Spring 2007 Meeting Agenda

Tuesday March 20
8:00 AM—12:00 PM NCTEF Board Meeting
12:00 PM—4:00 PM New State Directors’ Institute
4:15 PM—6:00 PM New Member Orientation
Wednesday March 21
8:00 AM—10:00 AM NASDCTEc Board Meeting
10:15 AM—11:45 AM

Career Clusters Committee
Awards Committee

11:45 AM—12:30 PM Lunch on your own
12:45 PM—2:15 PM Legislative Committee
2:30 PM—4:00 PM Accountability Committee
4:15 PM—6:15 PM NASDCTEc Board Meeting
Thursday March 22
8:00 AM—9:45 AM Opening General Session

Keynote Speaker: Ms. Jo Rae Wagner, President, CTO, Inc. - confirmed

Topic: Global Competition: A Challenge or Opportunity for CTE?

10:00 AM—11:00 AM

Congressional Hill Panel: Reflections and Forecasts

J.D. LaRock, Senior Education Advisor, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Confirmed

Lloyd Horwich, Policy Advisor for U.S. House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education - Confirmed

Stephanie Milburn, Professional Staff Member, U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor - Invited

11:15 AM—12:00 PM The Next National Assessment of Career Technical Education

Speakers:

Jay Noell, Director, NACTE - confirmed

Michael Fong, Policy and Program Studies Service, U.S. Department of Education - confirmed

David Goodwin, Policy and Program Studies Service, U.S. Department of Education - confirmed
12:00 PM—1:15 PM Lunch
1:30 PM—2:30 PM High School Reform: Opportunities for CTE


Speakers:

Naomi Housman, Director, National High School Alliance - confirmed

Braden Goetz, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education - confirmed

Representative of the NCLB Commission -invited
2:45 PM—3:45 PM Employer Perspectives on Education Policy and Reform

Speakers:

Peter Joyce, Cisco Systems representing the Business Champions Initiative - confirmed

Jacque Johnson, U.S. Chamber of Commerce representing the Business Coalition for Student Achievement - invited
3:45 PM—4:30 PM 2 Minute Round Up - Round 1
4:30 PM—5:15 PM NASDCTEc Business Meeting
Friday March 23
9:00 AM—10:00 AM Presentation of NCEE's New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce

Speaker:

The Honorable William Brock, NCEE Commissioner and former Senator and U.S. Ambassdor - confirmed
10:15 AM—11:15 AM 2 Minute Round Up: Part 2
11:20 AM—12:00 PM Navigation 101: Regulations, Non-Regulatory Guidance and Influencing the Process

Speaker:

Michael Brustein, Attorney, Brustein and Manasevit - confirmed
12:00 PM—1:30 PM Celebration of Career Clusters Luncheon
1:45 PM—4:00 PM Facilitated dialogue sessions
4:30 PM—7:30 PM Awards Ceremony and Reception


Cash bar at reception
Saturday March 24
8:30 AM—9:15 AM Postsecondary Priorities from the Office of Vocational and Adult Education

Speaker:

Deputy Assistant Secretary Pat Stanley - confirmed
9:30 AM—10:30 AM Accountability Update from OVAE

Speakers:

John Haigh, OVAE - confirmed

Andy Johnson, OVAE - confirmed

Len Lintner, OVAE - confirmed
10:45 AM—11:45 AM Financial Update from OVAE

Speakers:

John Haigh, OVAE - confirmed

Andy Johnson, OVAE - confirmed

Len Lintner, OVAE - confirmed
11:45 AM—12:00 PM Closing Remarks