ACTE’s Public Policy Department is pleased to announce that the 2022 Baird-English Advocate of the Year and ACTE Policymaker of the Year Awards are now open for submissions.
Nominations for both awards can be submitted by any ACTE member, the ACTE Public Policy Department, members of the ACTE Board of Directors or state associations.
The Baird-English Advocate of the Year Award is presented annually by ACTE to an ACTE member who has worked to enhance CTE in federal policy through advocacy. For the Baird-English Advocate of the Year, nomination materials should include:
- Letter of introduction (500 words or less) summarizing the following:
- A short biography of the applicant
- Advocacy actions the nominee has taken in the past year to advance CTE in federal policy, including but not limited to: program/school visits set up for policymakers and/or staff; emails, letters and calls to policymakers and/or staff; meetings with policymakers and/or their staff; letters to the editor or op-eds on CTE topics submitted to local, state or national media
- Significant accomplishments related to CTE advocacy actions that have contributed to the improvement, promotion, development and progress of federal CTE policy, and supporting documents for those actions. For example, newspaper articles, news videos or pictures of Members of Congress or their staff on school visits or office visits, copies or internet links to op-eds or letters to the editor.
Note: The Baird-English Award is not limited to one recipient.
ACTE’s Public Policy Department awards the Policymaker of the Year Award to nationally recognized policymakers who have made contributions of national significance to CTE.
For the ACTE Policymaker of the Year, you must include:
- a cover letter stating the nominee’s qualifications for the award
- supporting information listing significant CTE federal policy accomplishments
- other appropriate accomplishments related to CTE
Note: Individual ACTE members submitting a nomination must have the endorsement of an association, agency, group, several individuals or a combination of these.
Nominations for the awards are due by January 1. Nominations can be submitted through the respective ACTE Awards Portal links above. The winners will be announced and honored during the 2023 National Policy Seminar.
If you have any questions about the awards, please contact ACTE Media Relations and Advocacy Associate, Jori Houck, at [email protected].
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