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Make the Connections to Your Professional Organizations!. Ray Boland, Executive Director Kathy Bradford, Region II Policy Committee Member South Carolina Association for Career and Technical Education (SCACTE) OFFICE OF CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
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Make the Connections to Your Professional Organizations! Ray Boland, Executive Director Kathy Bradford, Region II PolicyCommittee Member South CarolinaAssociation for Career and Technical Education (SCACTE) OFFICE OF CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION FALL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE October 7, 2008
What is SCACTE? • South Carolina Association for Career and Technical Education (SCACTE) is the organization that supports all Career and Technology Education (CTE) programs and staff to be the BEST that they can be! • SCACTE…… • Provides opportunities to meet and network with other CTE educators • Advocates for CTE funding at the state and national levels • Promotes state, regional, and national recognition for CTE educators and students • Connects with legislators to showcase the benefits of CTE for the students and the future of South Carolina
SCACTE Divisions • SC Association of Agriculture Education (SCAAE) • SC Association of Teachers of Family and Consumer Science (SCATFACS) • SC Business Education Association (SCBBEA) • SC Career and Technical Education Administrators (SCCTEA) • SC Career Guidance and Placement Association (SCCGPA) • SC Engineering and Industrial Technical Education (SCEITE) • SC Health Science Technology Education (SCHSTE) • SC Information Technology Association (SCITA) • Marketing Education Association of SC (MEASC) • SC Technology Education Associaton (SCTEA) • SC Special Needs (SCSN)
ACTE Association for Career and Technical Education SCCTEA SC Career andTechnical Education Administrators SCASA SC Association of School Administrators SCACTE SC Association for Career and Technical Education
SCACTE has over 550 members but we need to continue to grow… because the strength of our voice is in the strength of our membership. Support CTE by becoming a member. Encourage all the CTE educators in your schools and districts to become SCACTE members.