&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p;

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

1:00 – 5:00 pm &nbs= p; MACTA Board Meeting (Board Members, Liaisons, and Committee Chairs)

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Gove= rnors Room

5:00= &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Guest Check in at Breezy Point

6:00= pm &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Dinner (open to all arriving MACTA Conference Participants)<= /p>

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; White Birch II

7:00= pm &= nbsp; &nbs= p; MACTA Reception for Members and Guests

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Pequot Room

&= nbsp; &nbs= p;

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Conference is held in the White Birch I

7:30 – 8:00 = &nb= sp; Breakfast and Conference Registration

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; White Birch II for Breakfast, White Birch Lobby for Registration

8:00 – 8:15 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Welcome and introductory remarks related to morning sessions<= /p>

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Jayne Greeney, MACTA President

Inger Churchill, Conference Coordinator

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; =

8:15 – 9:30 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Update from Minnesota Department of Education

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Dan Smith, MDE

9:30 – 10:00 = MACTA Board, report, update and discussion. = ; <= /span>

Jayne Greeney, MACTA President

= ; &n= bsp;

10:00 – 10:15 = BREAK

10:1= 5 - 11:45&nbs= p; &= nbsp; MACTA Strategic Plan work session

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; MACTA Committee Chairs, Members, and Board Member= s

11:45 – 12:15 = MACTA Strategic Plan presentations by Committees (5 minutes each)

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p;

12:15 – 1:00 &= nbsp; LUNCH

1:00 – 2:00= &nb= sp; Lego Educational and First Lego League Competitions. The = High Tech Kids Organization in Min= nesota offers a robotics competition for students using Lego building materials. A short term event, this module in robotics can be integrated into CTE progra= ms or student organizations.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Kathy Grotta, Lego Educational =

2:00 – 2:30 &n= bsp; Legislative Tips for Organizations and their Members. Find out what you need = to know and what can you do to support career and technical education initiati= ves through the political process.

Valarie Dosland, Ewald Consulting

Thursday, October 4, 2007 (continued)

2:30 – 3:15 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Progress Report from MDE Career Pathway Grant Recipients

Chris Miller, Oak Land ALC Health Careers Pathway

Mo Amundson, Rochester Schools, Animal Science

Cindy Walters, Carver-Scott Educational Cooperati= ve, Criminal Justice

3:15 – 6:00 = &nb= sp; Networking with colleagues

5:00 – 6:00 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; MACTA Hospitality Session for all members and guests

= &nb= sp; = Pequot Room<= /p>

&n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp;

6:00 – 7:30 &= nbsp; Dinner

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; White Birch II

Friday, October 5, 2007

7:30 – 8:00 = &nb= sp; Breakfast

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; White Birch II

8:00 – 8:15 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Announcements

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Jayne Greeney and Inger Churchill

8:15 – 9:15= &nb= sp; Working to Promote a World Class Career and Technical Education System in Minnesota.<= /o:p>

CTE teacher and now Vice-President of Education Minnesota will speak about how = CTE fits into the picture of middle and high school reform issues. <= /span>

Paul Mueller, Education Minnesota

9:15 – 10:30 &n= bsp; “Power Roundtables” with Minne= sota Department of Education Supervisor, Program Specialists, and Grants/Fiscal/= EDRS Reporting (10 minuets each table)

Topics to be Announced

10:30 – 10:45 = BREAK

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p;

10:45 – 11:45 = MACTA Membership Meeting

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Jayne Greeney, MACTA President

11:45 = &nb= sp; Closing and Evaluations

<= /p>

12:00 = &nb= sp; Box Lunch and Departure