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Happy Spring season to all of you! Of course, in North Dakota where I am located, “spring” is a relative term as yesterday the state had a blizzard warning, flash flood warning, and tornado warning all in the same day! Here is hoping that the weather is more normal for you to enjoy as you successfully complete the last couple months of the school year.
It was terrific to see the strong attendance from the division at the National Policy Seminar, and we are in the midst of completing proposal reviews in determining the breakout sessions for next year’s Best Practices & Innovations Conference (Cape Cod, Massachusetts) and ACTE's CareerTech VISION 2022 (Las Vegas, Nevada). The shear number and quality of session proposals has been tremendous! Both conferences will be outstanding professional development opportunities, and very appreciative to see the willingness of so many to share their strategies, projects, expertise, and best practices to their career and technical education (CTE) administrative colleagues.
Please take the time to review the newsletter items below, which include an article from our Administration Division Fellows (Wendy Perry & Suzi Raiford), updates from division affiliate partners NCLA and CTEEC, and a variety of reminders from ACTE.
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Eric Ripley
ACTE Administration Division, Vice President
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Suzi Raiford, Business and Industry Liaison
South Carolina Department of Education
The ACTE New Professionals Fellows has provided me with unique opportunities in just the first few months! I have a new appreciation for exercising my strengths thanks to the Clifton Strengths Assessment and coaching experience. I approach my personal and professional development priorities with more clarity as a result of reading The Trust Edge. I’ve expanded my perspective on leadership by listening to fellow Fellows and CTE leaders. They shared these common themes about the road to leadership. Leaders are continuously growing and raising expectations of ourselves to reach our goals. We receive confirmation of our leadership traits through those who believe and trust in our capabilities. Leaders are intentional and model passion and energy.
The 2022 ACTE National Policy Seminar (NPS) was also full of “firsts” for me. This was my first ACTE live event dedicated to Education policy issues and I feel like I can accomplish anything after my first experience as the South Carolina CTE Cheerleader on Capitol Hill!
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Wendy Perry, Director of Health Careers
Moore Norman Technology Center
Getting the opportunity to be involved with ACTE’s Experienced Fellows has been more rewarding that I could have anticipated. In just a few short months, I have already developed a broader and deeper understanding of how national CTE efforts are emphasized at state and national levels. National Policy Seminar in Washington, DC was eye-opening with the organized, strategic visits to Capitol Hill. States working together with our staff at the ACTE office showed the importance of unity in communicating with our government leaders. I was truly proud to be a part of the delegation working on our behalf.
Additionally, I have developed deep relationships with other state fellows who share the vision of student success in CTE. We may come from different paths but our focus on impacting students’ lives through CTE was the common language spoken in every encounter. I am grateful to have so many individuals to reach out and share ideas, concerns, and especially camaraderie.
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Greetings from NCLA
At NCLA, we believe we’re better together. As a national synergy of career and technical education (CTE) administrators, we connect forward-thinking education professionals, contribute to the nation’s economic prosperity, and create opportunities for transformative professional development. Check out the latest communication regarding our organization and opportunities for members.
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Update from CTEEC
CTEEC is still in a time of rebuilding. The membership numbers continue to grow, especially the new members from other states. This year has been another challenging year but we have continued to work through. CTEEC is planning an event June 15–16 in Owasso, Oklahoma at the Tulsa Technology center Owasso Conference Center. The event will be a hybrid event and will be open to out of state member via zoom. A flier and program will be updated on the website soon.
Another exciting announcement is CTEEC has rebranded. Right before the pandemic, CTEEC had asked some graphic arts students at Gordon Cooper Technology to design a new logo for CTEEC and the state affiliate OKCTEEC. This project was put on hold until 2021-2022. I am very excited to debut the new logo. We believe the new logo captures the essence of what CTEEC does. CTEEC builds bridges to support equity and education for the students pursuing an education through career technology centers and community colleges. Here is the new logo and the new postcard.
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CTEEC is looking to grow the executive team. Recently the President-Elect took a new position that does not allow her to continue her work with CTEEC. We would love to bring in an out of state member to join the executive team. If this is something that would interest you please do not hesitate to contact me. Gina McPherson- CTEEC President gmcpherson@osrhe.edu
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Accepting Applications for Board of Directors Election
Interested in serving the association as a member of the board of directors? Applications for open positions are due June 15. For more information, please see the guidelines for the board of directors nominations.
** This includes the Administration Division Vice President-Elect position, so calling all interested leaders to apply to serve as my replacement! 😊 **
Learn more
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New CTE Fact Sheets, Available in Spanish
ACTE recently released two new resources to help CTE supporters advocate for CTE.
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“What is CTE?” introduces people new to CTE to its scope and benefits. A Spanish-language translation of this new infographic is now available! | | |
"CTE Works!" provides an evidence-based overview of CTE's impact on student achievement, education and employment outcomes, and the skills gap and economy. A Spanish-language translation of this new fact sheet is now available! | | |
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New Resource: WBL Toolkit
ACTE is pleased to offer a comprehensive new guide for building an employer-partner engagement plan as part of the Xello-sponsored Taking Business to School series that covers topics within ACTE’s Quality CTE Program of Study Framework: Business and Community Partnerships. This toolkit is intended to be used by program leaders who are interested in expanding the scope and quality of their work-based learning programs.
Download the Toolkit
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Professional Development Conferences & Events | |
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Early Bird Registration is Open!
ACTE’s CareerTech VISION is the must-attend event for career and technical education (CTE) professionals. Happening Nov. 30–Dec. 3 in Las Vegas, Nevada, VISION offers dynamic programming covering high-quality CTE in secondary and postsecondary environments, an abundance of networking opportunities, the CareerTech Expo, hundreds of concurrent program sessions and more! Early bird registration is now open!
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One-Day Event Addressing Access and Equity in CTE
The Good Trouble: Busting Inclusion, Access, Equity and Diversity Barriers in CTE Conference will offer model programming to amplify the four strands of student voice: content, culture, social and emotional learning, and metacognition. Happening virtually on June 9, this event will explore strategies for removing systemic barriers and revolutionizing students’ CTE experiences.
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Event Designed Especially for CTE Administrators
Happening Sept. 28–30 in beautiful Cape Cod, North Falmouth, Massachusetts, ACTE’s and NCLA’s annual Best Practices and Innovations in CTE Conference focuses on professional development for CTE administrators of both secondary and postsecondary CTE programs and institutions.
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ACTE Awards Opportunities | |
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Scholarships Available for Your CTE Students
The Horatio Alger Association is now accepting applications from students who are currently enrolled or will enroll at a community college or non-profit technical institution. This year, the association will award 500 CTE scholarships at up to $2,500 each. Applications are due June 15.
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ACTE Impact Awards
The ACTE Impact Awards recognize groups and individuals from the education, business and industry communities who contribute to the improvement, promotion and development of CTE. The deadline to apply for the two Impact awards, the Business-Education Partnership Award and the Champion for CTE Award, is June 30.
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Renew Your Membership!
Renew your membership today for continued access to premier professional development, your annual subscription to Techniques, member-exclusive discounts to ACTE events, high-quality CTE research and legislative updates, the member insurance program, and more!
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