Georgia Board of Education Member:
Phenna Rene Petty
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Golden Key Award Recipients Golden Key Awardee Organization Golden Key Award of Quality Christa Steinkamp Georgia FFA Ben Lastly, Hannah Elrick, Golden Key Team Award Georgia FFA & Andy Paul
Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education Excellence Awards Award Division Awardee Organization/School Administrator of the Year TIEGA Sandra Martin Georgia Department of Education New Teacher of the Year GCCTA Scott McSpadden Ringgold High School J. Alvin Wilbanks Lifetime Retired Superintendent from Morgan GACTE Dr. James Woodard Achievement Award County and former CTAE Educator
Work-Based Learning/Youth Apprenticeship Awards Award Awardee Organization/School Distinguished WBL Coordinator of the Year Edd Saxon Haralson County College & Career Academy Work-Based Learning Business Partner of the Year Kubota Manufacturing of America
Atlanta Electrical Contractors’ Employability Skills Award Division Place Awardee School System
CTAE Teacher Finalist Anna Miller Muscogee County Counselor Winner Jessica Evans Lamar County
Cloud Computing Pathway Pilot Program School System School Gordon County Schools Gordon County College & Career Academy
LEAD CTAE (Leadership Exploration Advocacy Development) Click here to see what the program is all about! Graduate School Leah Lynn Floyd County College and Career Academy Bo Tinney Ridgeland High School
FY22 Georgia Economic Development Partnership Cohort School System Calhoun City School District Floyd County School District
Being Recognized for Achievement in Georgia’s CTAE Spring 2021 FY21 Industry Certified Programs (Click here to see the full list of Industry Certified Programs) Program Certification Area School Graphic Arts/Communications East Paulding High School Graphic Arts/Communications Hiram High School Graphic Arts/Communications Paulding County High School Nutrition and Food Science Chattooga High School
In the News! (Click to see Article/Pictures) Annual Camp T&I Builds Tiny Homes for Veterans Georgia's Future Educator Signing Day Internships – Super Lawn Trucks Trade and Industrial Instructors Learn from Industry Experts
CTI State Leadership Conference Competitive Events Competitions Place Student School Automotive Service Technology, Lvl 2 1st Davis Haralson County High School Culinary Arts, Lvl 1 1st Dodd Haralson County High School Graphic Design, Lvl 2 1st Minyard Hiram High School Clinical Skills, Lvl 2 2nd Jordan Haralson County High School Hair Design, Lvl 1 2nd Smith Haralson County High School Public Speaking, Lvl 1 2nd Carroll Haralson County High School
DECA State Career Development Conference Competitive Events Competition Place Student School Principles of Business Management & 2nd Miles North Paulding High School Administration Professional Selling 2nd Shiveley Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School Retail Merchandising 2nd Patel Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School Start-Up Business Plan 2nd Deavers East Paulding High School Theme Speech 2nd Graham North Paulding High School Theme Speech 3rd Basch East Paulding High School Travel & Tourism 3rd Godfrey and Godfrey North Paulding High School Financial Consulting 4th Eidson South Paulding High School Sports & Entertainment 5th Awe and Cruickshank East Paulding High School Automotive Services Marketing 6th Hoffmann North Paulding High School Financial Consulting 6th Patel Coahulla Creek High School Start-Up Business Plan 6th Boulogne, Eppers, & Nagel North Paulding High School Apparel & Accessories Marketing 7th Peek East Paulding High School Entrepreneurship 7th Coulter and Gomes North Paulding High School Human Resources Management 7th Cheely East Paulding High School Retail Merchandising 7th Deavers East Paulding High School SBE Competition 7th Gibson East Paulding High School Professional Selling 8th Roche Coahulla Creek High School
FBLA State Leadership Conference Competitive Events Competitions Place Student School Community Service Project - ML 1st Shoemaker Rockmart Middle School Invention Convention - ML 3rd Stringer and Jackson Rockmart Middle School Invention Convention - ML 4th Robinson and Schnitger Rockmart Middle School Public Speaking - ML 4th Jackson Rockmart Middle School Spreadsheet Applications 4th Hadders North Paulding High School
Being Recognized for Achievement in Georgia’s CTAE Spring 2021 Hospitality & Event Management 6th Edwards and Lewis North Paulding High School Computer Problem Solving 7th Queen LaFayette High School Introduction to Business Procedures 7th Nichols Armuchee High School Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure 7th Strickland Armuchee High School Microsoft Office Concepts - ML 7th Damron Rockmart Middle School Network Design 7th Sterling East Paulding High School Career Exploration - ML 8th Zuker Rockmart Middle School Graphic Design 8th Craig North Paulding High School Networking Infrastructures 8th Pitts Haralson County High School Client Service 9th Wetherington Model High School Computer Applications 10th Queen LaFayette High School Future Business Leader 10th Ryoo Ringgold High School
FCCLA State Leadership Conference Competitive Events Competition Place Student School Honor Roll with Distinction Chapter Trion High School Largest Chapter, Region 1 Calhoun High School Largest Membership Increase, Region 1 Dade County High School Proficiency Testing - Culinary Arts 1st Harper Haralson County High School Chapter in Review Display, Lvl 3 2nd Glaze and Wood Calhoun High School Chapter Service Project Display, Lvl 3 2nd Nix, Stansell, & Phillips Sonoraville High School Focus on Children, Lvl 3 2nd Parr and Pullen Calhoun high School National Programs in Action, Lvl 3 2nd Dekich Ringgold High School Public Policy Advocate, Lvl 2 2nd Estes Trion High School Say Yes to FCS Education, Lvl 2 2nd Gunter Calhoun High School Digital Storytelling 3rd DeLeon and Paez Southeast Whitfield High School Food Science Investigation 3rd Gann and Hill Southeast Whitfield High School Nutrition and Wellness, Lvl 3 3rd Sumner Trion High school Proficiency Testing - Etiquette 3rd Calderon Northwest Whitfield High School Career Investigation, Lvl 3 4th Garrett Rome High School Chapter Service Project Portfolio, Lvl 2 4th Gibbons, Gray, & Littlejohn Rome High School Sports Nutrition, Lvl 3 4th Davis and Silvers Calhoun High School Baking and Pastry, Lvl 3 5th Prenku Calhoun High School Chapter in Review Display, Lvl 3 5th Evans and Gentry Trion High School Professional Presentation, Lvl 3 5th Blevins Ringgold High School
FFA State Career Development Events Competition Place Student School Garcia, Bearden, Grady, Agriculture Sales 1st Southeast Whitfield High School & Powell Davidson, Bruner, Harris, Floriculture, Sr. 1st North Murray High School & Keith Tractor Operation Maintenance 1st Carr Sonoraville High School Floriculture, Sr. - Individual 2nd Bruner North Murray High School Horse Evaluation, Jr. - Individual 2nd Godoy Southeast Whitfield High School Agriculture Sales - Individual 3rd Karen Garcia Southeast Whitfield High School Roberson, Jackson, Horse Evaluation, Jr. 3rd LaFayette Middle School Tradaway, & Southerland Horse Evaluation, Jr. - Individual 3rd Erwin Red Bud Middle School Discussion Meet 4th Bruner North Murray High School Prepared Public Speaking, Jr. 4th Jackson Gordon Lee High School
Being Recognized for Achievement in Georgia’s CTAE Spring 2021 HOSA State Leadership Conference Competitive Events Competition Place Student School Medical Reading 2nd Vega Dalton High School Nursing Assisting 3rd Beach Chattooga High School Health Career Display 6th Patel and Patel Calhoun High School Medical Reading 6th Truong Rome High School Health Education 9th Vaughn and Beck Rome High School
SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference Competitive Events Competition Place Student School Automotive Brakes Gold Davis Haralson County High School Cabinetmaking Gold Cook Chattooga High School Career Pathways - Health Science Gold Morgan, Plemons, & Ross North Murray High School Haught, Cochran, Career Pathways - Human Services Gold North Murray High School & Tucker Carpentry Gold Veatch Chattooga High School Digital Cinema Production Gold Flood and Leonard North Murray High School Electrical Construction Wiring Gold Mcneese Gordon Central High School Esthetics Design Display Gold Crane, Peavey, & Brown Haralson County High School First Aid-CPR Gold Allen Rockmart Middle School Industrial Motor Control Gold Sorrells Cedartown High School Middle School GA Only - Job Interview Gold Lanham Cedartown Middle School Middle School GA Only - Promotional Ortiz, Lopez, Gold Cedartown Middle School Bulletin Board & Segura-Peinado Middle School GA Only - SkillsUSA Gold Rodriguez-Yanez Cedartown Middle School Georgia T-Shirt Design Middle School GA Only- Career Gold Hernandez Cedartown Middle School Pathway Health Services Middle School National - Chapter Gold Cortes, Minge, & Tatum Cedartown Middle School Display Middle School National - Job Skill Gold Benitz Correa Cedartown Middle School Demonstration A Nail Care Gold King Haralson County High School Ratledge, Stephens, TeamWorks Gold Chattooga High School Cordle, & Smith Technical Drafting Gold Funderburke Heritage High School T-Shirt Design Gold Brook Calhoun High School Welding Gold Harrell Rome High School Welding Fabrication Gold Elrod, Mostiller, & Jarrett Chattooga High School Blalock, Simmons, Criminal Justice Quiz Bowl Silver Rockmart Middle School Waldrop, & Ingram Electrical Construction Wiring Silver Price Chattooga High School Esthetics Silver Adams Rockmart Middle School Hair Design Display Silver Nunez and Mendez Cedartown High School Industrial Motor Control Silver Huffman Gordon Central High School Masonry Silver Eckroat Chattooga High School Juarez-Gabriel, Segura, Mechanical Drafting Display Silver Cedartown High School & Tillery Music Video Silver Orozco and Barrios Calhoun High School Nail Design Display Silver Ridley and Carroll Haralson County High School Photography Silver Tallent Calhoun High School Power Equipment Technology Silver Wade Rockmart Middle School Promotional Graphics Silver Williams Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School Screen Printing Technology Silver Benjamin Hiram High School Television (Video) Production Silver Torres and Salazar North Murray High School
Being Recognized for Achievement in Georgia’s CTAE Spring 2021 T-Shirt Design Silver Brueckner Northwest Whitfield High School Welding Silver Owings Chattooga High School Henson, Lee, Davenport, Welding Fabrication Silver Cedartown High School & Crawford Welding Sculpture Silver Griffin Cedartown High School Massey, Brock, Woodworking Display Silver Calhoun High School & Walraven Alonso de al Sierra, Architectural Drafting Display Bronze Garcia-Pineda, Cedartown High School Chavez-Hernandez Construction Math - Test Only Bronze McBride Rockmart Middle School Cosmetology Bronze Cruz Cedartown High School Esthetics Bronze Roberts Haralson County High School Esthetics Design Display Bronze Cervantes and Gomez Cedartown High School Esthetics Design Display Bronze Register and Tilley Rockmart Middle School Hair Design Display Bronze Smith and Spinks Rockmart Middle School High Risk Vehicle Stop Bronze Ramirez, Davis, & Cortez Rome High School Job Skill Demonstration Open Bronze Vines Haralson County High School Legal Service Knowledge 9-10 - Test Bronze Peavy Rockmart Middle School Legal Service Knowledge 9-10 - Test Bronze Odeh Rome High School Nail Design Display Bronze Barrera and Purser Cedartown High School Plumbing Bronze Weeks Chattooga High School Television (Video) Production Bronze Osborne and Patel Calhoun High School Espana, Carey, Freeman, Woodworking Display Bronze Rome High School & Saunders
TSA State Leadership Conference Competitive Events Competition Place Student School CAD - Foundations - MS 1st Dukes Chattanooga Valley Middle School Lazarov, Evans, Gutierrez, Children's Stories - MS 1st Chattanooga Valley Middle School & Willhoit Digital Photography - MS 1st Kennedy Chattanooga Valley Middle School Virtual VEX IQ - MS 1st Chattanooga Valley Middle School Career Prep - MS 2nd Curtis Chattanooga Valley Middle School Digital Video Production 3rd Nakleh and McBryar Dade County High School On Demand Video 4th Scealf and Thompson Ridgeland High School Website Design - MS 5th Gutierrez and Evans Chattanooga Valley Middle School Coding - MS 6th Thurman and Kennedy Chattanooga Valley Middle School Essays on Technology 6th Smith North Murray High School High School Outstanding Chapter 6th Chattanooga Valley Middle School Walters, Gray, Donaldson, On Demand Video 6th Dade County High School Nakleh, & McBryar Tech Bowl - MS 6th Kennedy, Dukes, & Curtis Chattanooga Valley Middle School Forensic Technology - MS 9th Curtis and Willhoit Chattanooga Valley Middle School Photographic Technology 9th England Calhoun High School Ramirez, Sullivan, Animatronics 11th Calhoun High School Harkins, & Bouchard
Being Recognized for Achievement in Georgia’s CTAE Spring 2021
CDEs – Career Development Events
FFA Career Development Events (CDEs) are contests members compete in to test their skills learned through agricultural education instructions
CTSO – Career Technical Student Organization
CTSOs are co-curricular organizations with leadership programs and competitive events which reflect current curriculum standards and competencies for the instructional programs they serve. Co-curricular means curriculum-based competitive events which reinforce standards, Instructional time within the classroom, integrated with curriculum, incorporated into lesson plans, leadership development through real world application, as well as trips centered around career path and career exploration. The current list of approved CTSOs is: CTI, DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, First Robotics, HOSA, Skills USA, and TSA.
EOPA – End of Pathway Assessments
Georgia implemented a measurement mechanism that would ascertain the technical skill attainment level of students participating in career and technical education courses. These mechanisms are valid and reliable technical assessments aligned with industry-validated standards.
Industry Certification
When a CTAE program becomes industry certified, the program receives a "stamp of excellence," which represents the apex of program quality. Only those programs which successfully undergo rigorous reviews by leaders from business and industry are recognized with this distinction.
WBL – Work Based Learning
YAP – Youth Apprenticeship
Top Gun
Twenty teachers/WBL coordinators are invited to attend the Top Gun training, representing all regions of the state. Participants learn to use marketing and public relations toolkits to more effectively market and brand their program and increase connections with the business and industry sector. Other topics included increasing employability skills in high school students, matching education to economic development needs, and improving the quality of student placements and mentoring.
Georgia Association of Career and Technical Education (GACTE)
Georgia ACTE is a state affiliate of the national association representing thousands of career and technical education professionals, all working to make a real different in students’ lives. We provide educators with powerful resources, professional development, and information to help them achieve more.
GACTE Divisions • Career and Counseling Development (CCD) • Georgia Affiliate for Engineering and Technology Education (GAeTE) • Georgia Association of Career Educators for Special Needs Populations (GACESNP) • Georgia Association of Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences (GATFACS) • Georgia Business Education Association (GBEA) • Georgia Council for Career and Technical Administrators (GCCTA) • Georgia Marketing Education Association (GMEA) • Healthcare Science Technology Education Association (HSTEA) • Junior Reserves Officers Trainings Corp (JROTC) • Trade and Industrial Educators of Georgia (TIEGA)
Being Recognized for Achievement in Georgia’s CTAE Spring 2021