GACTE Your Professional Organization UPDATE Matthew Gambill Executive Director Georgia Association for Career & Technical Education Winter CTAE Leadership Conference February 5, 2018

Johnelle Simpson II Seminole County High School, 2012 Public Speaking National Champion, FBLA, 2010 FBLA Future Business Leader Top 15 National Finalist, 2011 University of Georgia Student Government President, 2015

71st GACTE Summer Conference Classic Center – Athens, Georgia July 15-18, 2018 Classic Center – Athens, Georgia February 21, 2018- CTSO Day @ the State Capitol - Atlanta, Georgia February 2018- National CTE Month March 5-7, 2018- ACTE National Policy Seminar – Washington, D.C. MATTHEW 3

CTAE Quick Facts Students who complete a CTAE career pathway have a 96% graduation rate – almost 16 points higher than the state average! CTAE Graduation Rate 96% 11/22/2018 FY 17 Georgia Department of Education CTAE Annual Report

CTAE Quick Facts 62% of Ga HS students take 1 or more CTAE Course 54% of Ga middle students 577,825 Ga HS+MS students in CTAE in 181 Systems 9 Career & Technical Student Organizations 17 Career Clusters 130+ career pathways Opportunity to earn industry credentials from 300+ assessments 27,512 Dual Enrollment students participants in FY 2016 11/22/2018 FY 16 GaDOE CTAE Annual Report This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

577,825 K-12 CTAE Students served by 181 Systems CTAE Quick Facts 577,825 K-12 CTAE Students served by 181 Systems 133,455 TCSG Students served by 22 Colleges

2% Pay Raise for Teachers 2% Increase for Extended Day 2017 Legislative Session… 2% Pay Raise for Teachers 2% Increase for Extended Day No reduction to CTAE Program Funding Additional funding for MOWR FY18 Capital Equipment Requests $7,500,000 7

Capital Equipment FY19 ($14+ million) 2018 Legislative Session… FY19 Budget Capital Equipment FY19 ($14+ million) SB 3 – Industry Certification / Credentialing BRIDGE Bill Update SB 330 – Green Ag Education Act 8

Expansion of Middle School CTAE School Counseling / Career Advisement 2018 Legislative Session… Expansion of Middle School CTAE School Counseling / Career Advisement Extended Day Articulated Credit Dual Enrollment Audit HB 778 Merger Proposal – CTAE to TCSG 9

Federal Update… Carl D. Perkins CTE ACT… -Signed into law August 12, 2006 through 2012 Pays for: Program Improvement, Professional Development, Equipment, Supplies. Not for capital projects/construction or salaries. -Efforts to reauthorize Perkins are moving forward and hope to have a reauthorization by Spring 2018. 10

2018 Legislative Agenda www.gacte.org 11

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