1. 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
Thom Dickerson, President Jill Ranucci, Ph.D., Treasurer

2. 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

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

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

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

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. 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

12. QUESTIONS?
Contact Information
Thom Dickerson
CTE Director
Dysart Unified School District
(623)
Contact Information
Jill Ranucci, Ph.D.
JTED/CTE Coordinator
Catalina Foothills High School
(520)