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Spring Quarterly Newsletter

Greetings Business Education Division Members,

Spring can be an exciting time of year with kinder weather showing its face and the “home stretch” of the school year staring us down. As Mother Nature brings us new life and fresh looks on the things around us, I’m hopeful you are able to draw energy for a strong finish. But as the school year shows signs of ending, I challenge you to think about your next beginning and consider ACTE leadership.

We, as a division, are looking for a representative from Region III to serve on our policy committee. If you have any interest in this, please email me for more information. Additionally, it’s time in our three year cycle to start the process of replacing me with our next division president. Applications for this are now open and can be found here.

All the best,

Sean Crevier

VP, ACTE Business Education Division

BUS Division News

MBA Research Professional Development News

MBA Research Conclave: A Curriculum & Teaching Conference is coming to Columbus, OH, this fall! Featuring a variety of pre-conference workshops, compelling presentations by industry executives and education leaders, opportunities to connect with CTE teachers across the country, and more, MBA Research Conclave 2024 is designed for ultimate take-home value. Click here for more information & registration.

Call for proposals (linked here)… We are seeking session proposals for the following focus areas:

• Teacher-to-Teacher Classroom Strategies
• Growing Your Program
• Using MBA Research’s Resources
• Teaching Principle-Based Ethics
• High School of Business™

Registration is open! Make plans to join us October 11−13 at the premier gathering for business, marketing, finance, management, and entrepreneurship educators.

From ACTE

The Early Bird Gets the Best VISION Rates



ACTE’s CareerTech VISION is the must-attend event for career and technical education (CTE) professionals! Happening Dec. 4–7 in San Antonio, Texas, VISION offers attendees:

• Hundreds of concurrent sessions covering high-quality secondary and postsecondary CTE
• Inspirational keynote speakers sharing innovations in CTE
• CareerTech Expo with hundreds of exhibits, workshops and live demonstrations
• Numerous networking opportunities to forge meaningful professional connections with educators and industry leaders

Register by July 31 for the best rates!

Delivering $2,500 in Scholarship Money

Encourage students and adult learners, ages 18–35, to apply for the Horatio Alger Association Career and Technical Education Scholarship, worth up to $2,500 to pursue CTE. The application is open now through June 17. To request a presentation to students or educators please email Julia Kasper at jkasper@acteonline.org.

Student Trophy Design Contest

Encourage your students to participate ACTE’s Student Trophy Design Contest. The winning trophy will be 3D-printed by Stratasys and presented to the 10 national award winners at the ACTE Awards Gala, happening Dec. 4 at CareerTech VISION in San Antonio, Texas. The winning team will receive a $1,000 scholarship, a free one-year lease of a 3D printer for the winner’s school, courtesy of Stratasys, and more! The deadline for design submissions is May 1.

Now Accepting Impact Awards Applications

The ACTE Impact Awards recognize groups and individuals from the education, business and industry communities who contribute to the improvement and promotion CTE. The deadline to apply for the Impact awards, the Business-Education Partnership Award and the Champion for CTE Award, is June 30.

New Teach CTE Workshop 

ACTE’s Teach CTE initiative focuses on addressing teacher recruitment and retention challenges and preparing tomorrow’s CTE teaching workforce. To support this effort, ACTE is pleased to offer an upcoming Teach CTE workshop — Developing Customized CTE Educator Retention, Professional Learning and Support Programs — at the ACTE Region III Leadership Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, on June 12, 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Cost to attend is $225 and includes lunch.