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9/3/2020

Please read the message below from ACTEA Interim President Anedda Trautman.

Dear NYS ACTEA Membership,

I am honored to serve as your Interim President of NYS ACTEA. As a 10+ year member of ACTEA and 20+ years in CTE, I am aware of the passion, dedication, and commitment you deliver daily in our CTE Centers.

Our students, staff and communities have been through a lot over the past few months and we are leading into the future with some uncertainty. We have all spent countless hours since March 13th preparing for the end of the 2019-2020 school year and the summer planning for opening day 2020-2021. Every night, we leave work a little more prepared only to return the next day with an additional hoop to jump through.

As most of us have been back to the building since early summer, we feel a sense of security and “safeness” in how we approach our daily responsibilities. It is important to remember our first days back as we welcome staff this week and students next, that they will come with the same sense of anxiety and nervousness we felt. Please take time to ensure they feel safe and supported.

CTE is strong in America and it is our responsibility to continue to provide the best possible education for our students, communities and beyond. One thing for sure about our staff is they are some of the most diverse, flexible and adaptable crew out there. I trust they will rise to the top and continue to make us proud and their students shine.

Good luck on your opening days. If you need anything please don’t hesitate to reach out to zone, board representative or board member. We are ready to assist the best we can.

Sincerely,

-Anedda

Anedda Trautman

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Stay tuned for information on the rescheduled annual ACTEA Leadership Conference in Syracuse. Please continue to check our website for current information. Conference Information.
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Resources, Updates and Information

ACTEA understands the concern surrounding COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and we want you to know that we are closely monitoring the public health situation and informing our members with the latest updates during this time. We will continue to provide our members with important educational updates and teaching resources. If you have online educational resources which may benefit our teachers or administrators, please let us know through the Contact Us link on this website.

SkillsUSA

Letter from Bruce Potter State Director, SkillsUSA

NLSC Update from the Office of NY State State Director

Atlas

Blog post: How a School Designed Their CTE Curriculum and Instruction
Resources for Atlas Schools:
- Leaders Helping Leaders Series: The first of these panel discussion format webinar will be aired featuring school leaders sharing their strategies on remote learning. There are also several other remote learning focused webinars already available. All webinars are free, pass this information on as you please.Visit website.
- Free Atlas Public Site until 7/1/2020: We will make your curriculum public to your parents and community to facilitate eLearning. Let us know if you are interested and we will start the set-up process.
- Free PD Resources: Feel free to use the search box for any particular topics. Visit website.
- If you are using the Lesson Planner in Atlas, you can post your lesson plans from Atlas into classes you’re teaching in Google Classroom. See Lesson Planner and scroll down to “Google Classroom Integration” to learn more.

ACTE

Online Learning Tools
CTE Learn – ACTE recognizes the dramatic impact that dealing with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having on your instructional efforts. To this end we are pleased to announce through our online portal, CTE Learn, along with our partner at MaxKnowledge, that we are now offering a selection of free online courses to prepare CTE teachers to teach online. For instructions on how to access these courses click here.

In addition to ACTE’s CTE Learn online portal, we have compiled the following Distance Learning resources that may be helpful as you transition your instruction. Please be mindful of your state and local rules and regulations related to FERPA, HIPPA and other laws when considering these options.

CTE Technical Assistance Center

SREB

NYS ED

Update on School Reopening: P12 and Higher Education

Recovering, Rebuilding, and Renewing: The Spirit of New York’s Schools – Reopening Guidance

Updated Guide for CTE Administrators and School Counselors Now Available
This document is a “one-stop” resource providing all levels of CTE program decision-makers with information to guide high-quality CTE programs. Administrators, counselors, and teachers will find answers to questions about regulations, delivery options, and program features across the PreK – 12 CTE continuum. Download the guide here

CTE Teacher Resources where you can find suggestions that our team has compiled, of resources that CTE teachers could use if they are looking for new ideas, or just more information to add to their toolbox.

Guidance for P-12 Schools Guidance memos concerning work-based learning, appearance enhancement programs, and driver education have been posted.

U.S. Department of Education

ACTEA VISION:

ACTEA empowers a cohesive and collaborative statewide CTE community.

ACTEA MISSION:

ACTEA provides leadership to advance CTE and support student success.

ACTEA CORE VALUES:

ACTEA Leadership is committed to holding ourselves accountable. We…

Operationalize and sustain the vision and mission of our organization.
Serve as a primary, credible source and advocate for CTE in New York State.
Promote the value and engagement of our membership through professional learning opportunities.
Empower membership to attract, retain, and inspire students to become career, college, and civic ready.
Empower membership to attract, retain, and inspire exemplary CTE professionals and partners.
Promote and support the development of high quality CTE programs based on local and global trends.
Promote and support diversity, inclusion, and access to CTE.

ACTEA advocates that Career and Technical Education is a fundamental solution and vehicle for education reform.

The Association of Career and Technical Education Administrators (ACTEA) is a non-profit organization that consists of New York State Career & Technical Education administrators. Selected administrators serve on ACTEA’s board to promote and monitor Career and Technical initiatives in New York State.

Thank You

We would like to recognize the CTE programs and students that assist ACTEA.

The logo was developed by: Graphic Communications, Northwest CTE Center, St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES

The Board of Directors photos were taken by: Digital Multimedia and Communications, Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES

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