A new membership form will be distributed to Zones by Executive Committee
Zone Reps beginning August 1, 2011. Members may continue to join
ACTE/ACTEA online at www.acteainc.org.

Subscription renewals will be sent out in early July for the 2011 - 2012 school
year. The basic subscription remains at $2500 for the year. The additional
curriculum mapping/writing feature can be accessed for $60/user.

Information and discussion pages regarding the latest CTE issues(Common
Core Standards, APPR, etc.) can be accessed at http://acteawiki.pbworks.com.

• The Center has held meetings with focus groups around the state. They have
  begun work with CTE schools in Buffalo, Syracuse, Yonkers and New York
  City. For information about regional contacts in your area contact Ed Shafer at
  Ed@SPNET.us.
• A 2 day meeting on August 9 -10 is being planned for CTE-related
  Professional Associations and SED.

• The National Student Leadership conference will be held in Anaheim, CA on
  June 21-25, 2011. This is a 40% increase in registration from last year.
• Prometric(Nurse Aid Testing and Registry)is conducting webinars to update
  and introduce changes in testing. Schedules are being sent to Health
  Occupation Coordinators.
• NYS Dept. of Health is revising the Home Health Aide training program
  guidelines. They will be published in June.
• The NYS Technology Education Association(NYSTEA)has formally changed its
  name to the NYS Technology and Engineering Educators Association
  (NYSTEEA).
• Family and Consumer Sciences curricular updates can be found at
  http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/cte/facse.