ACOVA UPDATES
August 2022
ACOVA IS THE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION BUILDING COMMUNITY, ADVOCACY, AND LEADERSHIP FOR ARIZONA CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS.
If ever you have questions, don't hesitate to reach out to an ACOVA Board Member; we are here to serve YOU!
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IMPORTANT DATES...
ACOVA FALL Conference - November 3-4th Prescott AZ
- Registration coming soon HERE!
NCLA Best Practices & Innovations Conference - September 28-20, 2022, Cape Cod, MA
CTE Data Portal Open for FY22 Corrections to Enrollment and Placements through August 19, 2022.
Exemption Requests must be submitted no later than August 19, 2022.
FY2022 Industry Credentials Reporting remains open through June 30, 2023.
Final Narrative for AZ CTE Industry Credentials Incentive for FY22 is due September 30th. This can be uploaded to the grant .
Upcoming ADE CTE Administrator Meetings
- September 14, 2022 @ EVIT
- 8:00 a.m. sign-in begins
- Meeting begins promptly at 8:30 am.
- 1601 West Main Street Mesa AZ 85201
- Please bring your District Data personnel and/or your stakeholders from your Comprehensive Needs Assessment Team. More information to be provided by ADE.
Supporting documents for CTEA meetings are located by date under CTE Meeting Resources.
MINI CAMP M&M SEPTEMBER 14TH AT EVIT
Join us for ACOVA's Mini M&M session 15 minutes following the ADE CTE Administrator's Meeting at EVIT. Lunch will be provided. Please complete the form at the link below to register for lunch.
PREMIER SERIES SESSIONS
NOTE: All Teachers and Directors are welcome to attend any training at any location.
Critical Issues Updates
The top critical issues the ACOVA board will be tackling along with ADE and relevant partners include:
- Recruitment of CTE Teachers
- Shortage of Substitute Teachers
- Graduate Placement Survey Solutions
- Retention of CTE Teachers and Staff
- Decrease and non-renewal of the Governor's Incentive Fund (for Industry Credentials)
*This is not an all inclusive list but represents issues of priority to 30 or more Arizona CTE Administrators.
Resources for CTE Administrators
ACOVA Announcements
Check out the updated Resource Page at acova.org!
If you know of a new CTE Administrator who will be coming on board, please reach out to the following people to make sure they don't miss any important information:
- ACOVA: Jayme Fitzpatrick, jayme.fitzpatrick@dvusd.org
- ACTEAZ: Pam Ferguson, pamferguson@acteaz.org
- ADE/CTE: Kathy Bowersock, Kathy.Bowersock@azed.gov
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ABOUT ACOVA
ACOVA provides CTE Directors with the skills needed to successfully lead the CTE enterprise within their school district. The professional organization is dedicated to the continued support and training of all current and aspiring CTE Directors; CTE leadership is a journey, not a destination.
ACOVA operates as a 501(C)3 non-profit organization. For more information about what ACOVA has to offer, please visit our website at https://acova.org/.
Stay Connected
Email: awisener@aguafria.org
Website: https://acova.org/
Phone: 623-932-7042
Twitter: @acovacte