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Winter Quarterly Newsletter

Hello Counseling and Career Development Members!

Although CareerTech VISION was two months ago I am still very excited about all of the things we accomplished! There were a few highlights worth mentioning. First, the Division Opening Session featuring Kevin Fleming. It was not only motivational and inspirational but truly AWESOME! Along with the joint hospitality room with Administration, Work-based Learning and New and Related Services Divisions. They had provided free headshots for our members, which was a wonderful experience. The headshots we taken by a group of students from a local school—WORK-BASED LEARNING in action! I'm eagerly anticipating what this year will bring and the new accomplishments we will achieve!

Board Member - Counseling and Career Development CCD


Sincerely,

Teresa "Gibby" Gibbons

VP, ACTE Counseling and Career Development Division

Division Award Winners

FRIENDS OF COUNSELING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT

This award recognizes business, industry, or community partners with demonstrated contribution to Counseling and Career Development of Career and Technical (CTE) programs, support of CTE programs, and/or students.


Ben Compton Labor Market Analyst & Career Transition Specialist, Washington


Edward Kotak Jr. Executive Vice President, The Quintessential Experience, New York

INNOVATIVE PROGRAM

This award recognizes individuals or teams for innovative counseling and career development programs with significant contributions to student achievement and support.


Stephanie Freeman & Amye Drackett Peak Innovation Center, Fort Smith Public Schools, Arkansas

OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL

This award recognizes outstanding and significant contribution, advocacy in CTE, counseling and career development and/or service to the ACTE organization.


Dr. Kim Callahan Ware County Public Schools, Ware County, Georgia

RISING STAR

This award recognizes new counselors or career development professionals at the secondary level, new to the profession who have made significant contributions to CTE and the counseling profession demonstrating innovation and professional commitment early in their careers.


Lisa Hollingsworth Mapleton Early Career Preparatory High School in Thornton, Colorado


Kendra Odle Career Coach, West-MEC Southwest Campus, Arizona

From ACTE

ACTE Announces Board of Directors 2024 Election Results


ACTE's recent board of directors election was open to the Association’s membership of approximately 25,000 career and technical education (CTE) professionals. We are grateful to all of the candidates for their willingness to serve the Association. Congratulations to the winners:

  • Dustin Davis-Austin, Region II Vice President-elect
  • Martin Hanley, Region III Vice President-elect
  • Karin Davis, Family and Consumer Sciences Education Division Vice President-elect
  • LaDonna Selvidge, Health Science Education Division Vice President
  • Richard Trinkwalder, New and Related Services Division Vice President-elect
  • Jan Jardine, Work-based Learning Division Vice President


Further, given that one person applied to serve in each of the following positions, the board of directors voted to appoint:

  • Shani Watkins, President-elect
  • Craig Statucki, Region V Vice President
  • Matthew Eddy, Agricultural Education Division Vice President
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Celebrate CTE Month!

Generously sponsored by NAHB


Join us as we celebrate CTE Month®, generously sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Each year in February, we celebrate educators like you and spread awareness about the importance of CTE by sharing your success stories via #CTEMonth on social media, encouraging your students to participate in this year’s CTE Month-NASA HUNCH student video challenge, “Why Go to the Moon?,” gearing up with festive CTE Month merchandise at shopacte.com to show your support for CTE, and much more!

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2024 Events

Hone Your CTE Advocacy Skills & Raise Awareness for CTE

With a featured event from the CTE Research Network


Come voice your opinion on CTE policy and programming, and share what your community needs, at ACTE’s National Policy Seminar, happening March 17–20 in Arlington, Virginia. Featured sessions will cover best practices for influencing federal policy and CTE advocacy and messaging. And on the last day of the event, March 20, the CTE Research Network will address topics that will help expand the evidence base for CTE.

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Join Us at Our Annual WBL Conference


Happening May 1–3 at the Baird Center (formerly the Wisconsin Center) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: the ACTE Work-based Learning (WBL) Conference 2024! This annual event, which sold out last year, offers focused professional development for WBL professionals in secondary and postsecondary CTE programs and institutions. Participants will gain access to a wealth of WBL resources. And they will learn how effective networking can enhance high-quality work-based learning experiences.

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Submit Session Proposals for CareerTech VISION 2024! 


Join CTE professionals at ACTE’s CareerTech VISION, happening Dec. 4–7 in San Antonio, Texas. We are seeking session proposals that address the full range of conversations happening in CTE. As educators, you seek to prepare students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in their careers! And ACTE seeks to support you in those endeavors. VISION offers unparalleled networking and hundreds of concurrent sessions. The deadline to submit your session proposals is March 1.

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Best Practices Call for Proposals Now Open!


Happening Oct. 9–11 in Portland, Oregon, ACTE’s and NCLA’s Best Practices and Innovations in CTE Conference is seeking session proposals to strengthen the field for CTE administrators of both secondary and postsecondary CTE programs and institutions. The deadline to submit presentation proposals is March 8.

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ACTE Digital Badge

Showcase Your ACTE Membership with 2024 Digital Badge


We encourage you to download, post and share the 2024 ACTE membership badge via your email signature, website and on social media.

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