Delaware Advisory Council on CTE

04/30/2026

Congratulations to DOE CTE Ed Associate Dr. Hill-Shaner on your award!

Congratulations to our own Dr. Michael Hill-Shaner for earning the State CTE Distinguished Leadership Award from Advance CTE. This isn’t just an individual honor; it’s a clear example of what our strategic plan calls for in practice: elevating student voice, aligning pathways to real opportunity, and building systems that work for learners, not around them.

Dr. Hill-Shaner’s work shows what it looks like to move from idea to implementation. Engaging students as co-designers in Teacher Academy, Culinary & Hospitality, and career technical student organizations isn’t symbolic—it’s structural. It creates the conditions where students shape their own pathways, develop leadership, and see themselves in the future of Delaware’s workforce. That’s directly aligned to the state’s focus on career pathways, student-centered learning, and preparing every learner for success beyond graduation.

This reinforces a core belief in the plan: when learners have voice and agency, systems get better. Not just more inclusive—more effective.

At the end of the day, this recognition highlights what matters most: designing with students, not for them—and making that the standard across Delaware.

Read more:

https://careertech.org/news/delaware-and-nebraska-state-career-technical-education-leaders-named-winners-of-advance-cte-national-leadership-awards/

04/25/2026

Good luck to all Delaware DECA students headed out to compete at ICDC!

✈️ Safe travels to everyone heading to ✈️
We can't wait to see you 🔜

04/24/2026

Congratulations to Odessa FFA on winning the Delaware Envirothon!

Odessa High School’s FFA and Agriscience team celebrated earning first place in the 2026 Delaware Envirothon Championship, held at Sussex Academy — marking their second consecutive win. 🌿

Now in its milestone 30th year, Envirothon is a statewide environmental education competition sponsored by DNREC. This year, nine high schools and one 4-H club fielded a record 23 teams that spent the school year preparing to test their knowledge of aquatic ecology, soils and land use, wildlife, forestry and the current environmental issue of nonpoint source pollution mitigation.

After more than three hours of testing, the Odessa team was crowned state champion and will represent Delaware at the National Conservation Foundation International Envirothon in Mississippi this July.

04/24/2026

The Delaware Advisory Council on Career and Technical Education proudly recognized outstanding students, educators, and partners during the 2026 DACCTE Awards Ceremony! 🎉

Congratulations to our 2026 award recipients:

Outstanding Business Partner
• Assurance Media LLC — Nominated by: Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical High School

Outstanding CTE Educators
• Melissa Tracy — Odyssey Charter School
• Ariel Almondo — Smyrna Middle School Smyrna School District

Paige M. Henry 12th Grade Outstanding CTE Student
• Karli Maisano — Hodgson Vo-Tech New Castle County Vocational Technical School District

8th Grade Outstanding CTE Student
• Kayleigh Marshall — Louis L Redding Middle School
• Helena Emery — Smyrna Middle School - Delaware
• Yasmi Morales-Ramirez — Georgetown Middle School

CTE Month Poster Contest Winners
🥇 Maya Zhao — MOT Charter School
🥈 Meher Papreja — MOT Charter High School
🥉 Kate Dowd — Cape Henlopen High School

DACCTE Student Representative
• Briana Catalon — Smyrna High School - Delaware

These individuals exemplify excellence in Career and Technical Education and represent the future of Delaware’s workforce. Congratulations to all recipients! 👏

04/23/2026

Thank you so much to Seaford School District CTE Dept. for your delicious lunch served to us during our school visit. The culinary students did a wonderful job!

04/14/2026

Congratulations Delaware FFA members!

04/10/2026

Congratulations to Delaware TSA on a successful 2026 State Leadership Conference!

Nearly 1,000 middle and high school students from more than 40 schools across Delaware came together at the University of Delaware to showcase their skills in STEM through over 1,800 contest entries across 66 competitive events. From robotics and cybersecurity to engineering design and digital media, students demonstrated innovation, creativity, and real-world problem-solving.

Students also explored future careers through sessions on artificial intelligence, clean energy, biomedical engineering, and more — while building leadership, collaboration, and communication skills along the way.

Congratulations to all of these talented students and good luck to those advancing to represent Delaware at the National TSA Conference this summer.

Nearly 1,000 middle and high school students from across Delaware participated in the 2026 Delaware Technology Student Association (TSA) State Leadership Conference, held March 30–31 at the University of Delaware’s Clayton Hall. The conference brought Read more

03/30/2026

Cape Henlopen High School doing great things with their Work-Based Learning Program! Check out the post and link to the article below. Keep up the great work!

03/19/2026

Congrats to Brian Johnson from Christina School District for this great opportunity with ACTE!

Leadership matters in Work-Based Learning.

That is why ACTE launched the Work-Based Learning Leadership Alliance — a yearlong initiative designed to develop the next generation of WBL leaders across the country.

The 2026 cohort will bring together practitioners from 10 states to collaborate on leadership development, mentorship, and capstone projects that produce practical resources for the WBL field.

Led by Kristy Volesky, Jan Jardine, and Jason Van Nus the Alliance begins at the ACTE Work-Based Learning Conference 2026 and continues through a year of collaborative learning and project development.

Congratulations to the 2026 cohort representing Iowa, North Dakota, California, Virginia, Delaware, Alabama, Georgia, New York, and Hawaii.

The future of work-based learning is in good hands. https://bit.ly/4lGa7sm