{"id":1655,"date":"2026-09-10T15:37:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/miacte\/?page_id=1655"},"modified":"2026-09-10T15:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:40:15","slug":"cte-administrator-mentoring-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.acteonline.org\/miacte\/cte-administrator-mentoring-program\/","title":{"rendered":"CTE Administrator Mentoring Program"},"content":{"rendered":"    <style>\r\n      #row-block_c7a2f828a0ca4ab606dd7924d2fc12d6.blog-banner.v2.blue-bg::before {\r\n          content: \"\";\r\n          background: #2a5caa;\r\n      }\r\n    <\/style>\r\n    <section id=\"row-block_c7a2f828a0ca4ab606dd7924d2fc12d6\" class=\"blog-banner v2 blue-bg \">\r\n    <div class=\"content-area \">\r\n    <h1 class=\"width800\">CTE Administrator Mentoring Program<\/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_bbabdbd92237f9096c8881bfccd358cc\" class=\"wysiwyg-2col \">\r\n  <div class=\"content-area\">\r\n        <div class=\"text-area full_width\">\r\n      <h2>CTE Administrator Mentoring Program<\/h2>\n<p>The CTE Administrator Mentoring Program is a three-year structured support system designed to build strong leaders at both the district (Local CTE Administrator) and regional (CEPD Administrator) levels. It provides a blend of cohort-based learning and individualized mentoring, ensuring administrators gain technical knowledge, leadership skills, and confidence needed to manage Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs effectively.<\/p>\n<p>The program begins with monthly meetings in Year 1 to establish foundations, transitions to bi-monthly meetings in the second semester of Year 2 as administrators advance to more complex skills and then maintains a bi-monthly structure in Year 3 with a focus on sustainability and mentoring new leaders. The mentoring journey follows a natural progression:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Foundational Skill-Building (Year 1)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Advanced Leadership (Year 2)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Long-Term Sustainability &amp; Mentoring (Year 3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Local CTE Administrator Program<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To prepare new district-level administrators to lead local CTE programs, ensure compliance, and align their district with regional CEPD priorities.<\/p>\n<h5>CEPD Administrator Program<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To prepare regional leaders to lead multiple districts, guide Perkins and CLNA planning, and ensure consistency, quality, and innovation across CTE systems.<\/p>\n<h4>Engagement Structure:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cohort Mentoring:<\/strong> Monthly\/bi-monthly sessions with groups of administrators focusing on shared topics such as compliance, equity, fiscal leadership, and program innovation. These sessions promote networking, peer learning, and regional consistency.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Individual Mentoring:<\/strong> One-on-one guidance tailored to the administrator\u2019s district or CEPD context. This includes reviewing portfolios, setting personalized growth goals, data management support, fiscal oversight coaching, and leadership development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The CTE Administrator Mentoring Program intentionally scaffolds leadership development over three years, beginning with strong technical and compliance foundations, advancing to leadership and innovation, and culminating in long-term sustainability and mentoring of new leaders.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please direct questions to:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Brian Pyles<br \/>\nMichigan ACTE Executive Director<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:brian.pyles@miacte.org\">brian.pyles@miacte.org<\/a><br \/>\n517-599-7495<\/p>\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n<section id=\"row-block_419ceff6ed12f94875f625cba3a05de9\" class=\"our-commitment\">\r\n  <div class=\"content-area\">\r\n    <div class=\"left-area\">\r\n                    <h3>Our Commitment<\/h3>\r\n        <p>The commitment of the Michigan Association of Career and Technical Education (MI ACTE) is to partner with all related agencies to provide a one-stop information finding experiences for teachers, administrators, students, parents and business and industry. 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