Advance CTE Spring Meeting: Full Schedule

8:30am EDT

Opening General Session: Celebrating CTE: The Past, Present and Future

Advance CTE President Jo Anne Honeycutt will open the 2017 Spring Meeting with welcoming remarks and an update on Advance CTE's major activities and accomplishments, including the one-year anniversary of “Putting Learner Success First: A Shared Vision for the Future of CTE.”

Tuesday May 2, 2017 8:30am - 9:10am EDT
Blue Room

General Session

10:00am EDT

Advance CTE Spotlight: Engaging Students and Parents about CTE Opportunities

While CTE is enjoying a resurgence in interest, there are still major barriers to communicating to students and parents that CTE is the right choice for them. Advance CTE, with support from the Siemens Foundation, conducted research to determine the best messages to use with students and parents to encourage them to enroll in CTE programs of study and recently released the related report, “The Value and Promise of Career Technical Education.” Hear from the researchers about the study's findings as well as the Siemens Foundation about why they supported this work.

The Value and Promise of CTE

Speakers

Crystal Bridgeman

Sr. Director, Workforce Development Programs, Siemens Foundation

Emily Sanders

Project Manager & Sr. Data Analyst, Edge Research

Stacia Tipton

Sr. Analyst, Edge Research

CTE market research results 4 28 17 FINAL pptx

Tuesday May 2, 2017 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Blue Room

General Session

11:05am EDT

Leveraging ESSA to Drive Career Readiness for All

The opportunities for states to integrate and prioritize career readiness and CTE within their Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans are numerous and meaningful, such as using career readiness indicators in a state's accountability system, encouraging inter-disciplinary professional learning opportunities at all levels, and leveraging school improvement supports to focus on career readiness outcomes. This session will feature states leading the way to value career readiness in their ESSA strategies.

Related Resources:

Destination Known: Valuing College AND Career Readiness in State Accountability Systems

How States are Making Career Readiness Count: A 2016 Update

Moderators

Ryan Reyna

Senior Associate, Education Strategy Group

Ryan Reyna is a Senior Associate at Education Strategy Group (ESG), a research and consulting firm based in the Washington, D.C. area. Ryan joined ESG in 2016 to support the group's overall college and career readiness strategy. He leads the organization's efforts to help states... Read More →

Speakers

Heather Justice

Executive Director, Office of Career and Technical Education, Tennessee Department of Education

Heather Justice is the executive director for the office of career & technical education (CTE) within the Tennessee department of education. During her tenure in the department, Heather has overseen the process for ensuring programs of study are aligned to labor market and postsecondary... Read More →

Emily Passias, PhD

Director, Office of CTE, ODE

Tuesday May 2, 2017 11:05am - 11:55am EDT
Blue Room

General Session

9:20am EDT

Advance CTE Spotlight: Celebrating New Skills for Youth

A year ago, with generous support from the JPMorgan Chase & Co., the New Skills for Youth initiative launched with 25 states participating in Phase One of the grant. As we begin Phase Two of this work, Advance CTE's Kimberly Green will lead a discussion on the progress made so far and lessons learned.

Speakers

Kimberly Green

Executive Director, Advance CTE

For the past twenty-six years, Kimberly A. Green has worked extensively on federal policy impacting Career Technical Education (CTE). Working closely with Congress, the Administration and a broad range of stakeholders, she represents the interests of and seeks support for CTE. In... Read More →

Chris Minnich

Executive Director, Council of Chief State School Officers

Chris Minnich was appointed Executive Director of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) in December, 2012. As Executive Director, Chris has ushered in a new strategic plan in which CCSSO is committed making sure all students participating in our public education system... Read More →

Sarah Steinberg

Vice President, Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Sarah Ayres Steinberg joined JPMorgan Chase & Co. in 2015 as Vice President of Global Philanthropy for New Skills at Work, a $250 million global workforce training and demand-driven training initiative. Her work focuses on promoting economic opportunity and prosperity through investments... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2017 9:20am - 9:55am EDT
Blue Room

General Session

10:00am EDT

Understanding the Role of Choice in CTE – and CTE in Choice

School choice is a priority area for the Trump Administration. This session will unpack CTE’s place in the school choice debate – including private, charter, magnet and virtual schools – and the state CTE leader’s role in ensuring all learners have access to the highest quality of CTE programs in any setting.

Moderators

Kate Kreamer

Executive Director, Advance CTE

Kate Kreamer serves as the Executive Director of Advance CTE, leading policy and communications efforts to ensure each learner has access to high-quality Career Technical Education (CTE). In her role, she manages large-scale projects that sit at the nexus of policy, advocacy, communications... Read More →

Speakers

Rod Duckworth

Chancellor, Division of Career and Adult Education, Florida Department of Education

Todd Mann

Executive Director, Magnet Schools of America

Michael Petrilli

President, The Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Mike Petrilli is president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, executive editor of Education Next, and a Distinguished Senior Fellow for Education Commission of the States. An award-winning writer, he is the author... Read More →

Wednesday May 3, 2017 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Blue Room

General Session

8:30am EDT

Advance CTE Spotlight: Connecting CTE & Apprenticeships

In the last year, Advance CTE has been working with partners to support strong linkages between CTE and apprenticeship programs. This session will explore lessons learned from the OCTAE-supported “Opportunities for Connecting Secondary CTE Students and Apprenticeship Programs.” This session will also highlight Advance CTE's partnership in Apprenticeship Forward.

Speakers

Kate Kreamer

Executive Director, Advance CTE

Andrea Zimmermann

Senior Associate, Member Engagement & Leadership Development, Advance CTE

Andrea Zimmermann is the Senior Associate for Member Engagement and Leadership Development at Advance CTE. She is responsible for coordinating outreach and engagement with Advance CTE members, ensuring the organization is anticipating and meeting members’ needs, and helping to advance... Read More →

Thursday May 4, 2017 8:30am - 9:00am EDT
Blue Room

General Session

9:05am EDT

Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act

Last authorized in 2008, the Higher Education Act affords many opportunities to advance career readiness at the postsecondary level by strengthening connections to the labor market, expanding financial aid options and supporting cross-systems collaboration. This panel, led by national experts in higher education, will provide an update on HEA reauthorization efforts and explore how the legislation can be used to strengthen CTE.

New America HEA Recommendations

Moderators

John Cech

Deputy Commissioner, Montana University System

John Cech is the Montana University System’s Deputy Commissioner of Dr. John E. Cech has been a transformational leader in Montana higher education for over 25 years. Cech is currently the Deputy Commissioner for Academic and Student Affairs for the Montana University System where... Read More →

Speakers

David Baime

Vice President for Government Relations, American Association of Community Colleges

Kermit Kaleba

Federal Policy Director, National Skills Coalition

Kermit Kaleba is the federal policy director at National Skills Coalition, where he directs the organization's Washington-based efforts to advance a national skills strategy within federal legislation, agency regulation and national funding initiatives. Kermit assists state and local... Read More →

Jane Oates

VP External Affairs, Apollo Education

Iris Palmer

Senior Policy Analyst, New America

AACC HEA Reauthorization Priorities pdf

Advance CTE HEA Recommendations 2017 FINAL 0 pdf

Federal Postsecondary Data Transparency and Consumer Information Concepts and Proposals pdf

HEA A Primer pdf

Higher Education Accreditation Concepts and Proposals pdf

NSC Recommendations for HEA reauthorization pdf

Risk Sharing Skin in the Game Concepts and Proposals pdf

transforming the higher education act for the 21st century pdf

Thursday May 4, 2017 9:05am - 9:50am EDT
Blue Room

General Session

9:55am EDT

Infrastructure Funding of the One-Stop Delivery System

Under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the 4,000 pages of regulations released in August 2016, and the “guidance” issued by the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education in January 2017, all one-stop partners, including Perkins postsecondary recipients must contribute to one-stop infrastructure costs and “career services” (basic, individualized, and follow-up). This session will help you navigate the dizzying array of regulations and guidance that has been shared by federal agencies, including how this guidance interacts with federal cost principles. Hear how states are calculating contribution caps and informing the development of the state funding mechanism.

WIOA Infrastructure Toolkit

National Skills Coalition Website

Moderators

Rod Duckworth

Chancellor, Division of Career and Adult Education, Florida Department of Education

Speakers

Michael Brustein

Partner, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC

Michael Brustein is a founding partner of the firm. Prior to establishing Brustein & Manasevit in 1980, he served as the chief of the Adult and Vocational Education Branch in the HEW Office of General Counsel. Michael left the Office of General Counsel in 1979 to serve on the Transition... Read More →

5 4 955am Infrastructure Funding PPT pptx

FAQs Infrastructure Funding Guidance Dec 27 2016 (2) pdf

OCTAE Program Memorandum (1) pdf

Thursday May 4, 2017 9:55am - 10:20am EDT
Blue Room

General Session

10:30am EDT

A View from the Hill

Hear from key Congressional staffers about the prospects for reauthorizing the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.

We ask that attendees refrain from tweeting or posting to any social media during this session.

Moderators

Kimberly Green

Executive Director, Advance CTE

Speakers

Allie Kimmel

Alex Payne

James Redstone

Steve Townsend

Advance CTE Perkins Recommendations 2017 FINAL pdf

Thursday May 4, 2017 10:30am - 11:10am EDT
Blue Room

General Session

11:10am EDT

Up-to-DATE with the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education

Leaders from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), Division of Academic and Technical Education (DATE) will provide the latest information about current initiatives underway and new initiatives planned for the upcoming year.

Moderators

Pradeep Kotamraju

Speakers

John Haigh

is currently serving as Chief of the Accountability andPerformance Branch in the Division of Academic and Technical Education at theOffice of Career Technical and Adult Education at the US Department ofEducation. Prior to that Dr. Haigh served as Acting Director of the StateAdministration... Read More →

Sharon Miller

Director, Division of Academic and Technical Education, U. S. Department of Education

Sharon Lee Miller serves as Director of the Division of Academic and Technical Education (DATE) within the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE). In this role, Sharon is responsible for oversight of a 20-person team that administers... Read More →

Robin Utz

Deputy Director, US Department of Education

Robin Utz serves as the chief for the College and Career Transitions branch in the Division of Academic and Technical Education (DATE) for Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) at the US Department of Education. That branch administers national discretionary programs... Read More →

Up to date with DATE pdf

Thursday May 4, 2017 11:10am - 11:50am EDT
Blue Room

General Session

11:50am EDT

Closing

Speakers

Pradeep Kotamraju

Thursday May 4, 2017 11:50am - 12:00pm EDT
Blue Room

General Session