Resources

AACTE Membership Application (pdf)

Career Tech Talk:
May: Interview with Ken Smith, reporter, news anchor and inaugural ACTE Image Award winner. Smith speaks about his activities to support the School-to-Career program in the Wake County Public School System, his personal history with CTE and his commitment to volunteerism with students, and why national and local celebrities and leaders need to support CTE and School-to-Career programs.

Course of Study:
The Alabama State Department of Education has released the new Career Technical Course of Study for review.

Events

Alabama Career/Technical Education Professional Development Conference and Exhibitor Expo - July 21-22 - at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex.

Conference Registration Form (pdf)

Hotel Registration Information (pdf)

Awards

ACTE 2008 Guidance Scholarship - (135 kb pdf) - The Alabama Career Tech Guidance Division will award a $1,000.00 scholarship to a senior that meets the criteria outline in the application. Applications should be mailed to Emily Pearson at the address on the application. Due to problems that were encountered with getting the application delivered by email, we will accept applications post marked by May 16th. The counselor and the student receiving the scholarship should make plans to attend summer conference for the awarding of the scholarship.

Congratulations to the 2007 Teachers of the Year Award Winners!

News

Montgomery Public Schools Change Graduation Rules - Wednesday, May 14 - wsfa.com - A regular diploma means students passed 24 credit hours and all 5 parts of the graduation exam. The credit based endorsement certificate will go to students who have passed 24 credit hours and at least 3 parts of the graduation exam - including reading and math.

Cosmetology career draw for some Shoals - Sunday, May 11 - al.com - Cosmetology instructors Kandi Cooper at Central High School and Beth Wallace at Allen Thornton Career Technical School said they knew quickly that three of their students in particular showed outstanding promise.

State School Board Changes Graduation Rules - Thursday, May 8 - wsfa.com - The votes drew shouts and applause from the audience at the Thursday meeting where several parents spoke and told of their children's' struggle to pass some parts of the exam.

Gambling bill causing logjam in Alabama Senate - Tuesday, April 22 - al.com - Work in the state Senate has slowed to a crawl for seven straight meeting days, with senators paralyzed by a bill about electronic bingo machines at the VictoryLand dog track in Macon County.

We are an affiliate of The National Association for Career Technical Education.