What You Always Wanted to Know About ACTE

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What You Always Wanted to Know About ACTEs
Public Policy Work but were afraid to ask
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ACTE Public Policy Staff

• Stephen DeWitt Senior Director of Public Policy
• Alisha Hyslop Assistant Director of Public
  Policy
• Jamie Baxter Advocacy Manager
• Jason Kiker Education Research Analyst
• Sabrina Kidwai Media Relations Manager

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Priorities/Activities

• Coalition building activities
• Direct Advocacy and Lobbying
• Media Relations and Public Awareness Activities
• Research and Data Collection
• Grassroots Advocacy

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Coalition Building Activities

• Committee for Education Funding
• NASDCTEc and AACC
• CTE Coalition
• Elementary/Secondary Working Group
• National Youth Employment Coalition
• Alliance for Excellent Education
• National Governors Association

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ACTE Lobbying Activities

• Meetings contacts with staff
• Comments on legislation regulations
• Sign-on letters
• Print materials
• Issue Briefs
• CTE Effectiveness Fact Sheet
• Leave Behinds

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Key Legislation

• Budget/Appropriations
• Carl D. Perkins Act
• Workforce Investment Act
• No Child Left Behind Act
• Higher Education Act
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
• GPO/WEP Repeal

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Keeping You Updated
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Media and Public Awareness

• Reporter Inquiries
• Media Placements
• Editorial Board meetings
• Ambassadors Network
• CTE Media Coalition
• CTE Public Awareness Campaign
• Legislative Action Center

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ACTE Media Placements
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Topics Covered in the State Profiles

• Academic CTE Integration
• Secondary Postsecondary Linkages
• Technical Skills Assessments
• CTEs Role in High School Redesign

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Grassroots Advocacy

• Legislative Alerts- How you make the impact.

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You Are the Expert

• ACTE can only do so much
• We rely on you to be the voice, face and
  expertise of CTE.
• Ambassadors Network
• Legislative Committee
• Teacher Quality Task Force
• CTE Support Fund