AFESC Departments: Career & Technical Education

Career and Technical Education Department


	Arkansas Association of Career and Technical Educational Administrators

Career and Technical Education Department

Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative
101 Bulldog Drive
Plumerville, AR 72127
Phone: 501-354-2269
FAX: 501-354-7926
Cell: 870-588-1073

Lori Mitchell
CTE Coordinator

Aimee Evans
CTE Academic Attainment Specialist

Program Overview:

The Career and Technical Education Department has the responsibility to develop and coordinate the Carl D. Perkins Federal Program. It is our goal to serve as a liaison between our member schools and the Career and Technical Education state staff and program managers.

We are here to assist new Career and Technical Instructors, to provide staff development, and to encourage the development, implementation, and improvement of Career and Technical programs.

Improvement of Career and Technical Education programs has three major components: (1) A change in the curriculum to add advanced technologies, (2) the purchase of the instructional equipment needed to teach the new technology, and (3) in-service training for the teacher, on both teaching the new curriculum and using the new equipment. These three components will be used as guidelines in making decisions for all staff development and equipment purchases within our department.

Technical Assistance Available from the CTE Department:

Carl D. Perkins Consortium Administration
- Annual Application Preparation and Submission
- Budget Management
- Implementation of Perkins Mandates
- Proposal Accountability
- Technical Equipment Purchasing/Distribution
- Completer Reports
- Placement Reports
CTE Initiatives Support
- Career Clusters/Pathways/Programs of Study
- Curriculum Frameworks
- Career Planning Systems - Kuder, CAP, Learning Styles
- End-of-Course Competency Testing
- Academic Attainment of CTE Students
CTE Technical Assistance
- Professional Development/Technology Training
- New Teacher Assistance
- Policies and Procedures Interpretation
- Resource Distribution
- New Program Start-up Grant Support
Evaluation of Programs
- DWE Technical Assistance Visits-Preparation, Attendance, and Follow-up
- Teacher Information System -Review and Follow-up
Data Collection/Reporting
- Competency Testing Reports
- Quarterly Activity Reports

Carl Perkins Consortium Members

Clinton	Mayflower	Southside Bee Branch
Danville	Mt. Vernon-Enola	Two Rivers
East End	Nemo Vista	Westside-Greers Ferry
Greenbrier	Perryville	Western Yell County
Guy-Perkins	Quitman	Wonderview
Heber Springs	Shirley