ACOVA Updates
March 2021
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!
Important Upcoming Dates...
MARCH:
1: FY21 Update District Contacts in CTE Data Portal (must do this before moving to other areas of the system)
1: FY21 Entries Open for the following in the CTE Data Portal (after Contacts are updated!) - WATCH FOR TEMPLATES TO BE MADE AVAILABLE!!!
- Coherent Sequence
- Fall Enrollment
- Spring Enrollment
- Credentials
- Funding Exemption Requests
1-26: CTE TSA Registration Window
4-5: Find Your Pot of Gold Virtual Conference11: FY21 CTE Data Portal Overview Training Session (attend only one of the dates)
18: FY21 CTE Data Portal Overview Training Session (attend only one of the dates)
22: CTE TSA Testing Window Opens (thru May 14 @ noon)
31: FY21 CTE Data Portal Overview Training Session (attend only one of the dates)
Watch for CTE FY20 Performance Measures reports to be published in March. These reports are for reference only and will not be used for accountability or funding purposes.
APRIL:
1: CTE TSA Testing Window Continues (thru May 14 @ noon)
8: Y21 CTE Data Portal Overview Training Session (attend only one of the dates)
Phishing Email Alert
"Phishing" is the most common type of cyber-attack that affects organizations like ours. Although we maintain some safety controls to help protect our website, we must also rely on you and your common sense.
Do not open or forward email communication from sources you do not trust. An example of one that has recently been sent looks like it came from the ACOVA President (Deborah McKintosh...president0ftheb0ared2021 using an apparent gmail domain name & an odd subject -Budget Expense). It is not from Debbie, nor is it from any member of the ACOVA Board. You may want to ask your IT department to block it. Any correspondence about invoices due to ACOVA will come from the current treasurer or someone from our accounting service, M&M Accounting (and we have had no reason to bill anyone in the past year!!)
Please do not open or click on links that you do not recognize. Thank you, Ralph Fobair, for the warning reminder!
Find Your Pot of Gold Virtual Conference- if you haven't yet, Register NOW!
ACTEAZ is hosting the Find Your Pot of Gold Virtual Conference, March 4-5, 2021. This conference is open to Administrators, Counselors, and Teachers. We hope you will join us as we look at CTE as it is today. We hope everyone leaves this conference energized and ready to take on the final quarter!
Cost for the Conference will be $220.00. Included in the cost is the option for you to enjoy all sessions for two weeks after the conference. We know you are terribly busy, and we hope this will give you time to see all the wonderful presentations that will be offered. For more information, please click here: ACTEAz Virtual Conference March 2021
ADE CTE Data Portal Training for FY2021
This training will be an overview of the CTE Data Portal for FY 2021. We will cover updating contact information, creating or updating your FY 2021 coherent sequence, uploading student enrollment files, and entering or uploading student credentials. We will cover the technical aspects on how to use the CTE Data Portal as well as provide background on what CTE data is used for.
Each training session scheduled in March or early April will be the same, so please join us for one or more sessions if you are a new CTE director or would simply like a refresher on CTE data and the CTE Data Portal. Any meeting materials will also be posted online. Calendar invites were sent by Kathy Bowersock on Wednesday, 2.24.21 or you can join a meeting from one of these links:
Please contact the CTE Accountability team with any questions. More information about the CTE Data Portal or CTE Accountability can be found on our website here: https://www.azed.gov/cte/cte-data-portal-information.
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AZ CTE Industry Credential Program
NOTE: MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING TEMPLATE THAT ASKS FOR HIGH SCHOOL NAME!
2020 Graduate Placement Records
Please note that two new placement categories have been added. In addition to postsecondary schooling, military & work, students who are in the Peace Corps or a recognized National Service Program will be counted for placement. Allowable National Service Programs include: AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve America, National Senior Service Corps, USA Freedom Corps, and Citizen Corps.
2020 Graduate Placement Surveys close on June 15!
CTE Program Instructional Resources
COMING SOON TO AZCTECC: collaborative efforts between the curriculum consortium and the Center for the Future of Arizona are bringing enhanced career literacy and ECAP resources to our reach. Looking forward to learning more about this!!
2021 TSO Competitions... Call for Judges
- Arizona Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, March 29-30, sign up to be an evaluator here: FCCLA.
- Arizona Educators Rising, March 29-30 (training on March 3!!). If you are interested in being a judge, please complete the judge’s registration form here by clicking on judge.
School Counselor Connection
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ACTEAZ Awards Applications EXTENDED DEADLINE... 2021 Award Information
2021 Spirit of ACOVA nominations are being taken now... nomination form
2021 ACOVA Board Elections... if you are interested in running for an open seat on the ACOVA Board, send your Bio to Jayme Fitzpatrick via email at jayme.fitzpatrick@dvusd.org
Open Board Seats: President Elect, Treasurer, Member-at-Large (2)
If ever you have questions, don't hesitate to reach out to an ACOVA Board Member; we are here to serve YOU!
ADE CTE Administrator Meeting Resources
**WATCH YOUR EMAIL FOR INFORMATIN ABOUT THE FEBRUARY CTE ADMINISTRATOR MEETING DATES/TIMES.**
Supporting documents for prior CTEA meetings are located by date on the ADE CTE Webpage
under CTE Administrator Resources / click on CTE Administrator Meeting Documents.
RESOURCES FOR CTE ADMINISTRATORS
State Department of Education | CTE Division
The Leadership Continuum
AZ CTE Leads has merged with ACTEAZ!!
AZ CTE Curriculum Consortium | Curriculum Connection
Nationwide Networking for CTE Administrators
About ACOVA
ACOVA operates as a 501(C)3 non-profict organization. For more information about what ACOVA has to offer, please visit our website at https://acova.org/.
Website: https://acova.org/
Location: 3707 E. Southern Ave #2103, Mesa, AZ 85206
Twitter: @acovacte