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Greetings FCS Members,

Spring is a time for new beginnings and transformations — it’s a season during the school year where students become a bit restless; they are eager for the school year to end and summer to begin. Teachers continue to move through curriculum, sometimes at lightening speed, to ensure students receive the full-breadth of knowledge needed to move onto the next course. FCCLA State Leadership conferences have taken place, along with many other CTSOs, and advisers are making plans to attend the National Leadership Conference. Classes for the 2023–24 school year may be set and the thought of planning is lurking on the minds of teachers before the last bell rings of the school year release students into the sunshine for the summer. As you near the end of the school year, I hope you have had time to look back and celebrate what you have accomplished for the year and where you are going.

Like many of you, I will spend time this summer preparing for the new school year, spending time with family and friends, and of course, representing our FCS Division members at a variety of conferences. I hope to see many familiar and new faces at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference, Teach CTE Summit, and the annual Colorado ACTE Conference.

ACTE continues to provide a lot of “bang for your buck,” and I encourage each of you to invite a CTE educator or administrator in your school to join the organization. Please take time to read through the information supplied in this newsletter as it is packed with resources to help you in and out of the school building.

Have a wonderful rest of your school year!



Katy Blatnick-Gagne

VP, Family & Consumer Sciences Division

FCS Division News

From ACTE

Professional Development Conferences & Events

Super Early Bird Registration for VISION Now Open!

ACTE’s CareerTech VISION is the must-attend event for career and technical education (CTE) professionals. Happening Nov. 29–Dec. 2 in Phoenix, Arizona, VISION offers comprehensive programming covering high-quality CTE in secondary and postsecondary environments and emerging trends in the field to help career and technical educators thrive in their careers. VISION provides attendees with a rich array of networking opportunities, an Expo, hundreds of concurrent program sessions, and numerous networking opportunities. Register by July 31 to secure last year’s early-bird rates for VISION 2023!

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Strategies to Address CTE Teacher Shortage Issues

This national convening covers promising practices pertaining to CTE teacher recruitment and retention issues at the state and local levels. We encourage administrators, teacher educators, teachers/instructors, CTE government officials, and researchers in the secondary and postsecondary areas to join us at ACTE’s Teach CTE Summit, happening June 27–29 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Learn more and register

Transform Postsecondary CTE

Join us at ACTE’s Postsecondary CTE Summit, happening Sept. 20–22 in Denver, Colorado, to address equity gaps, build partnerships and ensure that our postsecondary CTE students are successful in their educational journeys and beyond!

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Boutique Conference Designed for CTE Administrators

Hosted by NCLA and the Administration Division of ACTE, Best Practices and Innovations in CTE Conference provides tailored professional development for CTE administrators of both secondary and postsecondary CTE programs and institutions. This year’s event happens Sept. 27–29 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Voice Your VISION

ACTE Awards & Contest Opportunities

ACTE Impact Awards

The ACTE Impact Awards recognize groups and individuals from the education, business and industry communities who contribute to the improvement and promotion CTE. The deadline to apply for the two Impact awards, the Business-Education Partnership Award and the Champion for CTE Award, is June 30.

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