ALF Overview

Designed to help local Career, Technical and Agricultural Directors and Supervisors, the 2008 Winter CTAE Leadership Conference focused on one key component, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006. The purpose of Perkins is to provide individuals with the academic and technical skills needed to succeed in a knowledge- and skills-based economy. Perkins supports career and technical education that prepares its students both for secondary and postsecondary education and the careers of their choice. Federal resources help ensure that career and technical programs are academically rigorous and up-to-date with the needs of business and industry.

Featured Speakers

• Ms. Hayley Henderson, Harris County, State FBLA Officer
• Mr. Chris Womack, Vice President, External Affairs, Georgia Power Company
• Mr. Womack Presentation
• Mr. Michael Brustein, Partner, Brustein and Manasevit, Attorneys at Law, Washington, DC
• Mr. Brustein Presentation Day One
• Mr. Brustein Presentation Day Two
• Dr. Sue Snow, Associate Superintendent, Standards Based Learning, Georgia Department of Education
• Dr. Snow Presentation
• Mr. James Woodard, Director, Career, Technical and Agricultural Education, Georgia Department of Education
• Mr. Woodard Presentation

Breakout Sessions

• Career Pathways 101
• Ann Hatchell, High School Curriculum Coordinator, CTAE; John Pritchett, Middle School Curriculum Coordinator, CTAE
• Transitions
• Vivian Snyder, Career Development Program Specialist, CTAE; Gary Mealer, Education Career Partnership Program Specialist, CTAE
• School Improvement
• Joseph Parlier, Director, School Improvement Division, Georgia Department of Education
• Special Education
• Alice Murphy, Special Populations, Georgia Department of Education
• Additional Documents
• Mr. Roy Rucks, North Region Coordinator, CTAE

Sponsored by:
Georgia Department of Education: CTAE Division
CTAE Resource Network, Inc.
Georgia Council for Career and Technical Administrators (GCCTA)