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Back to = School=20 2010!

Welcome=20 Back!!!

We are excited for a = new year of=20 fun and learning! This year is extra = special=20 with the fact that it is WACTE's 75th=20 Anniversary!

Happy = Anniversary!!

There are big plans = ahead to=20 incorporate this wonderful milestone in = the annual=20 conference.

Speaking of annual = conference -=20 start making plans NOW to attend the 2011 = WACTE=20 Annual Conference in Appleton. With = all the=20 fun and excitement planned around our 75th = Anniversary, you are going to want to be=20 there!!

Please enjoy the first = issue of=20 Hot Shots! for the 2010/2011 year. = There are=20 some exciting opportunities available = through=20 WACTE. Be on the lookout for = the=20 upcoming issues of Hot Shots! as = well. Each=20 newsletter is filled with helpful=20 information:

Upcoming = Conferences

Workshops

Fundraising = Ideas

Important = Articles

Kudos to Members

Be sure to check out = http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=3Dfkrsc9cab&et=3D110367= 2095296&s=3D3&e=3D001zenGusbMCIUdSEXKzVVx2Y4CScP9F-AmMBWF6vZdqHxT= x5UD2rRcPcX91UISWzq1wwEwjbXI6sNdN7xPrIu5tyCDvyLChtxVsS-8PXbeuOEX8q5_5Pdgc= Q=3D=3D=20 for all the latest and greatest = information!

Happy reading and = welcome back=20 to what promises to be an exciting year at = WACTE!

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Student = Service=20 Professionals and Counselors Professional=20 Development = Workshop

Tuesday, = November 9,=20 2010
9:00=20 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Collaborations=20 and Connections in Wisconsin Higher = Education

A=20 workshop for student service = professionals,=20 counselors, advisors,
career coaches = and others=20 who advise, provide guidance and = assistance to=20 students of all ages and who wish to know = more=20 about higher education opportunities, = pathways and=20 career resources in=20 = Wisconsin.

Northeast = Wisconsin=20 Technical College
November 9th,=20 2010
Room 101=20 in the Business Assistance=20 Center
2740 West Mason = Street=20 Green Bay, WI

For = more=20 information and registration forms, please = go to=20 wacteonline.org

ECE: An = Afternoon of=20 Discovery

For = a Tentative=20 Agenda, please go to http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=3Dfkrsc9cab&et=3D110367= 2095296&s=3D3&e=3D001zenGusbMCIUdSEXKzVVx2Y4CScP9F-AmMBWF6vZdqHxT= x5UD2rRcPcX91UISWzq1wwEwjbXI6sNdN7xPrIu5tyCDvyLChtxVsS-8PXbeuOEX8q5_5Pdgc= Q=3D=3D=20

This exciting conference will feature = Universal Design, Youngstar, roundtable=20 discussions, and "Seeds of Learning: = Teaching the Wonder of Nature".

Lori Krasemann and Michelle Riley of=20 Blackhawk Technical College along with = Mary=20 Williams-Greene of Wisconsin Indianhead = Technical=20 College will be the featured = speakers.

Be sure to check out all the exciting = details=20 and registration information at http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=3Dfkrsc9cab&et=3D110367= 2095296&s=3D3&e=3D001zenGusbMCIUdSEXKzVVx2Y4CScP9F-AmMBWF6vZdqHxT= x5UD2rRcPcX91UISWzq1wwEwjbXI6sNdN7xPrIu5tyCDvyLChtxVsS-8PXbeuOEX8q5_5Pdgc= Q=3D=3D=20 =

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By: John L. Frank,=20 President-Elect
&nbs= p; &= =20 Legislative Committee Chair

       &nbs= p;   =20 This will be the only edition of "Hot Shots" = published=20 between now and the mid-term election on = Tuesday,=20 November 2nd and, as such, it is important for = your=20 Legislative Committee to underscore the = importance of=20 your personal participation in that=20 = process.

        &nb= sp;  =20 In an economy that is far from fully recovered = from the=20 "Great Recession," funding sources for career = and=20 technical education (CTE) remain tight. = There=20 continues to be movement in Washington to remove = the=20 categorical designation for Perkins funds = thereby making=20 that money available for non-CTE = activities. At=20 the same time departments and agencies at the = state=20 level are being asked to submit budgets that = assume a=20 ten percent reduction in funding. = Similarly,=20 decreased property value assessments are causing = a=20 decline in property tax revenue for our public = schools=20 and technical colleges.

Accordingly, the election of = legislators=20 who understand the direct connection between = career and=20 technical education and the revitalization of = our=20 national, state, and local economies is more = important=20 than=20 = ever.

         =   =20 So, what can you do to make certain that career = and=20 technical education programs are fully-funded in = the=20 future? Simply this: (1) educate all = candidates for legislative office concerning the = importance of CTE in the 21st century; (2) quiz=20 candidates concerning their future support for = CTE=20 programs at all levels of government; and (3)=20 communicate your findings to your=20 = colleagues.

      =      =20 Above everything else, make sure that you are = supporting=20 candidates that will stand up for CTE in the=20 future. And remember - just because a = group that=20 you belong to has labeled a candidate as = "pro-education"=20 doesn't necessary mean that he/she supports = funding for=20 career and technical education. Be sure to = verify=20 that fact before=20 = voting.

        &nbs= p;  =20 Best wishes from your Legislative Committee for = a=20 fantastic fall - enjoy the weather as well as = the many=20 opportunities we have for fall activities in=20 Wisconsin. Most importantly - remember to = vote on=20 November=20 = 2nd.

WACTE's November = Calendar=20 Raffle
"WACTE's Gobble for Turkey=20 Cash"

Want to make this=20 Thanksgiving something to really gobble about? =20 Then
get your tickets for the "WACTE's Gobble = for=20 Turkey Cash Raffle."

The WACTE Calendar = Raffle=20 fundraiser is back by popular demand just in time for = the=20 holiday Turkey season! Buy tickets now and win = $$=20 throughout the month of November. There will be = a=20 maximum of 1,000 tickets sold at $10.00 each or three = for=20 $20.00.

A ticket = will be=20 drawn at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and = Friday=20 during the month of November. When=20 a name is drawn, it goes back into the "bucket" for = another=20 chance to win. What a deal - 18 chances to win = for only=20 $10.00! Total cash payout is $1,450.00 with = daily=20 amounts ranging from $50 = to $100.=20 (See calendar below)

Contact=20 the WACTE office at 608-833-5858 to get your tickets = to=20 sell. Please request only what you or your Local = (if you=20 are ordering for a group) can sell since there=20 is a limited number of tickets available. You = will be=20 responsible for all tickets ordered. Tickets and = money=20 must be returned to the = WACTE
office prior to October=20 27th.

Get your tickets = before=20 they're gobbled up!

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