ACOVA Updates
May 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!
National School Educator Week is May 3-7, 2021!
Important Dates...
May 3-7 is National Educator Week! How are you celebrating the staff at your school?
GRANTS: FY22 Perkins & Priority Grant Applications are available now!! Districts must complete the CLNA in order to be able to submit you new year Perkins grant. Current CLNAs need to be uploaded to FY22 Perkins.
CTE Technical Skills Assessment - window to register/test students closes at noon on May 14 (congratulatory letters and certificates to be sent week of May 17)
FY20 Data Portal open for updates in Graduate Placement Survey through June 15
CTE Data Portal Open for FY21 Updates through June 15 for the following:
- Coherent Sequence
- Fall Enrollment
- Spring Enrollment
- Funding Exemption Requests
CTE Data Portal Open for FY21 Updates to Credentials through September 1
CTE Data Portal open for FY21 Participant/Concentrator updates, June 17- July 15
Watch for CTE FY20 Performance Measures reports to be published. These reports are for reference only and will not be used for accountability or funding purposes.
AZ CTE Industry Credential Program
NOTE: MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING TEMPLATE THAT ASKS FOR HIGH SCHOOL NAME!
IF YOU WERE AWARDED FUNDS FOR 2019 GRADUATES, YOU MUST ALLOCATE THEM WITHIN THE GME IN ORDER TO ACCESS THEM. Funds may be lost as of June 30 if they have yet to be allocated (see GMC, FY20 & your Grant Specialist if you have questions!!)
2021 VIRTUAL ARIZONA CTE SUMMER CONFERENCE
The Association for Career Technical Education of Arizona and the Arizona Department of Education invites you to participate in our Virtual Arizona Career and Technical Education Summer Conference "Maintaining Balance and Moving Forward," July 19-22, 2021. This conference is open to Administrators, Counselors, Teachers and Industry Partners. A draft Agenda will be set up on the website as sessions become confirmed. To check out all conference information, please visit https://arizonactecon.com/
- Overcoming Adversity
- Life Change & Embracing Your Challenges
- The Power of Of Love & The Human Spirit
- Always Be the Best Version Of You
- Never Giving In, Never Giving Up
Other exciting opportunities planned are: Updates from ACTEAZ President Dr. Randy Kimmens, ADE Deputy Superintendent/State CTE Director Cathie Raymond and Arizona Department of Education Superintendent Kathy Hoffman, Post-Secondary Pathways and Work-Force Development, ACOVA's Mini M&M/Q&A for CTE Directors, ACTEAZ Exhibitors, Program Area Sessions and Best Practices, Counselor Track, ADE's New ECAP Platform, ACTEAZ Awards, Fellows Scholarship Raffle, and Virtual Socials with ACTEAZ Sponsors/Partners and all of your ACTEAZ Friends!
Registration is Now Open - $325 (No Additional Session Costs) & sessions will be available for 4 weeks after the conference for your review. Register using this link: https://arizonactecon.com/registration_and_policy/
Call for Virtual Conference Presentations, Deadline May 7!!
CTE Data Portal has a new look; have you noticed?
Recent additions to the ADE CTE website and CTE Data Portal...
ACOVA ANNOUNCEMENTS
Congratulations to the 2021-2022 ACOVA Board
Craig Lunt, President
Anne Dozeman-Wisener, President Elect
Past-President, Debbie McKintosh
Jayme Fitzpatrick, Secretary
Ralph Fobair, Treasurer
Members-at-large: Marsha Becker, Karl Oxnam, John Scrogham, Joel Wakefield
2021 Spirit of ACOVA nominations are being taken now... nomination form
ADE CTE Administrator Meeting Information
Supporting documents for prior CTE Administrator 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