2012 ACTE National Policy Seminar
March 5-7, 2012 

CTE Works! 

Join us again in March for the 2012 ACTE National Policy Seminar—beef up your advocacy skills, meet with important Members of Congress and hear from national leaders in education. Registration (print form) is now open!

ACTE is beginning the process of collecting information from members related to the next reauthorization of Perkins, which could begin as early as 2012. We need your input! Please respond to the following question and check back regularly for new poll questions. You can also leave more extensive comments on the CTE Policy Watch Blog.

Let's Prepare for CTE Month 2012^TM! 

Celebrate with the 2012 theme, CTE: Careers Through Education. Congratulations to the creator of the 2012 CTE Month logo, student Hannah Stover!

Download logo—please complete this form about your usage of the 2012 CTE Month logo and return it to Online Communications Manager Jon Miller.
Logo use & restriction agreement 

How Can You Show Your Support for CTE?

• Play our student-produced video PSAs  
•  Purchase promotional items that showcase the 2012 CTE Month logo 
• Plan for 2012 CTE Month events or hold your own   
• Tell your CTE stories through traditional media with our press kit starter and sample press release 
• Spread the word on social networks all month and especially during CTESocial Media Advocacy Day on Feb. 23 
• Involve legislators and businesses  

CTE=Economic Development: A Five-step Process to Ensure a Strong Return on Investment for Your Program

Join ACTE for an hour-long Webinar that will guide you through a proven, results-based approach to calculating the return on investment for your CTE program. Robin Parker of Mississippi State shares lessons from her work developing secondary occupational-specific curriculum frameworks and research-based, standards-based curriculum and assessment for CTE educators. Attend this Webinar to get the strategy and tools you need to turn your program into a visible, indispensable profit center for your community.

Register now for this live event on Jan. 31 at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT.

ACTE has launced a new blog, Educators in Action! Check in to see CTE practitioners tell their stories and offer best practices from the field. Interested in submitting? Submit your relevant blog post (500 words or less) and a photo of yourself to onlinemedia@acteonline.org.

You can also keep up with the latest from Capitol Hill on the CTE Policy Watch blog, your home for CTE policy and advocacy news, or follow developments leading up to the 2011 Convention and Career Tech Expo on the ACTE Convention Blog, then follow along with the action during the event itself.