{"id":1305,"date":"2024-06-27T18:42:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T18:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/alaska\/?page_id=1305"},"modified":"2025-02-14T17:48:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T17:48:32","slug":"advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/alaska\/advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"row-block_1f1de1f94d33e8f9237a01d80939336c\" class=\"blog-banner v2 blue-bg\">\r\n    <div class=\"content-area \">\r\n    <h1 class=\"width800\">Advocacy<\/h1>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n  \n\n  <style>\r\n    body blockquote::before {\r\n        background: #52247f;\r\n    }\r\n  <\/style>\r\n  <section id=\"row-block_67bdd8b71a186bb4cf5dcc3b26723404\" class=\"wysiwyg-2col \">\r\n  <div class=\"content-area\">\r\n        <div class=\"text-area full_width\">\r\n      <h3><strong>Alaska ACTE Advocates for CTE at House Education Committee\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On April 7, 2021, the Alaska House Education Committee hosted a meeting on \u201creports from the field\u201d regarding Career and Technical Education around the state.\u00a0Alaska ACTE was one of several presenters and had the opportunity to share about the association and how it supports CTE through leadership and helping to align education and industry to develop Alaska\u2019s workforce. Partners of Alaska ACTE who also presented were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Doug Walrath \u2013 Northwestern Alaska Career and Technical Center (NACTEC)<\/li>\n<li>Deb Riddle and Brad Billings \u2013 Department of Education &amp; Early Development \u2013 CTE<\/li>\n<li>Zach Stenson \u2013 Bristol Bay Regional Career and Technical Education<\/li>\n<li>Matt Widaman \u2013 Kenai Peninsula Borough School District<\/li>\n<li>Colin Stewart \u2013 Lower Kuskokwim School District<\/li>\n<li>Joni Simpson \u2013 Fairbanks North Star Borough School District<\/li>\n<li>Cathy LeCompte \u2013 Alaska Vocation Technical Center (AVTEC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may access a recording of the hearing on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001J9mA7jMdR9H8mL3tCJmpvxjNfmlu_KedZ-1rbE1ohJpiGDvXen_n_xHtWAPnjKdOsN0ymiYdWwu5HFF5sUPJkvD25pk4_GOn7HDgUwzLDNG665lJExqSUhIG_Kz4OAx9ZrG7bJVxlkBQeIkEb8lDHDsEEHhJle73bayC-XBT1QdpbdSv1TbskVz50G1sP0Xm6QgMYB40XhJvoCG8QH-6mKuyQBv6LGni-3jKjGvr4Akw9qpJO2XM8lbbo2x8kZ6M&amp;c=N1LG0rR3SLBoPushYS0Rmg3H7knRRQalTPeZpC21Tk7bpMt59Bfucg==&amp;ch=mg9P0D-kjPrYn1lnMbJdQlHhplD9UGOP2AvkfiRkFeb2iFEMftZ6nQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001J9mA7jMdR9H8mL3tCJmpvxjNfmlu_KedZ-1rbE1ohJpiGDvXen_n_xHtWAPnjKdOsN0ymiYdWwu5HFF5sUPJkvD25pk4_GOn7HDgUwzLDNG665lJExqSUhIG_Kz4OAx9ZrG7bJVxlkBQeIkEb8lDHDsEEHhJle73bayC-XBT1QdpbdSv1TbskVz50G1sP0Xm6QgMYB40XhJvoCG8QH-6mKuyQBv6LGni-3jKjGvr4Akw9qpJO2XM8lbbo2x8kZ6M%26c%3DN1LG0rR3SLBoPushYS0Rmg3H7knRRQalTPeZpC21Tk7bpMt59Bfucg%3D%3D%26ch%3Dmg9P0D-kjPrYn1lnMbJdQlHhplD9UGOP2AvkfiRkFeb2iFEMftZ6nQ%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618607640106000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE8KSB5VHChnu6Ia6iOFf0YJVUaZw\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"5f44004e22661154c0882ffa\">AKLeg<\/a>\u00a0website and download a PDF copy of the presentations in two parts\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001J9mA7jMdR9H8mL3tCJmpvxjNfmlu_KedZ-1rbE1ohJpiGDvXen_n_xHtWAPnjKdO8R40T9GONryGr2mvYsLNrElQuTOsR2EAPY6qwCf40w3c0JOsByBz5f9iBnQ4NjOy-CY-KctJZU5m_9MyKXHGaiT5EbWWnvlRuGAb4kuKnoVXRRzX7vRl7UiqRUOBKOkiHIlSU1PzV2j_pbsEwa5wDOXGHftg8n9vjs6UskRDHf0=&amp;c=N1LG0rR3SLBoPushYS0Rmg3H7knRRQalTPeZpC21Tk7bpMt59Bfucg==&amp;ch=mg9P0D-kjPrYn1lnMbJdQlHhplD9UGOP2AvkfiRkFeb2iFEMftZ6nQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001J9mA7jMdR9H8mL3tCJmpvxjNfmlu_KedZ-1rbE1ohJpiGDvXen_n_xHtWAPnjKdO8R40T9GONryGr2mvYsLNrElQuTOsR2EAPY6qwCf40w3c0JOsByBz5f9iBnQ4NjOy-CY-KctJZU5m_9MyKXHGaiT5EbWWnvlRuGAb4kuKnoVXRRzX7vRl7UiqRUOBKOkiHIlSU1PzV2j_pbsEwa5wDOXGHftg8n9vjs6UskRDHf0%3D%26c%3DN1LG0rR3SLBoPushYS0Rmg3H7knRRQalTPeZpC21Tk7bpMt59Bfucg%3D%3D%26ch%3Dmg9P0D-kjPrYn1lnMbJdQlHhplD9UGOP2AvkfiRkFeb2iFEMftZ6nQ%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618607640107000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFHvoQ2ZXiQ7xjRveglvRiTpdm0Iw\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"5f44004e22661154c0882ffa\">here\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001J9mA7jMdR9H8mL3tCJmpvxjNfmlu_KedZ-1rbE1ohJpiGDvXen_n_xHtWAPnjKdObCZpHmnW18vFCSU3Twt6r-duCNP4IcwawcV0FfGTYf-5y78gizBAgZKzTNQoUS3P1Xs90b29mwaLOq3DFsRrCuUQBibO8uzw8GQkFNFbVMdtaLP_4_RPl-xYbZCarL2-6ueigDbspKfrsadwX2v0_ky1_Rv5w5iCvOfe8NJ7IxQ=&amp;c=N1LG0rR3SLBoPushYS0Rmg3H7knRRQalTPeZpC21Tk7bpMt59Bfucg==&amp;ch=mg9P0D-kjPrYn1lnMbJdQlHhplD9UGOP2AvkfiRkFeb2iFEMftZ6nQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001J9mA7jMdR9H8mL3tCJmpvxjNfmlu_KedZ-1rbE1ohJpiGDvXen_n_xHtWAPnjKdObCZpHmnW18vFCSU3Twt6r-duCNP4IcwawcV0FfGTYf-5y78gizBAgZKzTNQoUS3P1Xs90b29mwaLOq3DFsRrCuUQBibO8uzw8GQkFNFbVMdtaLP_4_RPl-xYbZCarL2-6ueigDbspKfrsadwX2v0_ky1_Rv5w5iCvOfe8NJ7IxQ%3D%26c%3DN1LG0rR3SLBoPushYS0Rmg3H7knRRQalTPeZpC21Tk7bpMt59Bfucg%3D%3D%26ch%3Dmg9P0D-kjPrYn1lnMbJdQlHhplD9UGOP2AvkfiRkFeb2iFEMftZ6nQ%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618607640107000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEUB-CUc0GmGgiCrM1FM4S6AEYTnQ\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"5f44004e22661154c0882ffa\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>__________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Advocacy is important to our organization. During our 2019 Conference we passed the following resolutions:<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/acteonlinestg.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Resolution-2019-1-TVEP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"5f44004e22661154c0882ffa\">Resolution 2019-1<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Passed<\/h3>\n<p>Alaska ACTE supports the reauthorization of the TVEP program for at least five years and requests the Alaska legislature continue funding this essential program.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/acteonlinestg.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Resolution-2019-1-TVEP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"5f44004e22661154c0882ffa\">Read the full resolution here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/acteonlinestg.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Resolution-2019-2-HB155.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"5f44004e22661154c0882ffa\">Resolution 2019-2<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Passed<\/h3>\n<p>Alaska ACTE supports HB 155 and requests the Alaska legislature to pass legislation that will provide avenues for students to incorporate CTE courses in their APS application.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/acteonlinestg.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Resolution-2019-2-HB155.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"5f44004e22661154c0882ffa\">Read the full resolution here<\/a>.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1305","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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