Executive Director’s Letter – Pam Ferguson – Spring 2017
ACTEAZ and ACOVA Mid-Winter Leadership Conference Professional Sessions were great and diversified for varied professional Interests. Thanks so much to all our presenters. This was our 17th year for this conference. Thanks to ACOVA for a great partnership.
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ACTEAZ 2017 Officer Elections
This year there will be an election for the following ACTEAZ offices: President Elect, Vice President, and Secretary. Officer candidates should be members that have demonstrated leadership in the Arizona Career and Technical Education Association or their ACTEAZ Affiliate Association.
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Monument Valley HS Agriculture Program Makes the News
On March 2nd Cronkite News, shown on PBS channel 8, highlighted the amazing CTE Veterinary Program headed by Clyde McBride. To watch the footage visit the PBS website here. The segment is about 11 minutes into the program.
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Marana HS Welding Program Helps on Community Project
Career Technical Education students are leaving their mark in Marana for years to come. The Marana HS welding program is helping to create a landscape of art sculptures along Tangerine Road. This community project was brought to fruition through the efforts and creativity of...
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Arizona Draft A-F Public Hearings
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides Arizona the opportunity to create our own measures of school quality, while maintaining the expectation that we work together to ensure all Arizona stakeholders understand how Arizona’s public and charter K‐12 schools...
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Summer Agricultural Institute
Lifelong learning is an important value of any educational institution. The Arizona Department of Education is dedicated to instilling this ideal not only for Arizona students but for Arizona educators as well. I am happy to inform you about a long-standing, educational opportunity that we have for Arizona educators...
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Marana CTE Students Exposed to the Jewelry Industry
Tucson News 4 recently did a story on Marana CTE students who are on their way to becoming jewelry industry certified. "Over 30 kids from Marana and Mountain View high schools toured the AGTA Gem Fair on Wednesday where they got a hands-on experience of what it takes to operate...
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President’s Letter – Julie Stockwell – January 2017
Welcome to Spring Semester, 2017, friends! This second semester of the school year is always a very fast rollercoaster of events, from planning and delivering second-to-none career and technical education to our students every single day, to helping those same students prepare...
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Highland High School Agriculture Teacher Selected for National Educator Award
LAS VEGAS – Curtis Willems, agricultural educator at Highland High School in Gilbert, Ariz., is one of only six individuals nationwide who received the National Association of Agricultural Educators Ideas Unlimited Award at the NAAE annual convention in Las Vegas on December 3.
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Executive Director’s Letter – Pam Ferguson – Winter 2016
Happy Holidays to all our ACTEAZ Members and Industry Sponsors who live and breathe the passion for Career Technical Education. As we reflect on the synergy of CTE workforce contributions, we can sleep well at night knowing that the efforts and results of CTE do make a difference...
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