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Kathy Prather, Director, Career and Technical Education Tucson Unified School District NCLA Best Practices Conference September 29-October 1, 2010 Oregon, Ohio. Proposed National Board Certification for CTE Administrators An Interactive Discussion. What is NCLA?. Core Values & Purpose
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Kathy Prather, Director, Career and Technical EducationTucson Unified School District NCLA Best Practices ConferenceSeptember 29-October 1, 2010Oregon, Ohio Proposed National Board Certification for CTE Administrators An Interactive Discussion
What is NCLA? Core Values & Purpose • I. Core Values: • • Leadership• Professional development• Networking• Quality• Innovation • II. Purpose: • NCLA Purpose: Advancing leadership, advocacy, and professional development for CTE administrators through a network of peers.
NCLA Mission • III. Mission: • NCLA Mission: Creating conversations that result in innovative change. • Top 5 reasons for joining NCLA: • Opportunity for networking on a national level with career and technical administrators. • Advocacy at national levels for policy initiatives that advance career and technical education. • A professional newsletter distributed two times a year that spotlights key activities and best practices. • A professional organization responsible for lobbying and disseminating information around key legislation for career technical education. • Sponsorship of a fall professional development conference that highlights best practices along with visitations to exemplary Career-Technical Centers and programs.
NCLA Membership • Visit www.ncla-cte.org for a membership application • Active and Associate Membership Dues is $20.00 per year • Emeritus and Retired Membership Dues is $5.00 per year
Why the NCLA Board is Looking at a National Certification for CTE Administrators: • A national certification based on common attributes would provide consistency in measuring effectiveness of CTE leaders • CTE is a highly specialized and dynamic area of education in continual need of improved recognition • The elevation of the profession of CTE leadership and its importance to our nation’s workforce development and economic future • The need to develop, recognize, motivate and retain effective CTE leaders
NBPTS-National Board Professional Teaching StandardsNational Board Core Propositions for Accomplished Educational Leaders:
Small Group Activity • Divide into Three Groups. Each group will work on one of three core areas: • Skills: Leadership, Vision and Management • Applications: Culture, Learners/Learning and Instruction • Dispositions: Ethics, Equity and Advocacy • Each small group will brainstorm and record on the chart paper ideas and statements the group feels should be core to a CTE leadership credential. Feel free to add other areas.
What’s Next? • Results of this interactive session will be shared with the NCLA Executive Board at their next meeting on March 2011, in Washington, D.C.