Vision: Creating professional CTE leaders www.acova.org Mission: ACOVA is the professional association building community, advocacy, & leadership for Arizona CTE Administrators Vision: Creating professional CTE leaders www.acova.org Thom Dickerson, President Jill Ranucci, Ph.D., Treasurer

ARIZONA DEMOGRAPHICS Number of Directors – Approx. 165 ACOVA’s Role Number of State Meetings per Year Face to Face Webinar Advocacy Collaboration with ADE Scholarships

ACOVA’s Drawing Board New Director Training Veteran Director Training Yearly Accountability Program Components JTED collaboration Expectations

ACOVA’s Drawing Board CTSO Components Executive Meetings By-laws and Budgets Program of Work Fall Conference Mid-Winter Conference Camp M & M

Bridging the Gaps Director Workshops Camp M & M Modeling Advocacy Mentoring new directors Samples of materials Monthly expectations

Bridging the Gaps Teacher Workshops Rookie Training Internship opportunities Curricular Design and Workshops Programs of Study Inventory/budgets/CTSO training

Advisory Boards/CTSO’s Teachers, Industry leaders/businesses, Administrators, Students/Parents, Local Colleges and Universities Integrate and collaborate for students success Opportunities for internships, coop, and workplace experience Strengthen with counselors the transition to post-secondary education

Industry Standards Commission Directors, Industry leaders/Businesses, Administrators, Teachers/Colleges and Universities Integrate and collaborate for students success Opportunities for internships, coop, and workplace experience Strengthen with counselors the transition to post-secondary education and careers

AZ State Framework – For World Class CTE Legislation and policies Partnerships Professional Development Accountability and Evaluation Systems College/Career Readiness Standards Course Sequences Credit Transfer Agreements Guidance Counseling/Academic Advisement Teaching and Learning Strategies Technical Skills Assessments

Challenges Faculty - availability and preparedness Equipment/Supplies/Maintenance Facility availability/renovations – district structures across the state Teacher stipends/Professional development & other costs Communication

Dream BIG ! Take advantage of state opportunities to collaborate with Directors Communicate, communicate, communicate! Creative Programs of Work to cater to your population Proposals need to include data Collaborate with your school and surrounding community Don’t be afraid to ask DREAM

QUESTIONS? Contact Information Thom Dickerson CTE Director Dysart Unified School District (623) 876-7991 thom.dickerson@dysart.org Contact Information Jill Ranucci, Ph.D. JTED/CTE Coordinator Catalina Foothills High School (520) 209-8351 jranucci@cfsd16.org