you will be part of the CACTE postsecondary family. So why wait? Join CO PACE today!  

For questions about the CO PACE division, contact our president Vicki Aycock at vicki.aycock@arapahoe.edu or treasurer Martin Kollman at mkollman@coloradomtn.edu.

The Colorado Department of Higher Education is partnering with Hanover Research to conduct a study to better understand individuals’ awareness of higher education opportunities, perceptions of institutions, and interests in pursuing education moving forward. This research aims to understand current barriers and challenges preventing individuals from pursuing postsecondary education. If you are a high school student, parent/guardian of a high school student or high school counselor, please take a moment to complete the survey.

To conduct this study, Hanover created a short survey to gather candid responses and insights about postsecondary opportunities. This study is for research purposes only. All information will be maintained on a confidential basis by Hanover Research and will only be reported to the Department in an anonymized form (i.e., name and identifying information such as race and gender will not be shared with the Department or tied to responses).

The SURVEY should take 10-15 minutes to complete. Please distribute this survey to relevant stakeholders (high school students, families, counselors).

The deadline to complete the survey is April 30, 2023.

Questions? Email CDHE@dhe.state.co.us 

NATIONAL POSTSECONDARY CTE SUMMIT IN DENVER!!!

Mark your calendars for Sept 20-22, 2023, when ACTE hosts the 2nd annual Postsecondary CTE Summit here in downtown Denver! Connect with Postsecondary CTE folks from all over the country to learn more and share your wisdom.

Want to present at this event in our own backyard? Act soon, as proposals are due 4/28/23!

Registration is NOW OPEN! early bird rate ends 7/17/23, so register soon!

Mark your calendar for the 2023 ACTE VISION conference in Phoenix, Nov 29-Dec 2, the second VISION in a row in Region V - our own backyard!

There will be a $150 increase in registration rates after July 31, so be sure to register SUPER early, if possible, to pay the 2022 rates! Registration is open now!

Hotel room rates are $199 with a waived resort fee. Remember that Vegas hotel rates are "ridiculously" low! Reservation link is on the VISION website - use green button.

ACTE Webinars Now Available on ACTE CTE Learn

ACTE is pleased to begin hosting all FREE webinars on our premier online learning network, CTE Learn, which also features more than 180 for-credit CTE courses along with numerous free resources.

If you're not already an ACTE CTE Learn user, register at ctelearn.org/webinars and sign in to access both upcoming and recorded webinars.

Join us for these upcoming webinars:

• Courageous Conversations About Race, April 20, 4:00 p.m. ET
• Building Business and Industry Partnerships, April 27, 1:00 p.m. ET

ADVOCACY/OUTREACH - ALWAYS IMPORTANT!

From the CACTE Outreach Committee (formerly Advocacy Committee):

Does your program/CTSO use Twitter and/or Instagram? Please follow @ColoradoACTE to stay abreast of #CACTEnews. Use the hashtags #coleg, #CareerTechEd and #CTEworks4CO when reporting your latest news and activities. And tag your state legislators so they know what great things are happening in CTE!

Thanks to those members who represented Colorado ACTE at the National Policy Seminar in DC. They visited both CO Senators and as many representatives as they could on your behalf, sharing the success stories of Career & Technical Education students in Colorado.

Attending NPS last month were:

• Kimberly Baldwin
• Kara Bogner
• Jaime Fiorenza
• Janae Hunderman
• Janet Renden
• Emily Sherwood
• Jen Staley
• Jordan Whittington

From the CACTE Legislative Committee: the 2023 CACTE Legislative Priorities are ready for your use when advocating with your state legislators. Connecting with your state legislators all year round is an EXTREMELY IMPORTANT part of protecting your program. If legislators have seen what your students are doing, they are more likely to understand the importance of CTE!

Stay abreast of bills impacting CTE and education in general by checking out the CACTE Bill Report, updated frequently during the legislative session. If you visit the page often, be sure to hit "refresh" to see the latest information

CACTE NEEDS YOU!!!

Colorado ACTE assists individuals in further developing their leadership skills in CTE through active participation in the ACTE/CACTE/Divisions family of professional associations. There are numerous opportunities to get more involved through CACTE Division leadership, service on CACTE committees, as well as holding a CACTE office.

For 2023, CACTE is looking for qualified candidates for CACTE president-

elect and CACTE secretary. President-elect candidates must have previously served on

the CACTE Board and it is a three year commitment. Secretary candidates do not need

previous CACTE Board experience and it is a two year commitment.

If you are interested, click here for the officer application. Email cacte@cacte.org with any questions. We need YOU to model the leadership you want to see in your CTSO students!

CACTE NEEDS YOU!!!

CACTE is looking for volunteers to serve our organization in several committees. You must be a paid member to serve on a CACTE Committee.

Committees Available:

• Awards (Chair: Chris Duran)
• Bylaws/Policies & Procedures (Co-Chairs: Janet Renden & Kristi Weaver
• Communications (not currently active)
• Conference Planning (Chair: Jen Staley)
• Finance (Chair: LiAnn Richardson)
• Legislative (Chair: Kimberly Baldwin)
• Membership (Chair: Lori Nelson)
• Outreach/Advocacy (Chair: Tara Bell)

Complete this application to indicate your willingness to serve.

CACTE MISSION:

To provide educational leadership in developing a competitive workforce.

2022-2023 CACTE PROGRAM OF WORK:

 ✻Advocacy/Awareness    ✻IAED     ✻Member Value/Engagement

• 2023 Region V Conference, April 12-15, Fargo, ND
• ACTE Work-Based Learning Conference, April 26-28, Atlanta, GA
• ACTE Teach CTE Summit 2023, June 27-29, St Paul, MN
• CO Ag Ed/CVATA Summer Conference, June 27-30, Cedaredge, CO
• 2023 CACTE CareerTech Summit, July 16-20, Embassy Suites, Loveland, CO
• ACTE National Postsecondary CTE Summit, Sept 20-22, Downtown Denver, CO
• 2023 CBAM Fall Conference, Sept 21-22, Beaver Run, Breckenridge, CO
• 2023 ACTE/NCLA Best Practices Conference, Sept 27-29, Salt Lake City, UT
• 2023 ACE Teachers Conference, Nov 2-3, TBD, CO
• 2023 ACTE VISION, Nov 29-Dec 2, Phoenix, AZ
• 2024 ACTE National Policy Seminar (NPS), March 17-20, Arlington, VA/DC