CTE

One of the ways to keep our profession strong and vital is to celebrate the many fine principals that belong to the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals. The application form for the 2008 Middle Level and High School Principal of the Year, the Assistant Principal of the Year, and the CTE Adminstrator of the Year is now available.

Please visit the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals' Career Technology Education Showcase on Wednesday, April 23. The purpose of this event is to provide legislators and the public an opportunity to see first-hand the type of rigorous academic content CTE programs deliver and to promote the addition of a national workforce credential as an outcome of the Michigan Merit Exam.

The MASSP Board of Directors met on March 19, 2008. There is a lot happening- both in Lansing and at MASSP. It was one very busy meeting! Interested? Check out the draft minutes!

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Hi Kevin

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1) CEPD Administrator packages with all the letters for the CEPD were sent out Friday, 2/8. Letters to fiscal superintendents were deliberately held until 2/13 to ensure CEPD Administrators received their packets PRIOR to the fiscal superintendent. (Just in case someone wonders why letters were sent to fiscal superintendents, we must follow Added Cost protocol, because these are the agencies that receive the funds and are also the agencies responsible for the required data collection and other reporting).

The demand for workers to fill jobs in the middle of the labor market—those that require more than high-school, but less than a four-year degree—will likely remain quite robust relative to its supply, especially in key sectors of the economy. Accordingly, we see a need for increased U.S. investment in high-quality education and training in the middle of the skills range—not just for college graduates in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.

THE PERKINS ACT OF 2006: CONNECTING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION WITH THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AGENDA

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The Perkins Act 2006 Policy Brief (PDF)

Check out Superintendent Flanagan's podcast talking about CTE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIgSus7bgkk

Jan Bray, ACTE, presented on High School Reform & Implications for CTE at the MASSP 2007 Annual Convention.
ACTE Overview Powerpoint
Presentation Powerpoint