Description:
Thank you for your interest in participating in the 2025 State Department of Education’s CTE Summer Professional Development Conference. This year’s conference is July 23-25, 2025, in-person at the Mobile Convention Center in Mobile, AL. This event provides attendees with valuable opportunities to engage in meaningful discussions, participate in in-depth training sessions, and learn from leading experts in the field of Career and Technical Education for a dynamic start to the 2025–2026 academic year.
Conference Link: https://alabamacte.org/
APLDS Clock Hour Requirements:
Principals and assistant principals must:
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REGISTER through the conference link: Click here
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REGISTER in PowerSchool PL no later than August 1, 2025: Click here
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SCAN IN at each APLDS-designated session as outlined below for each session attended.
For APLDS Clock Hour credit, participants must complete the following sessions:
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Keynote Address as presented by Dan Hinderliter, Associate Director, for Advance CTE
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Session 1: A Strategic Approach to Change and Creating Teams Filled with Leaders Worth Following
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Session 2: Supporting CTE: The Educator Learning Center and Research Center
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Session 3: Regional CLNA: How Region 2 Piloted a New Approach to the CLNA Process
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Session 4: Supporting Specialized Student Populations in CTE
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Session 5: Strategic Roundtable Discussions for the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment
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Session 6: Empowering Futures for Special Populations through Intentional Wraparound CTE Supports
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Session 7 & 8: Attend two session of your choosing
APLDS Clock Hours: up to 15 (based on session attendance records)
Contact:
For additional information about receiving APLDS Clock Hour credit for the conference, please contact Niketa Dean (ndean@alsde.edu).
Please Note: APLDS Clock Hour credit will be awarded in August 2025.
