MassCTE News

The MVA/MassCTE organization is saddened to learn of the passing of Donald Ayer.  Don passed away peacefully on Friday, October 28th 2022. Don was a dedicated and tremendously valued member of our career vocational technical education community.  Don was a veteran, former vocational instructor, school committee member, and recipient of the MASC Lifetime Achievement Award. … Read more

  Colleagues, At the request of our Executive Director and Past President Ernie Houle, we are forwarding this email concerning an important grant opportunity from Bob LePage. We thank Bob for his continued support. David Urgent – Nursing Workforce Grant Funds via HHS now open – $42M of resources — due Nov 4th Good evening! … Read more

MAVA Board of Directors, Principals, & Vocational Directors, At the request of our Executive Director, we are pleased to share the link to the new Teacher Testing site: Massachusetts| NOCTI | Industry Credentials & Certifications Please share with appropriate staff. David David J. Ferreira MAVA Communications Coordinator David Ferreira

JUST A QUICK REMINDER—- Applications for teaching positions in the MAVA Extended Campus Program are due by Friday, October 14, 2022, at 11:00 a.m.   MAVA Members, We are pleased to announce that teaching positions in the MAVA Extended Campus Program have been posted on our website. You now can apply for a position with … Read more

MAVA Board of Directors, Principals, & Vocational Directors, At the request of our Executive Director, we are pleased to share the link to the new Teacher Testing site: Massachusetts| NOCTI | Industry Credentials & Certifications Please share with appropriate staff. David David J. Ferreira MAVA Communications Coordinator David Ferreira

Colleagues, We are most pleased to share this email from Mario Sousa MAVA’s OSHA/Safety Coordinator. Please share this with your vocational technical & agricultural instructors. David Dear CTE community, My name is Mario Sousa, and I am MAVA’s OSHA/Safety coordinator. MAVA’s goal is to facilitate your safety training requirements, develop and maintain a database of … Read more

The deadline is approaching for Leadership Academy Two. All elements of the application packet as indicated below must be received by September 15, 2022, just a week away!! Our Executive Director stated that we have three candidates so far and we need 10, in order to run it. All Registration information is listed below and … Read more

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: TIME TO NOMINATE YOUR TWO PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS!!! U.S. Department of Education MAVA Colleagues, In the event you did not receive this information from DESE directly. David Presidential Scholar Nominations Sought Commissioner Riley is seeking school nominations of high school seniors for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Eligible students are Massachusetts high school seniors … Read more

Yahoo News Andover Townsman, Mass. New program helps High School students find artistry Teddy Tauscher, Andover Townsman, Mass. Ronan Snell, 17, planned on going into mechanical engineering. And so, as an Andover High School student who liked to fix things, he jumped at the chance to join a pilot program that allowed students to take … Read more

MVA Award Presented to Senator Moore The Vocational Technical Friend of Vocational Education Award was Presented – August 25, 2022 Massachusetts Vocational Association (MVA) representative Don Erickson was honored to present the Vocational Technical Friend of Vocational Education Award plaque and a certificate of recognition to Senator Michael Moore for his exceptional devotion and support … Read more