How to Start an ACE Program
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Read Administrator Face Sheet (above) – for Admin buy-in and need
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Review Ideal ACE Teacher Job Description (above) – to assess candidates and personnel appropriateness
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Review Infographic (above) – to ascertain student need, programming fit and realistic expectations of program delivery
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Explore ACE Courses (below) – these 12 courses will be what each ACE CTE program will delivery within programming
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Dive into the various ACE CTE Crosswalks (below) – to help bring awareness to the level of alignment ACE CTE has with other initiatives and standards
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Be familiar with the ACE CTE Credential requirement (below) – to ensure personnel matches
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Gain log-in access to Program Approval (link below) paying close attention to the list of program Assurances for Quality ACE CTE delivery. Also, note these Checklists can be found here:
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Don’t forget to submit your CTSO* Chapter Application – found here:
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Review the Sample Programs of Study (POS) – these are required for each officially approved CTE program – see link below.
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Register for the upcoming ACE Teacher Conference (see link to the left) & become members of CACTE (www.cacte.org)
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Familiarize yourself with the ACE Teacher Resource Website
ACE Credentialing & Program Approval
- NO COST online modules for CTE Learning
- ACE Credentialing
- Colorado CTE Gateway – for Program Approvals
ACE Standards including syllabi and crosswalks
Recommended ACE CTE Programming
Recommended ACE CTE Programming
- Transcript Samples:
- Program of Study Templates:
- CTSO: add link
- Training Samples:
CTE Professional Development
- CSU Professional Development Credit
- PWR Annual Conference – add link
- CTE for All
ACE Resources
- PIPEline to Career Success for Students with Disabilities | National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (napequity.org)
- Colorado's Interagency Sequencing of Services Initiative for Students and Youth with Disabilities | CDE (state.co.us)
- Skilled Trades and Individual on the Autism Spectrum
- Machining and Learners on the Autism Spectrum | Uniquely Abled Academy
- Hidden Student Populations | Oklahoma State University
- The R is for Thursday Collective | Oklahoma State University
- California Perkins Joint Special Populations Advisory Committee: JSPAC – Contact Us
- Re-Entry from Correctional Institutions | WTCS (wtcsystem.edu)
- FosterEd | Higher Education | (colorado.gov)
- Pamoja Early Childhood Workforce Program | Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains | Human Services Agency in CO, NM, MT, UT Rocky Mountains | Human Services Agency in CO, NM, UT (lfsrm.org)
- Immigrant & Refugee Professionals Career Services | Upwardly Global
- Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities |Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services United States Department of Education, 2017
- The Four A's of Managing the Placement and Service of Students with Disabilities in the CTE Classroom | The Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education
- PACER Center, parent training and information center for families of children with disabilities
- Vocational Rehabilitation Services: Simply Said, YouTube video by Pacer Center
- Working with Students who have mental illness
- Working with Students who are deaf
- Working with Students who have Communication Disorders
- Working with students who have learning differences
- Working with students who have physical disabilities
- Working with students who have autism
- Working with students who have intellectual disabilities
- Youth in the Works! brochure,
Youth in the Works! panel card