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Fall Quarterly News Update

Greetings, Region I Members!

Welcome to the fall season! Please see all the information below regarding important updates and upcoming events in Region I and from ACTE.

Sincerely,

Douglas Bush

ACTE Region I VP

Associate Superintendent for CTE

Gratiot-Isabella Regional Education Service District

Michigan

Region I News

Congratulations!

For all of you who have been around Region I for a while, especially if you have been on the Policy Committee or attended a Region I business meeting, you will recognize Debbie Chapman. She has been the secretary for the region as long as I can remember. We are delighted to let you know that Deborah Chapman was presented with the West Virginia Career Technical Education (CTE) Distinguished Service Award on Sept. 4 during the fall CTE Administrators Conference in Canaan Valley, West Virginia.

This award is given to CTE professionals for their leadership, commitment, and innovations in CTE and their contributions to the field over an extended period of time.

Debbie worked for 50 years in the Cabell County Schools District. She received this award as recognition of her creative and innovative ways of teaching Family and Consumer Sciences and for her dedication and commitment as an Academy Coordinator.

Congratulations, Debbie! This is an awesome and well-deserved recognition.

2025 Region I Annual Conference

Save the date for the 2025 Region I Leadership Conference happening March 26–28 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The policy committee meeting and business meeting with be on March 26 with the general sessions, breakouts, and tours happening on March 27 and 28. Call for proposals and registration will open in the late fall. More information will be coming soon, but block those dates off so you can plan to join us at Patriots Place for another outstanding conference. There are many great things happening in the Region I states. Our Region I Conference is the perfect place to learn best practices from and network with our colleagues.

“Did You Know?”

Did you know as a member of ACTE, you can visit the ACTE website to access CTE “Fact Sheets?” If you log in and click the “Resources” drop down, you will see a link to Fact Sheets. You will find general CTE fact sheets, state fact sheets, and sector-specific fact sheets. As we make the case for the benefits for CTE education, these fact sheet can be a great resource to share with stakeholders. I encourage to check these out! Click the hyperlink to check out this page. Fact Sheets

From ACTE

Exercise Your Right to Vote!

Renew Your Membership by Nov. 6

Be sure your membership is current by Nov. 6 so that you can exercise your right to vote in the 2025 ACTE board of directors’ election.

Join Us for the CTE Event of the Year! 

Register by Oct. 13 and Save!

ACTE’s CareerTech VISION happens this Dec. 4–7 in San Antonio, Texas, and we are so excited to welcome you to our career and technical education (CTE) event of the year! At VISION, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Gather with your peers and grow professionally.
• Expand your professional development with hundreds of concurrent sessions, workshops and tours to choose from 
• Ignite your inspiration while you learn from innovative keynote speakers and leaders on our main stage.
• Explore the CareerTech Expo, which features hundreds of exhibits, workshops and demonstrations.
• Celebrate the extraordinary contributions of CTE professionals, programs and organizations at the ACTE Awards Gala.

Register by Oct. 13 to take advantage of discounted rates!

Extend Your VISION Experience with Catapult Masterclasses

Join us for a CareerTech VISION special offer! Gain transformative insights and increased support for your programs through Catapult’s masterclasses. Equipping you with the tools to advance career-connected learning and CTE, Catapult makes education relevant for your students. Choose from the following on-demand masterclasses and receive content access for five months. ACTE members who attend VISION will receive a 10% discount on each masterclass!

• Career Readiness
• Employer Partnerships
• Instructional Excellence
• Student Recruitment and Marketing
• Work-based learning

Click the button to learn more and sign up via CareerTech VISION registration.

WBL 2025 Call for Presentations

Share your work-based learning expertise and model programs at ACTE’s Work-based Learning Conference 2025, happening April 2–4 at the Hyatt Bellevue on Seattle’s eastside in Bellevue, Washington. This event is focused on supporting the delivery of quality experiences that foster in-depth, firsthand engagement with the skills required in a given career field. The deadline to submit a proposal is Oct 14. 

Student Video Challenge: What is Artemis?

ACTE and NASA HUNCH are excited to host the 2024–25 student video challenge. This year’s theme: “What is Artemis?” This annual video contest offers students the opportunity to showcase the application of CTE and project-based learning programs in high-demand career fields on Earth and in space. The contest is open to students of all ages, including elementary, middle school, high school and postsecondary students and any student who is homeschooled. Submit a two-minute video by April 1.

Apply Now! Postsecondary CTE Leadership Program Opportunity

Tailored for postsecondary CTE professionals, the NextLevel Postsecondary CTE Leadership Program at ACTE, sponsored by the ECMC Foundation, is a nationally recognized program, providing career growth opportunities that are engaging, individualized and memorable. Now a registration-based initiative, registration fees for accepted applicants will be $3,000 (not including lodging or travel for in-person events). The deadline to apply for this premier program is Jan. 17. 

Upcoming Free ACTE Webinars on CTE Learn

• Maximizing Access and Success for Special Populations: Accelerated and Flexible Learning, Oct. 8 at 2:00 p.m. ET
• Maximizing Access and Success for Special Populations: Career Exploration and Planning, Nov. 12, 2:00 p.m. ET

Visit Community Groups to learn more and get involved!