Cherry Creek Innovation Campus Tour

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 7:30 – 11:45 a.m.

Experience how the Cherry Creek Innovation Campus (CCIC) is redefining high school education through industry-aligned, career-connected learning.

This guided tour offers an inside look at a state-of-the-art facility designed to immerse students in real-world professional environments. Attendees will see how CCIC blends rigorous academics with hands-on technical training, strong industry partnerships and authentic workforce experiences.

Participants will explore career pathways including:

• Business Services
• Construction Trades
• Creative Arts
• Health & Wellness
• Hospitality
• IT
• Transportation

Agenda

• 7:30 a.m.: Attendees board bus at hotel
• 7:50 – 9:00 a.m.: Bus departs hotel and heads to school
• 9:00 – 9:15 a.m.: Welcome & Campus Overview
• 9:15 – 10:15 a.m.: Pathways Tour
• 10:15 – 10:30 a.m.: Q&A and Closing
• 10:35 a.m.: Attendees board bus
• 11:45 a.m.: Bus returns to hotel

Emily Griffith Campus Tour

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 9:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Emily Griffith Technical College is the adult and postsecondary arm of the Denver Public School District and is one of three Area Technical Colleges part of the Colorado Community College System. The college offers pre-apprenticeship, CTE, Registered Apprenticeship, Adult High School Diploma and English Language programs to over 10,000 students annually.

Agenda

• 9:45 a.m.: Attendees board bus
• 10:00 – 10:20 a.m.: Bus departs hotel and heads to school
• 10:30 – 11:00 a.m.: Group meets in lobby and begins site visit
• 11:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.: Light refreshments, panel presentation, roundtable discussion and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing
• 12:25 p.m.: Attendees board bus
• 12:35 – 12:45 p.m.: Bus departs school and returns to hotel

Milk Market Networking Event

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Join us for a networking event at Denver’s Milk Market, a vibrant food hall located in the historic Dairy Block in LoDo. The event will take place in the Stranded Pilgrim and Arcade rooms within Milk Market. Enjoy classic games like skee-ball, shuffleboard and PAC-MAN while connecting with fellow attendees. Food and beverages will be provided.

The 4 Disciplines of Execution

Presenter: Franklin Covey Representative

Time: Tuesday, Oct. 6, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (lunch included)

Cost: $195 includes 6-hour workshop, lunch and book.

Presented by Franklin-Covey, this workshop teaches their goal-achievement framework and how to execute a strategy based on:

1. Focusing on the Wildly Important Goals (WIGs)
2. Acting on Lead Measures
3. Keeping a Compelling Scoreboard
4. Creating a Cadence of Accountability

CTE Leadership Accelerator for New Administrators

Presenter: Michelle Conner

Time: Tuesday, Oct. 6, 1:00 – 4:45 p.m.

Cost: $195 includes workshop and additional dedicated in-conference coaching sessions.

The CTE Leadership Accelerator for New Administrators is a focused professional learning experience designed to help new and emerging CTE leaders accelerate their skills. This experience begins with an in-depth workshop modeled after the high-demand Admin 101 workshop offered at ACTE’s CareerTech VISION conference.

Following the workshop, participants will continue their learning throughout the conference with structured coaching sessions and targeted networking opportunities designed specifically for new CTE administrators.

Collective Solutions for the CTE Teacher Pipeline

Time: Tuesday, Oct. 6, 8:00 a.m. – Noon

Cost: $175

CTE leaders across the country are facing the same urgent challenge: recruiting, supporting and retaining high-quality career and technical education teachers. This four-hour, highly interactive workshop brings CTE administrators together to move beyond simply naming the problem and toward practical, collective solutions.

Through guided discussion, small-group collaboration and rapid idea sharing, attendees will analyze the root causes of CTE teacher shortages, identify promising recruitment and retention practices and leave with a customized set of strategies and implementation steps.