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Do you suffer from the winter blues? This always seems like a busy time in the CTE world with CTE month activities, legislative days, CTSO competitions, not to mention the pressures of day-to-day instruction. Some people’s health is impacted by the length of the day due to less daylight during the winter months. Others just prefer extra light during the day to enjoy activities before and after work hours. Here is the good news, from now (early February) until the end of the school year, we will gain approximately three minutes of daylight every day! So, we will gain nearly an hour by early March and over two hours by the end of March! A 7:30 p.m. sunset sounds pretty good!
Happy CTE Month! If you haven’t made plans to celebrate CTE, the accomplishments of CTE programs, and the importance of CTE for all students of all ages, there is still time! I encourage you to use resources from ACTE and AdvanceCTE to help us generate positive awareness of CTE!
One last thing. Please save the date for our Region III Conference from June 12–14 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Springfield, Missouri. Final details will be available soon so you can book your room, submit a proposal for a session, or maybe plan a little extra time for your family in the Ozarks for a fun-filled family getaway.
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See you soon!
Brandon Russell
VP, ACTE Region III
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Illinois — To celebrate and highlight the importance of CTE, student leaders from Illinois CTSOs will present to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) at the Feb. 15th ISBE Board meeting. They will share how their experience in CTE programs has impacted their lives, the leadership skills they have learned from their respective CTSOs, and the importance of supporting CTE programs. This will be the third consecutive year that CTE students have spoken to ISBE and their testimony has had a positive impact on ISBE’s view of CTE and helped renewed focus on CTE in the Illinois education community.
IACTE will host its 93rd Annual Conference and IACTE Annual Meeting on February 16-17, 2023 at the Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. The theme of the 2023 conference is: Connecting Passion to Opportunity. The conference will feature 75+ breakout sessions and featured speaker, Terry Sumerlin, People Connectors.
IACTE will also host its first CTE Showcase Day since 2019 at the Illinois State Capitol on March 9th, 2023. CTE students from across the state will set up displays and booths in the rotunda and demonstrate the skills they have learned while meeting with their local legislators to share the importance of CTE. The showcase will end with a rally featuring student speakers who will share their experiences and the impact CTE has had on their lives.
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Indiana — CTE stakeholders across Indiana will participate in the State Policy Seminar on February 14 at the Indiana State Capitol. It is a budget year so Indiana CTE leaders expect it to get exciting in the state. | |
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Iowa — As part of advocacy and awareness efforts for CTE in the fall of 2022, the Iowa ACTE hosted exhibit booths at the School Administrators of Iowa conference in August, the Iowa School Counselors conference in November, and the Iowa Association of School Boards conference in November. To continue these advocacy and awareness efforts in early 2023, Iowa ACTE along with dozens of CTE students and teachers will be hosting a CTE Day at the Capitol on February 9. Iowa ACTE members will also be attending the National Policy Seminar in Washington, DC on March 19-22 along with CTSO members from FCCLA, HOSA, Skills USA, and FFA. To honor outstanding CTE students, Iowa ACTE submitted 5 Presidential Scholar nominations to the Iowa Department of Education to be moved on to potential national awards. | |
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Missouri — Planning is going strong for the Region III Conference in June! The "tee off" event could have something to do with golf.... not saying what, but there is a golf venue for everyone in Springfield! In addition to getting ready to welcome our colleagues from across Region III, we are working hard to get ready for our annual CTSO legislative day at the capital in February. This event brings students and CTSO leaders from all over the state to interact with legislators. The administrative division (MCCTA) held a winter meeting in January to help administrators prepare their students to better advocate for CTE in Missouri. | |
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ACTE Announces Board of Directors 2023 Election Results
ACTE's recent board of directors election was open to the Association’s membership of approximately 25,000 educators, administrators and other career and technical education (CTE) professionals. We are grateful to all of the candidates for their willingness to serve the Association. And congratulations go out to the winners:
- Carrie Scheiderer, president-elect
- Bart Taylor, Trade and Industrial Education Division vice president
- Sandra Adams, Administration Division vice president-elect
- Brooke Kusch, Counseling and Career Development Division vice president-elect
- Shawn Freie, Postsecondary, Adult & Career Education Division vice president-elect
- *Fran Bromley-Norwood, Engineering Technology Education Division vice president
- *Douglas Bush, Region I vice president
*Appointed by the board of directors
Additionally, the vice president-elect whose election occurred last year will join the board as vice president in July 2023. Michael Culwell will assume the position of Region IV vice president. Learn more
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Share Your CTE Stories During CTE Month!
Generously sponsored by NAHB
Join us as we celebrate CTE Month, generously sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders, and help spread awareness about the importance of CTE by sharing your success stories by using #CTEMonth on social media, encouraging your students to participate in this year’s CTE Month-NASA HUNCH student video challenge, “What is the Purpose of NASA?,” gearing up with festive CTE Month merchandise at shopacte.com to show your support for CTE, and much more! Learn more
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Turn CTE Advocacy Into Policy Action!
Join career and technical education (CTE) professionals at ACTE’s National Policy Seminar (NPS) to voice your vision on key education policy topics, learn about best practices for influencing CTE-related federal policy and messaging, and meet with legislators this March 19–22 in Arlington, Virginia. We are pleased announce Daniel Lippman, White House and Washington reporter at POLITICO, as the NPS keynote speaker — visit us online to register and view the complete agenda. Learn more
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Shape the Future of Work-based Learning
Learn about innovations in work-based learning and model programs across the nation at ACTE’s National Work-based Learning Conference, happening April 26–28 in Atlanta, Georgia. This event offers expertise on supporting the delivery of quality experiences that foster in-depth, firsthand engagement with the skills required in any given career field. Learn more
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Tackle Teacher Recruitment & Retention at Teach CTE Summit!
Join us at ACTE’s Teach CTE Summit, happening June 27–29 in St. Paul, Minnesota, to address the CTE teacher pipeline shortage. This event will highlight promising practices, national models and leading research with a secondary focus to solve this important issue. Learn more
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Best Practices CFPs Now Open!
Happening Sept. 27–29 in Salt Lake City, Utah, 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 13. Learn more
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VISION 2023 CFPs Now Open!
Share your expertise at ACTE’s CareerTech VISION, the premier annual gathering of CTE professionals happening Nov. 29–Dec. 2 in Phoenix, Arizona. We are seeking session proposals that address the full range of issues facing CTE educators, administrators and key stakeholders as they strive to prepare students with the knowledge and skills to succeed! VISION features an exciting, educational and inspirational agenda packed with hundreds of concurrent sessions, an Expo and Career Pavilion, awards and recognition programming and a rich array of networking opportunities. The deadline to submit session proposals is March 3. Learn more
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Winter Webinars
We are excited to host several upcoming free webinars on a wide range of topics:
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State Policies Impacting CTE: Year in Review, Feb 16, 3:00 p.m. ET
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Other Protected Populations, Feb. 16, 4:00 p.m. ET
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Postsecondary CTE Research Fellows Program, Feb. 23, 1:00 p.m. ET
Sign up to attend!
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Showcase Your ACTE Member Pride
We encourage you to download, post and share the 2023 ACTE membership graphic #IamCTE via your email signature, website and on social media. Download the badge
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Now Hiring: IAED Manager
ACTE is looking for a part-time IAED manager to lead all facets of ACTE’s IAED programming, including ACTE’s IAED advisory group as well as seeking growth and development opportunities for new and related initiatives. The IAED manager will be tasked with increasing the number of resources and activities to support CTE professionals as they seek to address IAED issues within CTE programs and focusing on how to effectively integrate an IAED awareness and mindset throughout all ACTE’s programming.
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Association for Career and Technical Education
1410 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
703-683-3111
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