Virginia Career & Technical Education Hall of Fame Inducts Three College and Career Readiness Programs & Partners also Recognized. Senator Timothy M. Kaine, Robert A. Almond and Jane G. Watkins were inducted into the Virginia Career and Technical (CTE) Education Hall of Fame on June 13 during the annual Creating Excellence Awards Program ceremony in Richmond. Outstanding CTE programs and partnerships were also recognized. The awards program is a partnership of the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), the Virginia Career Education Foundation (VCEF) and the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). The three hall of fame inductees were selected in recognition of their leadership and involvement in CTE: Kaine, while governor from 2006 to 2010, established the Governor’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academies to expand CTE and its role in career preparation. He also initiated the Academic and Career Plan for students and supported the launch of Virginia Career Week, Commonwealth Scholars and the Governor’s Award for CTE Exemplary Standards. Almond, a longtime business educator with Richmond Public Schools and the Virginia Department of Education, helped launch Governor Mark Warner’s Path to Industry Certification program, as well as the Kuder Career Planning and Inventory Program. Watkins, president and chief executive officer of the Virginia Credit Union, is an active member of the Virginia CTE Advisory Committee, a board director with the Virginia Council on Economic Education and is instrumental in providing financial literacy instructional resources for teachers, financial education events for students and scholarships for students. For more info.....click on the link. doe.virginia.gov/news/news_releases/2013/jun18.shtml
Posted on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 04:59:04 +0000
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