ACTE PACE Summit 2024

The importance of retaining skilled and effective administrators cannot be overstated in higher education institutions. The retention of senior leaders within an organization is crucial for its stability, growth, and long-term success. Administrators play a vital role in shaping campus culture, fostering a supportive environment, and advancing the institution's goals. However, the responsibility for their retention should not solely rest on the shoulders of top-level administrators or human resources departments. It is a collective responsibility that extends to the entire campus community, including faculty, staff, and support personnel. This presentation explores the critical role that overall campus employees play in ensuring the successful retention of administrators. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of all stakeholders in creating an environment that supports those in senior leadership positions and encourages their long-term commitment to the institution. By understanding their shared responsibility, employees can actively contribute to retention efforts, fostering a culture of support, collaboration, and professional growth. The concept of shared responsibility for retention could be viewed as an innovative approach in itself. It broadens the traditional view of retention being solely an HR or top-level administration issue and instead promotes a culture of support and collaboration across all levels of the institution.

Have you noticed students falling behind, disengaging, and checking out of your class and their learning? Come participate in a Gallery Walk of strategies to keep students engaged and active in their own success. Participants will explore ten diverse mindsets and strategies to promote student well-being and self-advocacy. Focusing on curiosity and student agency, in this session, you will be actively engaged in directing your own exploration and contributions to the strategies being shared. Participants will leave with an aspirational vision of how to foster a sense of well-being for ALL students, a plan for prioritizing their own self-care (you have to secure your own mask before helping others!), and a toolkit of resources, including those gathered by the presenters as well as those shared by attendees in the session.

How do we successfully engage business beyond that annual Advisory Board meeting? As we grow apprenticeship and work-based learning opportunities throughout America, we cannot do it without industry partners that are deeply committed. This session will provide tangible tactics to implement, and is intended to create a venue for everyone in attendance to share both best practices and lessons learned.
Session Learning Objectives:
• Strategies for growing committed industry partners.
• Tactics for improving business engagement in the classroom.
• Best Practices for Engaging and Enhancing Industry Advisory Boards
• Understanding of technology tools (CRM) to enhance employer engagement
This session will help CTE educators cultivate employer partnerships that foster continuous program improvement and innovation. Notably, it shall introduce the appropriate use of technology (CRM software) in managing employer relationships.