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Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education, We are most excited to share this outstanding piece highlighting Chapter 74 Vocational Technical Students who are the beneficiaries as Bosch Power Tools and the Boston Bruins are joining forces to help empower careers in the skilled trades. Somerville High School which offers 14 High Quality Chapter 74 … Read more

Colleagues, We are pleased to share this Metal Fabrication students at Whittier Tech in Haverhill, who experienced a highly unusual journey back in time to recreate a Colonial Candle Holder exactly 50 years later!! David RECREATING HISTORY: METAL FAB STUDENTS REVIVE COLONIAL CANDLE HOLDER BLUEPRINT Pictured holding the candle holders, left-to-right: Garrett Bailey (Amesbury), Ava … Read more

Colleagues, Most interesting activity from Blackstone Valley Tech!! “While our vocational-technical programs cover a wide array of professional areas, there’s no better way to network and learn more about prospective career pathways than first-hand from trade professionals.” David Opening Doors & Minds Connecting Classrooms to Business & Industry <![if !vml]><![endif]>What did you want to be … Read more

Colleagues, We are pleased to share some incredible news from Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical in Rochester. David Ferreira Sean Riley, Old Colony Advanced Placement Computer Science Instructor, will be recognized at the 2024 Partners in Excellence Awards Ceremony on April 2 at Bentley University in Waltham. This is an annual celebration honoring educators who … Read more

JUST A QUICK REMINDER Registration Is Still Open for Spring Courses Colleagues, We are most pleased to share this email from Mario Sousa MAVA’s OSHA/Safety Coordinator. Please share this with all of your vocational technical & agricultural instructors!!! David To: All CTE Educators From: MAVA Safety Office Subject: OSHA Course Registration Registration NOW open for … Read more

Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education, We are pleased to share this terrific report prepared by Rainer Haarbusch, Director CTI at Commonwealth Corporation, and his team. It is filled with terrific data as the enrollment and success of the CTI program is very positive. The Career Technical Initiative is providing adults with employability skills … Read more

Colleagues, We are proud to recognize a student from Bristol-Plymouth Tech is a semi-finalist for national recognition. David Bristol-Plymouth Tech Student Dayna Mbugua Selected as Semi-finalist for National Honor Society Scholarship February 16, 2024 Elizabeth Kalaijian Client News, School News Senior Dayna Mbugua has been selected as a semi-finalist for the National Honor Society Scholarship. … Read more

Colleagues, Released last evening by the Boston Globe. David Legislation to mandate an admissions lottery for vocational schools advances on Beacon Hill with some changes By James Vaznis Globe Staff, Updated February 26, 2024, 1 hour ago Lawmakers have moved toward requiring vocational schools to admit students via a lottery but would maintain some admissions … Read more

MAVA Colleagues, As you are aware, registration is OPEN for the 2024 91st Annual MassCTE Conference, Leadership, & Awards Banquet, to be held at the Renaissance Boston Hotel at Patriot Place 28 Patriot Place – Foxborough, MA April 5th & April 6th, 2024!! <![if !vml]><![endif]>Last year nearly 40 vocational technical teachers were in attendance for … Read more

MAVA Colleagues, We are very pleased to share this wonderful news from Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School. This grant is being used to provide “Math Acceleration” to Grades 9 and 10 students during the February & Spring vacation weeks. Superintendent-Director Heidi Riccio stated, “We continue to focus on deeper learning that involves student … Read more

Colleagues, For your reference, we are pleased to share results of a survey of 1,000 parents and 500 high school teachers and counselors during last summer. One of the finds was: " Eighty-seven percent of parents said they thought their children would have some interest in learning more about microcredentials, and they said the most … Read more

Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education, Chapter 74 High Quality Vocational Technical students throughout the state are gearing up for a culinary arts competition that could land them scholarships and a chance to compete with other young chefs across the country!! Our terrific young chefs will come from the following schools: Blackstone Valley Regional … Read more

Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education, We are truly excited to share some wonderful news from our friend and longtime colleague Fred Savoie. Many of you know that for a number of years Fred has been writing a book dedicated to the incredible history and success of vocational technical and agricultural education in the … Read more

Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education, Over 600 people attended the 43rd annual Fitchburg East Rotary Club Big Game Brunch on the morning of Super Bowl Sunday to support their cause. Students from Fitchburg High School and Montachusett Regional Technical Vocational High School helped cook and serve the food alongside many Rotarians and other … Read more

MAVA Colleagues, The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education just released this press release. We thank Ernest F. Houle, Superintendent-Director at Assabet Valley for sharing this with us. David Commissioner Riley to Step Down in March A message from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education February 15, 2024 View this email in … Read more

Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education, In the event you did not see this in today’s Boston Globe, below are three letters sent to the editorial board David LETTERS Lottery admissions would leave many voc-tech hopefuls in the cold Updated February 15, 2024, 2:30 a.m. 5Freshman Bryce Wheeler of Grafton worked on the roof … Read more

Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education, Nashoba Tech has received a $48,500 grant from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to facilitate a partnership among the language departments of six vocational-technical schools! Amy St. Arnaud, a Spanish teacher at Nashoba Tech, will lead the effort, which also includes Essex North Shore Agricultural … Read more

<![if !vml]><![endif]>Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education, We are most excited to share with you a truly remarkable piece featured on Channel 5 ABC Boston today in celebration of Valentine’s Day! Serenity Jackson, a freshman at Worcester Technical High School majoring in Allied Health, Worcester’s Youth Poet Laureate, has composed a special love poem … Read more

Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education, We are most excited to share this outstanding piece highlighting Somerville High School which offers 14 High Quality Chapter 74 programs career pathways within a comprehensive high school setting for students enrolled in their Career and Technical Education (CTE) program. Quoting Assistant Principal and Director of CTE James … Read more

Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education, Very interesting piece from the Contrarian Boston yesterday. Please take a moment to read this piece written by David Mancuso, President of Mancuso Communication Strategies. “trade-based apprenticeships have standards for students like a command of math and reading skills, a commitment to attendance, and a positive discipline record … Read more

Friends of Vocational Technical Education, We are pleased to announce that the recent outstanding webinar, “Vocational Technical Schools and Urban Education Reform” is available for viewing at your convenience!! It features outstanding dialog from Heidi Riccio, Kevin McCaskill, and Warley Williams. They offer remarkable insights on urban education based upon personal experience. Hope you take … Read more

Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education, Interesting read…from “K-12 Dive”. Referred to as the “the exposure gap”!! If only there were hands-on opportunities for students to “explore” careers and then be immersed in a career pathway!!! Novel approach????? Sounds like the solution may be expanding access to and additional seats in High Quality Chapter … Read more

MAVA Colleagues, It is our pleasure to inform you that registration is open for the 91st Annual MassCTE Conference, Leadership, & Awards Banquet in Foxborough. We know many of you are planning to attend. Should be a wonderful event! The Saturday Evening Banquet is always a highlight of the conference, and we hope you will … Read more

Colleagues, Students in the Culinary Arts program at Blue Hills Regional Technical School won the 2024 Massachusetts SkillsUSA MRE Challenge! David Blue Hills Regional Technical School Culinary Program Wins First Place in SkillsUSA MRE Challenge February 7, 2024 Hannah Sammut Client News Students Ian Kreger, Ayianna Rosa and Nafisatu Apatira craft their dish at the … Read more

MAVA Colleagues, The 2024 MAVA Connecting for Success Conference Team has extended the deadline to Friday March 1, 2024 for proposals for professional development sessions. Please share this with your professional staff!! Share your expertise with the MAVA Community! David   Greetings Colleagues: We are 139 days away from the 2024 Connecting for Success Conference! … Read more