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Career Technical Education Administrator of the Year

Career Technical Education Administrator of the Year

There are many facets to a successful education system. When those parts come together, student success is inevitable. Russell Weikle, ACSA’s 2011 Career Technical Education Administrator of the Year, said his career in education has been a perfect fit.
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ACSA recognizes that over the past several years, career technical education has become an increasingly important policy discussion in the state. ACSA is a strong supporter of CTE, and has been working to create a coordinated effort among all stakeholder groups on this important issue. ACSA convened a working group to develop a comprehensive policy document, and ACSA's CTE position paper is the result of this effort. It has been distributed to all stakeholders and ACSA is frequently asked to present the contents of this paper before various policymaker groups.

ACSA members and staff have also been busy testifying before the State Board of Education and working with legislators and policy makers to craft regulations that are based on the recommendations of the CTE position paper. ACSA is also busy encouraging more CTE adminsitrators to become involved in the association as well as in local and statewide lobbying efforts.

Career Technical Education Resources

  • What is CTE?
  • Adult Education and ROCP Legislative Advocacy Day - May 26, 2009
    On May 26, 2009, over one hundred school administrators, teachers, and students came to the State Capitol to raise awareness of the importance of adult education and ROCP. These two programs have been placed in the “Tier 3” flexibility level which has resulted in the reduction and in some instances, elimination of, adult education and career technical education classes offered by ROCP. At a time of economic distress, programs to help students and adults who have lost their jobs and need to be retrained are finding fewer and fewer programs to help them. The Legislative Advocacy Day focused on educating legislators and staff as to the importance of these problems and the benefits to students and the economy.
  • Career Technical Education Position Paper (February 2008) pdf
    Career technical education in California's high schools, regional occupation programs and adult schools can play a critical role in engaging students in academics that offer career and job opportunities of interest to all students. It is imperative that California's pre K-adult education system be reformed to ensure that all students are given the opportunity to complete rigorous academic coursework and acquire the necessary skills that will lead to postsecondary education, as well as training and employment. Comprehensive changes in policies that will lead to fully integrated and well-funded CTE programs are necessary to achieve this goal.

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