Summer Quarterly News Update

Admin Division members,

Greetings, the start of the 2023–24 school year is upon us and I trust everyone has been extremely busy focusing on staffing, resources, and ensuring your respective buildings are ready to welcome students for another great year of CTE experiences!

With a new school year comes shiny hallways, great optimism, and palpable energy from students and staff! That same growth mindset we want in our students and staff, also applies to each of us as administrators. Your ACTE organization provides a number of opportunities for professional development including the Best Practices & Innovations Conference (Salt Lake City, Utah - September 27 – 29), which is specifically for CTE Administrators, and CareerTech VISION (Phoenix, Arizona – November 29 – December 2) among many others outlined in this newsletter. I encourage you to take advantage of all of the terrific resources provided by ACTE and division affiliate partners NCLA and CTEEC for your own professional growth and strengthening of your respective CTE programs.

On behalf of your Administration Division Policy Committee and Division Leadership Fellows, best wishes on the start of a successful school year, and thank you for your membership within ACTE!

Eric Ripley

Administration Division Vice President

Admin Division News

NCLA Update

The NCLA Podcast: Hear from CTE Leaders Around the Country and Discover Best Practices to Emulate

The NCLA podcast now has over 75 episodes! Whether you're looking for tips and tricks about how schools are implementing cutting-edge programs or want some general insight into what it's like being a CTE leader these days, there will be something that suits your needs! The podcast is a great way to stay up-to-date on all things related to career and technical education.

If you have been a guest on the NCLA podcast, we will recognize you at this year's conference as part of a general session! If you haven't been a podcast guest, we invite you to sign up and share the best practices happening in your district with like-minded CTE leaders across the country. Sign up here: https://calendly.com/ncla/ncla-podcast

Be sure to hit the follow button and share the podcast link with other CTE leaders: https://open.spotify.com/show/6wMmklyMmTlUd1u4neeIjK

Webinar Series: Best Practices in CTE

Are you interested in having the great things happening in your state or district featured on an NCLA podcast or webinar? This is an opportunity to share innovative programs, best practices, and more with others across the country while showcasing the innovative work that is happening in your schools. This is a member-only benefit; be sure to join NCLA today to receive national recognition for what's happening in your schools and classrooms.

Email info@ncla-cte.org if you would like additional information.

From ACTE

Upcoming Conferences & Events

Early Bird Deadline Ends

Aug. 31!

ACTE’s CareerTech VISION, happening Nov. 29–Dec. 2 at the Phoenix Convention Center in sunny Phoenix, Arizona, is the most comprehensive national conference for career and technical educators! Attendees can experience featured keynote speakers and leaders on our main stage, hundreds of concurrent program sessions covering high-quality secondary and postsecondary CTE, the CareerTech Expo, a reimagined Career Pavilion, and more. Be sure to register by Aug. 31 to secure the best rates!

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Calling All Law & Public Safety Educators

Join us for the LAPSEN National Conference at ACTE’s CareerTech VISION! The Law and Public Safety Education Network (LAPSEN) is pleased to offer its national conference in conjunction with ACTE’s CareerTech VISION to provide the opportunity for attendees to take advantage of both events. The LAPSEN National Conference, happening Nov. 28–29 in Phoenix, Arizona, will cover:

· Law and public safety pathways

· Youth preparation

· Industry partner strategies to develop a pathway between education programs and careers

There are also CareerTech VISION pre-conference offerings on a variety of certifications and training with a featured Phoenix Police Academy Tour on Nov. 27, 4:30–6:30 p.m.

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Transform Postsecondary CTE

Join us at ACTE’s Postsecondary CTE Summit, happening Sept. 20–22 in Denver, Colorado, to address:

Best practices related to faculty recruitment and retention
How to collect data on special populations to help mediate equity gaps
Building partnerships to support your work and ensure that your postsecondary CTE students are successful in their educational journeys and beyond

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Calling All CTE Administrators

Hosted by NCLA and the Administration Division of ACTE, Best Practices and Innovations in CTE Conference provides tailored professional development for CTE administrators of both secondary and postsecondary CTE programs and institutions. Featured topics include mentoring CTE teachers, marketing your CTE programs to your district, business and industry partnerships and more! The event happens Sept. 27–29 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Leadership Program Opportunities

Application Deadline for ACTE’s Leadership Programs is Sept. 1

ACTE’s premier leadership programs provide CTE professionals opportunities to enhance their leadership potential through the following three yearlong programs.

ACTE National Leadership Fellowship — Fellows will receive a $1,500 stipend and complimentary registration to ACTE’s CareerTech VISION and National Policy Seminar.

NextLevel Postsecondary CTE Fellowship — Fellows will receive a program stipend and complimentary registration to ACTE’s Postsecondary CTE Summit and CareerTech VISION.

IAED Mentorship Program, sponsored by IMAGO — Participants will receive complimentary registration to ACTE’s CareerTech VISION and free access to IMAGO’s intelligence learning platform content.

The deadline to apply for these leadership programs is Sept. 1. For more information, contact Lauren Fillebrown, ACTE’s senior manager of leadership program.

Resources

New Teach CTE Teacher Recruitment Toolkit

Help raise awareness of the CTE teacher shortage with students, potential career changers and other CTE stakeholders by using these tools to help build interest in CTE education as a profession. This toolkit, designed to help you spread the word about the benefits of choosing to be a CTE educator, contains several print- and web-ready pieces, including promotional materials, social media messages, and graphics and videos.

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Update Your Techniques "Print" or "No Print" Preferences

If you would like to opt out of receiving Techniques in the mail, please update your subscription preferences in your member profile. Members who opt out will continue to receive the digital Techniques newsletter sent out each publication month and will have access to the full PDF edition of each Techniques issue.

Current members can log in to their ACTE accounts via the ACTE homepage and click on Hi [First Last Name] to access their profiles
Then click on My Demographics and select the pencil icon to update preferences (scroll down for Preference for Techniques magazine subscription)
Select either "Print" or "No Print"

Upcoming Free Webinars from ACTE

Help from Above: How to Maximize Support from Your Supervisor (or Committee), Sep. 14 at 1:00 p.m. EST
- WBL for All: Tools for Improving WBL Access, Sep. 28 at 3:00 p.m. EST
- I Need Help! Seeking Support from a Mentor and a Sponsor, Oct. 12 at 1:00 p.m. EST

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