SDACTE to hold summer conference

Mark your calendar for Aug. 2-5, the dates of the South Dakota Association of Career and Technical Education’s summer conference. The conference will be held at the Ramkota RiverCentre in Pierre. Sessions will address topics ranging from bullying and school violence to the role of CTE in the Governor’s 2010 Initiative. Workshops will grant college and/or renewal credit for certificate renewal.

Randy Jones will give the keynote address. A graduate of South Dakota State University and a former teacher and coach at Chester and Brookings, Jones is a principal member of Jones Development Group. He has served as a guest lecturer at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, and a teacher at Beveridge Institute for Sales and Sales Management in Chicago, Ill.

Sponsored in part by the DOE’s Office of Career and Technical Education, the conference attracts educational professionals involved in providing quality technical education statewide.  It’s a great opportunity to learn and network with other professionals in the education arena.

Cost of the conference is $95 for members, $50 for first-time attendees who are members, and $185 for non-members. To learn more about the conference, visit http://sdacte.southeasttech.com/.  To register, contact Bob Bell, SDACTE Executive Director, at (605) 692-6056 or bellr@brookings.net or the Office of Career and Technical Education at (605) 773-3247.