Colleagues, We are proud to announce that a Massachusetts vocational technical athletic director has received Statewide recognition! Old Colony Athletic Director Matt Trahan was named the recipient of the Sherman A. Kinney Award from the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association! The award, which honors the late Sherman A. Kinney, is given each year to an individual … Read more

Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education, We are excited to share wonderful news that a Chapter 74 vocational technical principal was the recipient of a prestigious Statewide recognition!! Andrew D. Rebello, Assistant Superintendent-Principal, at Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School in Fall River, was honored as the 2024 MSAA High School Principal of the … Read more

Colleagues, We are pleased to share wonderful news from Keefe Regional Technical School in Framingham. Recently Adrienne Bogusky, Director of Guidance and Admissions, shared a video piece produced and broadcast on local Framingham Access called ‘The Next Generation of Tradesmen and Women”. It is exceptionally well done and I encourage you to watch and then … Read more

Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education, One of the strengths of Chapter 74 vocational technical and agricultural education is the ability to form collaborations and partnerships with business and industry as well as the schools’ member communities. Part of the reason for this success is the local control and independence of each school to … Read more

Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education, Ten years ago, the U.S. Presidential Scholars program was expanded to include CTE students specifically. Presidential Scholars in CTE are selected for their “outstanding scholarship and demonstrated ability and accomplishment in career and technical education fields.” Nominees are selected from each state in the country based on their … Read more

MAVA Colleagues, An important message from the 2024 MAVA Connecting for Success Conference Team! Please share this with your entire staff!! Remember CFS is on “Social Media”! David Attention educators! 🌟 Just TWO WEEKS left to showcase your best-practice or hot new tricks at the annual Connecting for Success conference! The CFS Team is eagerly … Read more

MAVA Collogues, Exciting news from MAVA member Taconic High School in Pittsfield. We thank Tammy Gage, Assistant Superintendent for College and Career Readiness, for sharing this with us. David These Taconic students are the lightning that comes before the ‘Thunder Report’ By Matt Martinez, The Berkshire Eagle & STEPHANIE ZOLLSHAN — THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE <![if … Read more

Colleagues, We are always excited to share activities that have proven successful in one or more of our MAVA schools. Today we are pleased to share a very successful advocacy building event from our colleagues at Southeastern Regional. You will find more information below and some photos. David Southeastern Regional Hosts Legislative Breakfast March 15, … Read more

Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education, <![if !vml]><![endif]>We are pleased to share three students at Nashoba Valley Technical High School sat on a student panel run by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education about the Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy. The Seal of Biliteracy award recognizes students who have achieved proficiency in … Read more

MAVA Colleagues, Our Massachusetts Super Delegation are Advocating in D.C. for Massachusetts Chapter 74 Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education! We are very proud and appreciative of the efforts of Superintendents Eric Duda, Karen Maguire, and Ernie Houle for traveling to DC on our behalf! Could not have better representation! They have had good meetings with … Read more

Colleagues, An Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School student recently returned from Monaco, where she competed among young fashion designers in the Junk Kouture World Finals. David for Police, Fire, Municipal Government Assabet Valley Tech Student Competes in Junk Kouture Fashion World Finals March 13, 2024 Camryn Langille Client News, School News MARLBOROUGH — Superintendent-Director … Read more

MAVA Members, We are pleased to share this announcement from Sheila Harrity, MAVA Extended Campus Program Coordinator. Please assist us by forwarding this notice to all members of your professional staff. Much appreciated!! David Course List for the Summer 2024 Extended Campus (Cohort) The MAVA Extended Campus Program has posted the list of summer semester … Read more

Colleagues, A remarkable student at Greater Lowell Tech has achieved a “first” in the vocational technical school’s storied history. Senior Joyce Philippe will begin a journey that only a few people are selected to make. She’ll be packing her bags for the trip south to become a cadet in the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School … Read more

MAVA Colleagues, We send this message on behalf of a team of educators from South Shore Vocational Technical HS who are raising money to run the Falmouth Road Race in August. Margaret’s OARS will run 7 miles in honor of their former Principal, Margaret Dutch, who was recently diagnosed with ALS. Margarets Oars will run … Read more

Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education, In the event you did not see these in the Boston Globe, below are two brief but supportive letters sent to the editorial board. We thank Ford Spalding and Steve Sharek for sharing these with us. Enjoy the sunshine today. David In voc-tech, the issue is supply and … Read more

Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education, This was included in an email from the State House News Service. Written by Colin Jones from MassBudget. Additional reasons for supporting expanding access to Chapter 74 vocational technical education!! More seats needed urgently for a growing sector of the Massachusetts economy! David Clean Energy Sector Still Clawing … Read more

Colleagues, We are pleased to share this good news from Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical School in Franklin!! We thank Ross Blacker, Public Relations and Events Coordinator for sharing this with us. David Plenty of happenings going on within and beyond the walls of Tri-County Grade 11 Students Venture to New Jersey Tri-County engineering students in … Read more

MAVA Board of Directors, Knowing that not all Board members have a membership in ACTE, I thought I would share this “Region I Leadership Conference 2024” in NYC in early May. David   Region I Leadership Conference 2024       Association for Career and Technical Education | 1410 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 Unsubscribe … Read more

Colleagues, We are pleased to share this piece prepared by the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education. A little more than a year ago, MBAE launched the Student Pathways to Success coalition to promote expansion and development of high school pathways that are on-ramps to college and careers. This spotlight story about a student from Whittier … Read more

Colleagues, A nice little “shout out” for the student in the Culinary Arts program at Shawsheen Tech in Billerica. Yet another example of Chapter 74 vocational technical student connecting with the community. David Shawsheen Tech’s culinary maestros invite community for St. Patrick’s Day lunch Shawsheen Tech’s Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management students are inviting the … Read more

Friends of Vocational Technical & Agricultural Education, I believe you will find today’s “Top Story” in “ACTE Career Tech Update” quite an interesting piece. Enjoy your weekend. David Today’s career and technical education news from around the country SIGN UP ⋅SHARE Every student deserves career and technical education opportunities All students can benefit from career … Read more

Oct Colleagues, We are always excited to share interesting ideas and activities that have proven successful in one or more of our MAVA schools. Today we are pleased to share an idea from our colleagues at Bristol-Plymouth Regional Tech in Taunton. During a 2-week cycle, students built a New Podium for Dighton Police Department. David … Read more

MAVA Colleagues, It is our pleasure to remind 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

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