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CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATORS OF IDAHO, INC.

Procedures Manual
Revised October 14, 2002


Table of Contents
Section Number
Introduction 0000
Executive Board 1000
Membership 1010
Rights and Responsibilities 1020
Meetings 1030
Executive Committee 2000
Membership 2010
Rights and Responsibilities 2020
Meetings 2030
Officers 3000
Requirements 3010
Election and Appointment 3020
Nominations/Standardized Resume 3030
Vacancies 3040
Duties of Officers 3100
President 3110
President Elect  3120
Past President  3130
Recording Secretary 3140
Membership Chairperson 3150
Financial Chair 3160
Division President (Affiliate) 3170
Standing Officers and Committees 4000
Awards and Recognition  4010
Annual Conference 4020
Finance 4130
Legislative 4040
Membership 4050
Nominating 4060
Public Relations 4070
Reimbursement 5000
Sources of Income 5010
Policies 5020
Procedures 5030
OPERATION PROCEDURES FOR CTEI DIVISIONS
MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS
AWARDS NOMINATION
CRITERIA FOR CTEI AWARDS
AWARD: CTEI PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
AWARD: CTEI TEACHER OF THE YEAR
AWARD: CTEI VOCATIONAL COUNSELOR/CAREER EDUCATOR AWARD
AWARD: CTEI CAREER EDUCATION RECOGNITION AWARD
AWARD: CTEI NEW PROFESSIONAL AWARD
CTEI AWARD NOMINATION FORM
RESUME FOR OFFICER CANDIDATES


Section 0000
Introduction

This manual implements the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws of the Corporation.

This manual will never be complete.  Revisions and additions will keep it current and consistent with need.  Upon adoption, these additions and revisions will be sent to you as new or amended pages.

To keep your book up to date, take a few minutes to insert the new pages the day you receive them.  Be sure to destroy any old page of identical item number when you add its replacement.

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Section 1000
Executive Board

The Executive Board is the governing body of the Corporation.  It shall consist of no fewer than three members, in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation.

Section 1010
Membership

1. The Executive Board as identified in the By-laws shall be composed of the CTEI President, President Elect, Immediate Past President, Recording Secretary, Financial Chair and other Standing Committee Chairs and/or Standing Officers as appointed.

2. The President or an appointed Representative of each affiliated Division.

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Section 1020
Rights and Responsibilities

1. Executive Board members must maintain membership in CTEI and ACTE.

2. The Executive Board is charged with conducting the affairs of the Corporation.

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Section 1030
Meetings

1. In accordance with the By-laws, the CTEI annual meeting shall be held at Summer Conference.

2. The Executive Board shall meet in conjunction with the Annual Summer Conference.

3. Special meetings may be called by the President or upon petition signed by a majority of the Board members.

4. The Executive Committee shall set the time and place of the Annual Executive Board meeting.

5. Executive Board meetings are to be conducted according to Robertés Rules of Order, Revised.

6. A Board quorum shall consist of a simple majority of the members of the Executive Board.

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Section 2000
Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is a second governing body of the Corporation.  It shall consist of no fewer than five members.

Section 2010
Membership

The Executive Committee as identified by the By-laws, shall be composed of the officers of the Corporation.  These CTEI officers are: President, Immediate Past President, President-elect, Recording Secretary and Financial Chair.
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Section 2020
Rights and Responsibilities

1. The Executive Committee shall conduct the business of the Corporation when the Executive Board is unable or unwilling to meet or in the case of emergency matters.

2. The Executive Committee shall act as the Budget Committee.  The Executive Committee shall develop and submit a budget for approval to the Executive Board and administer the approved budget.

3. The Executive Committee shall appoint an ad hoc committee to arrange an audit of the Associationés books, to be completed as soon after the end of the fiscal period as practical. Said committee shall report its findings to the membership at the CTEI Summer Conference or in a mail report immediately following Summer Conference.

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Section 2030
Meetings

1. In accordance with the By-laws, the Executive Board shall meet semiannually.  One meeting shall be in conjunction with the CTEI Summer Conference.

2. The President or a majority of the Executive Committee members may call special meetings.

3. The president shall set the date, time, and place of the meetings of the Executive Committee with expenses paid for travel and subsistence at a rate established by the Executive Board.

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Section 3000
Officers

The officers, as identified by the By-laws are: President, President-elect, Immediate Past President, Recording Secretary, Membership Chairperson, a representative of each active affiliated Division and each Standing Committee chairperson.

Section 3010
Requirements

1. Each officer must be a member in good standing of CTEI and ACTE prior to nomination.

2. Candidates for all offices, except the employed position, must be active members of CTEI and their Divisions at least three years.

3. The CTEI President and President-elect shall not be eligible to succeed the same office for more than one term.

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Section 3020
Election and Appointment

1. All officers shall be elected for a term of one year, unless specified by Division by-laws.

2. The president elect shall be the nominee for the office of President the following year.

3. The President, with approval of the Executive Committee, shall select the Recording Secretary, Financial Chair and Standing Committee chairs.

4. Division members shall elect officers of each Division of this Association.

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Section 3030
Nominations

1. The Immediate Past President shall serve as director of the CTEI Nominating Committee (Past Past President is alternate).

2. The Executive Board shall meet and interview all candidates prior to the CTEI annual meeting and present at least one candidate, but not more than four, for the office of President -elect during the annual meeting.

3. Prospective candidates must submit a standardized resume to the CTEI President two weeks prior to the Nominating Committee meeting.

4. Voting shall take place at Summer Conference during the annual meeting.  In the event that a Summer Conference is not held, a ballot of the approved nominees shall be returned to the Recording Secretary postmarked no later than October 1.  The Executive Committee shall appoint a committee of three tellers to open and count the ballots.  This committee shall certify to the Executive Committee, by October 15,  the name of the person duly elected.  In case of a tie vote of two or more nominees, the CTEI Executive Committee shall cast a deciding vote.

Section 3040
Vacancies

1. The Executive Committee shall appoint a replacement to complete the unexpired term in the event that any elected or appointed officer is unable to complete a term in office.

2. The affiliated Division shall appoint a replacement to complete the unexpired term in the event that any Division president or representative is unable to complete a term of office.

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Section 3100
Duties of Officers

Section 3110
President

1. Preside at all meetings of the Executive Board and Executive Committee.
    a. Prepare the agenda.
    b. Send meeting notices and agenda materials to members prior to the meeting.

2. Serve as general chairperson of the CTEI Summer Conference.

3. Act as ex-officio member of all committees.

4. Keep in close touch with the national headquarters office and make arrangements for carrying out the actions program determined by ACTE.

5. Take the lead in encouraging career-technical education personnel to join their professional organization.

6. Instruct committee members about their assignments, assist them in carrying out their tasks, and check with committees during the year to determine that certain progress is being made.

7. Exercise general supervision over the budget.

8. Take leadership in planning the yearés program of work and carrying it out.

9. Serve as CTEI voting delegate to the ACTE House of Delegates.

10. Provide articles for each issue of the State Division of Education Newsletter.

11. Work closely with the President-elect to acquaint him/her with the procedures of the office of CTEI president.

12. Appointments:
   a. Appoint Standing Committee Chairperson(s) as necessary to fill vacancies.
   b. Appoint committee chairperson as needed to carry out the objectives of the Corporation.
   c. Appoint a Parliamentarian to serve at Executive Board meetings.

13. Represent or designate other Executive Committee members to represent CTEI at other professional meetings in which the interests of the Corporation are concerned.

14. Serve on the Finance Committee.

15. Maintain CTEI Procedures manual

16. Communicate and/or report with State Department of Professional-Technical Education, at least annually.

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Section 3120
President-elect

1. Attend all meetings of the Executive Board and Executive Committee.

2. In the temporary absence of the President, the President-elect shall preside and fulfill the duties of the President.  In the event of a permanent absence, as determined by the Executive Committee, the President-elect shall become President of Career and Technical Educators of Idaho, Inc.

3. Represent the Corporation at meetings and on committees as requested by the President and/or Executive Board.

4. Direct the CTEI Leadership Workshop for Division presidents.

5. Serve as CTEI voting delegate to the ACTE House of Delegates.

6. Provide information to the incoming President-elect regarding duties, responsibilities and procedures of that office.

7. Maintain CTEI Procedures Manual.

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Section 3130
Past President

1. Attend all meetings of the Executive Board and Executive Committee.

2. Serve in an advisory capacity to the Corporation.

3. Direct the Nominating Committee.  Conduct nominations for officers as detailed in Section 3030.

4. Review the CTEI procedures manual and the CTEI By-laws.

5. Review By-laws of the affiliated Divisions as needed.  Divisions shall submit by-laws when revised or every five years.

6. Perform such other duties as the President and/or Executive Board may delegate.

7. Provide information to the new Past President regarding duties, responsibilities and procedures of the office.

8. Maintain CTEI procedures manual.

9. Direct the Finance Committee.

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Section 3140
Recording Secretary

1. Attend all meetings of the Executive Board and Executive Committee.

2. Prepare minutes of each meeting of the Executive Board and Executive Committee and send a copy to each member within one month after the meeting.

3. Prepare and distribute to all Executive Board members a detailed roster of all Executive Board members with preferred mailing addresses and telephone numbers.  Submit roster to ACTE as requested.

4. May serve as a CTEI representative to the ACTE House of Delegates.

5. Contribute information for newsletters when appropriate.

6. Serve as liaison between CTEI and the Annual Summer Conference Committee.

7. File officer report form with Secretary of Stateés office when requested.

8. Coordinate with awards committee in the selection of plaques for awards presented by CTEI.

9. Ensure that each new Executive Board member has complete CTEI Procedures Manual.

10. Perform other duties as delegated by the President and/or Executive Board.

11. Maintain CTEI Procedures Manual.

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Section 3150
Membership Chair

1. The Executive Committee with the approval of the Executive Board shall appoint the membership chairperson.

2. Actively solicit membership.

3. Collect all association dues and forward them to the CTEI Financial Chair via appropriate banking procedures.

4. Issue membership cards, to each division membership person at the Annual CTEI Summer Conference, and to fully-paid members promptly after receiving their dues.

5. Properly register members with the American Career and Technical Educators.  Check the ACTE register with the CTEI register for accuracy.

6. Chair the Membership Committee, which shall consist of the designated membership chairperson of each affiliated Division and other appointed representatives.

7. Train membership chairperson from each Division.

8. Provide membership information to each Division.

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Section 3160
Financial Chair

1. Maintain an accounting system with accounts related to the budget categories.
   a. Operate a check authorization system with each expenditure supported by a source document.
   b. Make books available for inspection by the Executive Board at any time.
   c. Have books audited at the end of the fiscal year.

2. Maintain an interest-bearing CTEI account in a financial institution.

3. Receive and disburse the funds of the Corporation in accordance with procedures.

4. Chair the Finance Committee.
   a. Assist in the preparation of the proposed budget.
   b. Present the proposed budget at Executive Board Meetings.

5. Make available travel reimbursement forms at Executive Board and Executive Committee meetings.

6. Submit a duplicated report, by budget categories, of the Corporationés finances at Executive Board meetings.  In the event an annual meeting is not held, each Division shall receive a copy of the statement no later than September 30.

7. Prepare a tentative budget for summer Conference to be furnished to the Executive Board and Conference Committee.

8. Prepare written post-conference financial report.

9. Prepare and submit Internal Revenue Service reports as required.

10. Prepare and submit yearly incorporation papers.

11. Perform other duties as the President and/or Executive Board may delegate.

12. Maintain CTEI procedures manual.

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Section 3170
Affiliate Division President or Representative

1. In accordance with the By-laws, each affiliate Division shall develop its own procedures for selecting representatives and alternatives to the CTEI Executive Board.

2. Represent the interests of respective Divisions in meetings of the CTEI Executive Board.

3. Promote advancement of the particular field of service as an integral Division of the Corporation.

4. Encourage activities among members of the Division in the areas of public relations, research, legislation, etc.

5. Keep members of the Division fully informed regarding activities and projects of Career and Technical Educators of Idaho, Inc.

6. Perform special assignments, such as membership promotion in the Division, planning or acting as consultant for Divisional program, or for annual conferences.

7. Attend Executive Board meetings.

8. Send Division directory, including information for CTEI Directory, to the Recording Secretary and Membership chairperson.

9. Notify the CTEI past president of nominations for CTEI office.

10. Send information about Division activities planned for annual Summer Conferences to the Public Relations committee.

11. Maintain CTEI Procedures Manual.  Pass on to new Executive Board member.

12. Ensure that Recording Secretary has a copy of Division by-laws, when revised or every five years.

13. May be a member of the Summer Conference Planning Committee.

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Section 4000
Standing Committees

Section 4010
Awards and Recognition

1. Promote ACTE Awards Program.
   a. Send copies of the ACTE Awards Program information to Division presidents.
   b. Submit articles to Region V newsletter.
   c. Encourage Divisions to submit their own award recipients, as appropriate.

2. Promote and administer CTEI Awards Program in cooperation with the Idaho Division of Professional Technical Education
   a. Send information to Division presidents.
   b. Prepare certificates as needed and send to CTEI President for signature.

3. Awards may include, but not be limited to the following:
   a. CTEI Professional Meritorious Service*
   b. CTEI  Teacher-of-the-Year*
   c. CTEI Counselor of Career Educator Award
   d. CTEI Education Recognition*
   e. CTEI new Professional
   f. Post-secondary Program of Study and Training
   g. Adult Short-term Program
   h. Post-secondary Program of Service
   i. Secondary Program of Study and Training
   j. Secondary Program of Service
   k. State Administrators Award for Service (25 year award)
   l. 100% Membership Participation
   m. Hall of Fame Award/Recognition

* CTEI awards winners in these categories will be submitted to Region V and ACTE competition when appropriate.

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Section 4020
Conference

1. The President shall be responsible for the CTEI portion of Summer Conference.

2. CTEI Summer Conference shall be scheduled as an annual event.

3. The Conference Committee will determine the Conference site.

4. The CTEI President and Division presidents may be members of this committee.

5. The CTEI Expo (Trade Show) Chair shall prepare a tentative conference budget to be furnished to the Executive Board and Conference Committee.

6. The CTEI Recording Secretary shall prepare written post-conference minutes.

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Section 4030
Finance

1. The Finance Chair shall be appointed to a three-year term

2. The Executive Committee serves as the oversight body for the Finance Committee.

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Section 4040
Legislative

1. Serve as a clearinghouse for legislative matters pertinent to CTEI and affiliate Divisions.

2. Provide assistance to Divisions and legislative committees in communicating concerns of career-technical educators to the legislature.

3. Keep informed about legislation that impacts career-technical education and communicate with each Division through a periodic release of information.

4. Supply the Public Relations Committee with national legislative information for release in Divisional newsletters and the State Division Newsletter.

5. Develop a legislative network with the Divisions of CTEI and Region V.

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Section 4050
Membership

1. The chairperson shall be appointed for a three-year term.

2. Promote ACTE/CTEI membership by preparing such items as:
   a. Promotional materials for Divisions.
   b. Display materials for Divisions at the Annual Summer Conference.
   c. Display for CTEI Conference.

3. Maintain communications about membership with:
   a. National Membership Director.
   b. Division membership Chairpersons and Region V.
   c. Executive Board.

4. Plan and conduct a meeting for all Division Membership Chairpersons at the CTEI Summer Conference.

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Section 4060
Nominating

1. The CTEI past president is the director; the committee may consist of one representative from each Division.

2. Nomination policies are detailed in Section 3030.

Section 4070
Public Relations

1. Renew officer pins when needed.

2. Publish a biennial CTEI newsletter.

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Section 5000
Reimbursement

Section 5010
Sources of Income

1. The primary source of income shall be individual CTEI membership dues.

2. Additional income may be derived from such sources as may be authorized by the CTEI Executive Board, in compliance with the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws.

   A. Conference Exhibits/Trade Show
   B. Corporate donations
   C. Associate lay members
   D. Associate group members
   E. Student members
   F. Loyalty members

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Section 5020
Personal Expenditure Policies

1. The budget, as approved by the Executive Board, sets general limits of expenditures for specific items.  The President and Finance Chair may make adjustments during the year, so long as the total budget is not exceeded.

2. Services performed by ACTE, at the request of CTEI, are authorized expenditures.

3. All expenditures must be clearly and accurately described and must represent actual money expended on behalf of the Corporation.
   a. A voucher must be prepared for each expenditure.
   b. Receipts or bills shall be provided as source documents to substantiate all expenditures.
   c. All unusual items or amounts must be fully explained.

4. If a personal automobile is used for Corporation business, the actual amount of mileage driven will be reimbursed at a rate not to exceed the current State rate or the budgeted amount.  Car pools and other means to reduce the cost of transportation are encouraged.

5. Travel for official CTEI delegates will be reimbursed at an established rate per trip for State, Regional and National Association conferences.  The Executive Board shall establish a per diem rate for food expenditures.

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Section 5030
Procedures

1. All requests for payment of bills and/or reimbursements are sent directly to the executive CTEI Finance Chair as soon as possible.  Sign bills to show that service has been performed.

2.  The Member shall prepare an expense voucher and attach any receipts/bills to the back of the voucher.

3. These requests shall  be evaluated by the Finance Chair  to determine if they are within the scope of the budget.  If a request appears to be beyond these guidelines, the Finance Chair shall confer with the President to rectify the problem.

4. Finance Chair shall prepare a check to pay the expense and mail it.

5. The Finance Chair shall make the necessary accounting entries.

The bank statement will be reconciled each time it is received by the Finance Chair.

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Operation Procedures
For CTEI Divisions

Statement of Purpose: The Career-Technical Divisions operating in the framework of Career and Technical Educators of Idaho, Inc. are directly accountable to the parent organization of CTEI.  Therefore, the following guidelines have been established to assist in the operations of these various Divisions.

1. Each division shall submit a list of all officers of the Division, including their name, title, address, phone, school and fax if available, to the CTEI office.  The Division is responsible to inform the CTEI office of any additions, deletions or alterations during the year of operation.

2. The Division shall submit an annual financial statement to the CTEI office.  The statement shall be signed by the officer of the Division currently responsible for the funds of the specific Divisions.

3. If a Division dissolves, all assets, records and information will be turned over to the CTEI office for holding.

4. The Division shall designate an officer to work in cooperation with the CTEI membership chairman or designated individual to collect dues at the annual Summer Conference on behalf of the Division.

5. Division dues collected by CTEI shall be mailed monthly to the division representative responsible for the Division.  The Division is responsible to inform CTEI of the designated individual before September 1, of each year.  Failure to submit a name will result in no Division memberships being sent.

6. The Division shall submit, to the CTEI office, the institution where the accounts for the Division are currently being held.

7. The Division President or designated individual will be responsible to meet with CTEI leadership when necessary for information and updating related to activities of career-technical education in Idaho.

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CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATORS OF IDAHO, INC.
MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS

AFFILIATE MEMBERS UNIFIED Those engaged in career or technical education who desire to affiliate with CTEI (State) and ACTE (National)

$10 annually

AFFILIATE MEMBERS NONUNIFIED Those engaged in career or technical education who desire to affiliate with CTEI (State) only

$20 annually

LOYALTY MEMBERS Those who have retired from full-time activities in career or technical education

$10 annually

ASSOCIATE LAY MEMBERS Those persons interested in, but not employed in, career or technical education

$20 annually

STUDENT MEMBERS Students regularly enrolled in a full-time program designed to train teachers for several fields of career and technical education

$1 annually

ASSOCIATE GROUP MEMBERS Local and state firms and organizations interested in supporting the purposes of the Association

$50 annually

Name: _______________________________________________________________________
                                  (last     first    middle )

Address: _____________________________________________________________________
Home address recommended

City: _________________________ State: _________________ Zip: _______________
 

Day Phone: __________________________ Night Phone: ___________________________
 

Amount enclosed:   $ _______________

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CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATORS OF IDAHO, INC.
AWARDS NOMINATION

Career and Technical Educators of Idaho is seeking nominations for the following awards:

1. CTEI Professional Meritorious Service Award*

2. CTEI Teacher-of-the-year*

3. CTEI Counselor or Career Educator Award

4. CTEI Career Education Recognition Award*

5. CTEI New Professional Award

* CTEI award winners in these categories will be submitted to ACTE Competition, when appropriate.

Attached are the criteria and forms for submitting award applications.

Please submit the completed application no later than April 15.

Registration Forms

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CRITERIA FOR CTEI AWARDS

Following are the descriptions of the five CTEI Awards presented at Summer Conference.

Please check the information carefully for the appropriate award criteria before making application.

AWARD: CTEI PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD


PURPOSE: To recognize career-technical educators who have made the highest meritorious contribution to the improvement, promotion, development, and progress of career- technical education.

CRITERIA: To be awarded to a CTEI member for service beyond that expected of a career-technical teacher, teacher educator, career counselor, State professional-technical staff member or career-technical administrator.  The nominee generally would have served as an officer in ACTE, CTEI, or one of its Divisions in a leadership role.  This individual would have been an active member of the Association for a number of years, encouraging membership of others and helping to improve the image of career-technical education through development of programs, services or communications for students and the public.

See CTEI Award Nomination Form
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AWARD: CTEI TEACHER OF THE YEAR

PURPOSE: To recognize teachers who are providing career-technical education programs for youth and/or adults in their respective fields and communities.  Recipients of this award must have made significant contributions toward innovative, unique and novel programs that improve and promote career-technical education.

CRITERIA:
1. Currently employed as a full-time classroom/laboratory teacher in a career-technical setting within the past 10 years.
2. Contributions/achievements should have been made within the past 10 years.
3. Nominee shall have been involved in ACTE/CTEI Association activities at the regional and/or national level.
4. Nominee must have been a member of ACTE and a state/territorial association for a minimum of the past five consecutive years.
5. Nomination must be sponsored by an ACTE/CTEI member or a Division affiliated with both.
6. A State nominee selected will be forwarded at a later date to Region V ACTE for consideration.

See CTEI Award Nomination Form
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AWARD: CTEI VOCATIONAL COUNSELOR/CAREER EDUCATOR AWARD

PURPOSE: To be awarded to a person or persons who have rendered outstanding service to career-technical education and their students in career decision making and supporting vocational choices appropriate to their career goals.

CRITERIA: The recipient must have made significant contributions toward innovative, unique, novel programs, improvements, promotion, development and progress toward a comprehensive program of career guidance preparation for career- technical and/or practical arts education.

In addition to significant contribution to their assignment, the individual must have been active in career-technical professional organizations and an active member of the Idaho Career Guidance Association for a period of at least five years.

See CTEI Award Nomination Form
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AWARD: CTEI CAREER EDUCATION RECOGNITION AWARD

PURPOSE: To recognize individuals and/or organizations that have made outstanding meritorious contributions to the improvement, promotion, development and progress of career-technical education.

CRITERIA: The award will be presented to individuals and/or organizations outside the field of career-technical education whose contributions have statewide significance, and whose activities above enabled career education programs to respond more fully to the individual needs of people for assistance in achieving more productive lives.

See CTEI Award Nomination Form
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AWARD: CTEI NEW PROFESSIONAL AWARD

PURPOSE: To be awarded annually to outstanding individuals who have served not more than five (5) years in career-technical education, from each of the vocational service areas: Vocational Agriculture; Business Education; Career Guidance; Health Occupations; Family and Consumer Science; Marketing Education; Industrial Technology Education; Trades and Industrial Education; and Individualized Occupational Training

CRITERIA: Respective service area professional groups shall nominate each individual.  Nominees must be active members of ACTE and their respective Divisions.

See CTEI Award Nomination Form
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