CACTE/ACTE Member Excellence Awards

CACTE/ACTE Member Excellence Awards

Awards

Follow these directions if you applied for…

· CACTE/ACTE Career and Technical Education Teacher Awards, Apply for the award that best matches your career role & eligibility:

o Teacher of the Year-- For individuals currently employed as full-time secondary CTE teachers/educators

o Postsecondary Teacher of the Year-- For individuals currently employed as full-time postsecondary CTE teachers/educators

o CACTE/Administrator of the Year-- For individuals currently employed as full-time CTE administrators, program specialists, coordinators, and all other CTE personnel and staff (not employed as teachers or guidance professionals)

· CACTE/ACTE Outstanding Teacher in Community Service-- The ACTE Carl Perkins Community Service Award. This award is now open to all members (not just teachers) and is for “all members who have displayed a dedication to the improvement of CTE’s impact on the lives of individuals and communities.”

· CACTE/ACTE Lifetime Achievement Award-- for members whose dedicated contributions have been identified with the work and purposes of the Association over an extended period of time

Applications & Online Process

Your application will need to be submitted online via the Colorado ACTE/ACTE Awards Portal (https://acte.nonprofitcms.org/a/organizations/CO/home). Not only is the application completely online, but it has also been simplified. Awards information may be found at: https://acte.nonprofitcms.org/awards/Organizations/CO/Home

For further information see: https://acte.nonprofitcms.org/a/page/awards/national/member_awards

CACTE and ACTE Member Awards

These awards are eligible for Region V and ACTE national level awards and must be summited online by June 1 at: https://acte.nonprofitcms.org/a/organizations/CO/home

o ACTE Teacher of the Year (CACTE and ACTE)

o ACTE Postsecondary Teacher of the Year (CACTE and ACTE)

o ACTE New Teacher of the Year (CACTE and ACTE)

o ACTE Administrator of the Year (CACTE and ACTE)

o ACTE Career Guidance Award (CACTE and ACTE)

o ACTE Carl Perkins Community Service Award (CACTE and ACTE)

o ACTE Lifetime Achievement Award (CACTE and ACTE)

Colorado Only Awards:

These awards are Colorado ACTE only awards and are to be summited to the Colorado ACTE office by June 1.

Find application at: http://www.cacte.org/home/awards

o CTE Exemplary Alumni Award

o CACTE Outstanding Career and Technical Education Student (Secondary)

o CACTE Outstanding Career and Technical Education Student (Post-Secondary)

o CACTE Outstanding Service Award

o Hall of Fame

The criteria and applications may be found at: http://www.cacte.org/home/awards

CACTE/ACTE Member Awards

Application Guidelines

Purpose
These awards recognize excellence and dedication within the field of career and technical education among our association members. We seek to commemorate exceptional individuals who have contributed to the success of CTE through the quality of their work and their involvement in the CTE community.

Criteria
The nominees will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• Accomplishments and innovations that exhibit the quality of the candidate for the award

• Contributions to the CTE community (can include activities within their institutions, communities, ACTE and other organizations)

For more information on how applications will be scored, please see the ACTE Member Awards Scoring Rubric.

Application Requirements

Applications for this award must include the items below (incomplete applications will not be considered):

1. Applicant contact & membership information (all candidates must be ACTE members to compete at the Region level)

2. Letter of Introduction including the following:

a. A brief overview of the applicant (ie. short biography/background information)

b. A brief summary of the candidate’s qualifications for this award

(Note: letter of introduction should not exceed 350 words in length.)

3. Support information: Please summarize the strengths of the candidate for this award. Include the following:

a. Accomplishments/innovations that exhibit the quality of the candidate

b. Contributions to the CTE community (can include activities within institutions, communities, or ACTE and other organizations.)

(Note: support should not exceed 1000 words in length.)

4. Letters of support: Each applicant is required to submit 2 letters of support recommending the candidate as relates to the above areas. Please submit letters from two of the following: a supervisor, a parent/guardian, a student, an employee, or a community leader.

5. Photo/headshot of the candidate: should be digital, high resolution (at least 300dpi), and submitted in .jpg format. Files 2MB or larger are preferred. (Note: photographs will be used for publicity purposes only.)

6. Interview [to be scheduled and completed after submission of application ONLY AT REGION V LEVEL]: Candidates selected for Region consideration will undergo a brief interview with the Region Awards Committee. The state level winners will not have interviews unless the awards committee determines it needs further information or clarification.

Candidates should submit their applications electronically on the CACTE/ACTE Awards Portal by June 1. States must choose and submit their winners for regional consideration by March 1. National winners will be selected by the ACTE Awards Committee. Regional and national winners will be commemorated at the Awards Banquet during CareerTech VISION.

Winning applicants permit CACTE/ACTE to use and edit content of the application for promotional activities.

Application Instructions:

Before you begin, please review the guidelines for your specific award for help in filling out this application. If you have any further questions, please contact the CACTE staff at 303-250-3741 or .

All National ACTE Awards must be placed online. All Colorado ACTE Awards must be sent to the CACTE office as PDF and JPEG files. All must be completed by June 1.

Please complete this form and submit with your support materials and endorsement form (PAGE 2) to your appropriate State Association/Region Representative. All sections must be completed in order for this application to be considered.

Online only application site: Awards information may be found at: https://acte.nonprofitcms.org/awards/Organizations/CO/Home

For further information see: https://acte.nonprofitcms.org/a/page/awards/national/member_awards

CACTE Only Award Site:

Type of Award

CACTE/ACTE Online Only Application CACTE Only Awards (See Website)

CTE Teacher of the Year CACTE Outstanding Career and Technical Education Student (Secondary)

Postsecondary Teacher of the Year CACTE Outstanding Career and Technical Education Student (Post-Secondary)

Outstanding New Career and Technical Teacher CTE Exemplary Alumni Award

Career Guidance CACTE Outstanding Service Award

Administrator of the Year CACTE Hall Of Fame

New Teacher of the Year CACTE Merit Award

Carl Perkins Community Service Award

Lifetime Achievement Award

All nominations must be electronically delivered to addressed to Awards Committee Chair by June 1 of the year of application

Application Procedures for Colorado ACTE only awards

All material must be submitted electronically through the CACTE awards committee chair. Items 1-6 in one single PDF file, photo in separate JPG file. Each nominee shall be evaluated on the following components unless otherwise noted in the individual award categories:

Criteria
The nominees will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• Accomplishments and innovations that exhibit the quality of the candidate for the award

• Contributions to the CTE community (can include activities within their institutions, communities, ACTE and other organizations)

Applications for this award must include the items below (incomplete applications will not be considered):

7. Applicant contact & membership information (all candidates must be ACTE members to compete)

Submit with application:

CONTACT INFORMATION (to be completed by applicant)

Name*: / ACTE Membership #:
Employer or School:
CTE Program:
Title:
Contact Address:
City: / State: / Zip:
Contact Telephone: / Fax:
Preferred E-mail: / Mobile:
Awardee Name*: / ACTE Membership #:
Employer or School:
CTE Program:
Title:
Contact Address:
City: / State: / Zip:
Contact Telephone: / Mobile:
Preferred E-mail:
Award applying for:

* How name will appear on all materials

8. Letter of Introduction including the following:

c. A brief overview of the applicant (ie. short biography/background information)

d. A brief summary of the candidate’s qualifications for this award

(Note: letter of introduction should not exceed 350 words in length.)

9. Support information: Please summarize the strengths of the candidate for this award. Include the following:

c. Accomplishments/innovations that exhibit the quality of the candidate

d. Contributions to the CTE community (can include activities within institutions, communities, or ACTE and other organizations.)

(Note: support should not exceed 1000 words in length.)

10. Letters of support: Each applicant is required to submit 2 letters of support recommending the candidate as relates to the above areas. Please submit letters from two of the following: a supervisor, a parent/guardian, a student, an employee, or a community leader.

11. Photo/headshot of the candidate: should be digital, high resolution (at least 300dpi), and submitted in .jpg format. Files 2MB or larger are preferred. (Note: photographs will be used for publicity purposes only.)

12. Interview [to be scheduled and completed after submission of application ONLY AT REGION V LEVEL]: Candidates selected for Region consideration will undergo a brief interview with the Region Awards Committee. The state level winners will not have interviews unless the awards committee determines it needs further information or clarification.