Transcript Welcome to the 2007-2008 National Executive Council

Post Election Debriefing: Getting CTSOs
geared for the Obama Administration!
ACTE Annual Conference
Friday, December 5, 2008
Room 217D
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
On the Agenda Today
FCCLA Mock Election Results
FCCLA Activities & Resources
FCCLA Making A Difference
National Issues
Take Action
FCCLA Mock Election Results
The final tally, Candidate Barack Obama had 51% of the
vote and Candidate John McCain had 49%. This is the
ninth presidential election in which delegates to the
annual National Leadership Meeting have cast their
ballots. Since 1968, FCCLA members have correctly
elected as president, the eventual winner of the actual
November election; with the exception of 1992.
FCCLA Activities & Resources
•National Executive Council (NEC) Program of Work with Public
Policy
•USA Leadership Training
•Articles in Teen Times and The Adviser
•The Guide to Promoting FCCLA, which include working with
elected officials
•Working with ACTE and attending ACTE advocacy events,
including the National Policy Seminar March 10-12, 2009
NEC Program of Work
•Addressing Dropout Rates with CTE
•Early Childhood Development
•CTE’s Role in No Child Left Behind
•Voice in State and National Governments
•Career Clusters and Pathways
•CTE at the Elementary Level
National Issues
The Three Legged Stool:
•Carl D. Perkins Act implementation
•Workforce Investment Act
•No Child Left Behind Act
National Issues – Obama Platform
Barack Obama will reform No Child Left Behind:
Obama and Biden believe teachers should not be forced to
spend the academic year preparing students to fill in
bubbles on standardized tests and he will improve the
assessments used to track student progress to measure
readiness for college.
National Issues – Obama Platform
Invest in early childhood education:
The Obama-Biden comprehensive "Zero to Five" plan
will provide critical support to young children and their
parents. And they will help states move toward voluntary,
universal pre-school.
National Issues – Obama Platform
Make college affordable to all Americans:
Obama and Biden will create a new American
Opportunity Tax Credit worth $4,000 in exchange for
community service. It will cover two-thirds the cost of
tuition at the average public college or university and
make community college tuition completely free for most
students.
National Issues – Transition Team
Education and Labor Transition Team:
Seth Harris
Joseph Swerdzewski
Judith A. Winston
Edward Montgomery
Michael Camunuez
Cynthia Estlund
Deborah Jospin
Linda A. Puchala
Shirley Sagawa
Richard Huberman
Thomas A. Kochan
Nancy E. Peace
Phyllis Segal
National Issues – Transition Team
Education Team Members:
Karen McCulloh
Maria Blanco
Eugene Garcia
Ann O’Leary
Jonathan Schnur
Joan Baratz Snowden
Juliet Garcia
Goodwin Liu
John Polidori
Jon Weintraub
Take Action
•While Obama is Pro-CTE and Education, he has
surrounded himself with a team that is NOT.
•Knowing and researching the incoming team, the 111th
Congress.
•Participate in your state legislative days.
•Invite local elected officials to your events.
•Attend ACTE National Policy Seminar in March 2009.
•Utilize the resources provided by FCCLA.
•Encourage your students to vote!
This Year's StudentCam Topic: A message to the new President:
What is the most urgent issue for the new president to address after
taking office, and why?
StudentCam 2009 Prizes
75 student prizes and 11 teacher prizes totaling $50,000.
Prizes are awarded in two separate categories: Middle & High School
Deadline: January 20, 2009
www.studentcam.org
Thank you!
Michael L. Benjamin, M.P.H., CAE
[email protected]
Brennen Clouse, National President
[email protected]