FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 12, 2005 | CONTACT: Megan Reiter
(703) 683-9312; mreiter@acteonline.org |
ALEXANDRIA, VA- The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) announces that Kevin English of Peoria, Arizona has been named the ACTE Teacher of the Year. English received the award at the ACTE Annual Convention and Career Tech Expo, December 9th, in Kansas City, Missouri.
Recipients of this award are recognized for providing their communities with outstanding career and technical education programs. The award winner, selected by the ACTE Awards Committee, must have made significant contributions toward innovative, unique and novel programs that are serving to improve and promote career and technical education.
Well-versed in career and technical education (CTE), Kevin English has taught nine different CTE curricula during his tenure as an educator. Currently at Peoria High School in Peoria, Arizona, English serves as the Industrial Education Department Chair. Programs offered at the high school in Industrial Education are Automotive Technology, Drafting and Design, Building Trades, Welding and Agricultural Science. In addition to serving as the department’s chair, he instructs in agricultural science and welding courses.
Within the Agricultural Science program, English instructs the Sports Turf Management course. One of only a handful in the nation, the course is the only of its kind offered in a high school setting in Arizona. During his ten years at Peoria High School, English began the building trades program, developed the curriculum and started the building trade’s chapter of Skills USA. He has also written and received grants over $250,000 for programs under his charge.
English champions career and technical education student organizations. As an FFA advisor, his students have won competitions on the state, regional and national level. He has watched his students receive over $50,000 in scholarships and has placed many in local industry careers. An administrator comments, “Under the tutelage of Kevin English ordinary children become outstanding leaders every single day.”
An advocate CTE, English is an active member of ACTE, Arizona ACTE, Arizona Association of Agricultural Teachers and many others. He has lobbied for CTE at the local, state and national levels. English has conducted numerous marketing campaigns designed to spread the good work about CTE.
The Association for Career and Technical Education is the national professional association for the field of career and technical education. Now in its 79th year, ACTE’s membership numbers more than 30,000 teachers, counselors and administrators at the middle school, high school and postsecondary levels.
