• President
  • Dwight Hughes
  • Superintendent
    High Plains Technology Center

  • Executive Director
  • Tom Applegate
    6628 Wild Rose Ln.
    Westerville, Ohio 43082

2013 Best Practices & Innovations In Career and Technical Education Conference

September 25-27, 2013 - San Diego, California

The call for presentations for the 2013 ACTE/NCLA Best Practices and Innovations Conference is now open. To submit a presentation proposal, click here.

  • A best practice is a practice that has empirical data documenting the best practice.

  • An innovation is defined as a teacher, school and/or administrative practice that demonstrates innovations in career and technical education but has not yet validated the practice through empirical data.

The conference will take place September 25-27 in San Diego, California, at the Hilton Mission Bay Resort and Spa. In addition to the expansion of the conference to include innovations in CTE as well as best practices, we are adding exciting pre-conferences.

The deadline for submissions is April 10. Act now to share your best practice or innovation and secure your place in the program. Questions about submitting a presentation should be directed to Tom Applegate.

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Mission, Purpose & Core Values

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.

III. Mission:

NCLA Mission: Creating conversations that result in innovative change.

Top 5 reasons for joining NCLA

  1. Opportunity for networking on a national level with career and technical administrators.
  2. Advocacy at national levels for policy initiatives that advance career and technical education.
  3. A professional newsletter distributed two times a year that spotlights key activities and best practices.
  4. A professional organization responsible for lobbying and disseminating information around key legislation for career technical education.
  5. Sponsorship of a fall professional development conference that highlights best practices along with visitations to exemplary Career-Technical Centers and programs.