{"id":24,"date":"2018-04-03T04:07:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T04:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianaacte.org\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2023-04-04T17:02:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T21:02:05","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/indianaacte.org\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

About <\/span>Us<\/span><\/h1>\n

Our Mission<\/h3>\n

Our mission is to provide educational leadership in developing a competitive workforce. Indiana ACTE strives to empower educators to deliver high-quality CTE programs that ensure all students are positioned for career success.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In-ACTE Views on Diversity and Inclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The IN-ACTE Board of Directors is deeply appreciative of the National ACTE Diversity Task Force\u2019s hard work, time, and energy in developing recommendations for the board to consider. Diversity and inclusion are important issues for ACTE. Building upon the work of the Diversity Task Force, the ACTE Board of Directors developed a Board Statement to address diversity and inclusion. Indiana ACTE promotes high-quality CTE programs for diverse audiences. We continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diversity of the CTE community. We are committed to equity, access, inclusion, and diversity throughout our organization.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

We stand behind and support the Board Statement developed by the ACTE Board of Directors. We believe in cultivating and upholding an inclusive culture in order to better serve our students, businesses, and communities. There is nothing we love to do more than serve you.<\/p>\n

What We Value<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Member Value and Engagement<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Indiana ACTE\u2019s success is dependent on our educators and also those whom we serve. By strengthening and supporting leadership and alignment throughout this infrastructure, we will increase both capacity and, more importantly, member value. We also have implemented our Focus|ED program. Focus|ED is a recruitment and retention program for CTE teachers in the state of Indiana. The main objective of Focus|ED is to give teachers the resources to continue to grow and enjoy teaching CTE. <\/span>Focus|ED is free to all CTE teachers and directors.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Using information given by teachers and directors in CTE, Focus|ED will build custom professional development for all CTE instructors. This will help support the needs of directors as well as teachers, mentors, and coaches. Focus|ED also seeks to give teachers opportunities with businesses and post secondary partners. Additionally, the hope is to recruit new teachers and grow the CTE community.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Indiana ACTE has strategized ways to make our plans a reality. These include efforts to:<\/p>\n