About K-ACTE

The vision of the Kansas Association for Career and Technical Education (K-ACTE) is to serve the needs of career and technical education for the development and expansion of a competitive workforce.

The mission of the Kansas Association for Career and Technical Education through involvement of a diverse membership will:

Access the current K-ACTE bylaws here.
Download the K-ACTE Policy Manual here.
(adopted by the Board of Directors - July 31, 2011)

The K-ACTE is the voice for career and technical education in the state of Kansas. Through a wide range of programs and events, K-ACTE acts as a resource to vocational-technical teachers, counselors, administrators, and teacher educators. Based in Topeka, Kansas, the K-ACTE is made up of six affiliate groups, each with a specific focus:

KAAE - Kansas Association of Agricultural Educators
KATFACS - Kansas Association of Teachers of Family & Consumer Sciences
KBOA - Kansas Business Occupations Association
KCCTEA - Kansas Council of Career & Technical Education Administrators
KIEA - Kansas Industrial Educators Association
KNRS - Kansas New & Related Services

Click here to learn more about each affiliate.

The K-ACTE Board of Directors is made up of a Executive Committee (President, First President-Elect, 2nd President-Elect, and Immediate Past-President), each from a different affiliate group. The Board of Directors also consists of the President and President-Elect from each affiliate, as well as a representative from the Kansas State Department of Education and the Kansas Board of Regents.

The members of the 2011-2012 Board of Directors are:

President Sue Lednicky Immaculata High School Affiliate: KBOA	First President-Elect Russell Plaschka Marmaton Valley High School Affiliate: KAAE
Second President-Elect Mike Gross Junction City High School Affiliate: KIEA	Treasurer Kevin Gleason Uniontown High School Affiliate: KAAE
Past President Deborah Noakes Chanute High School Affiliate: KATFACS

KAAE President Blake Lasley Ottawa High School	KAAE President-Elect Alan Boultinghouse Girard High School
KATFACS President Dawn Lindsley Manhattan-Ogden Schools	KATFACS President-Elect Cathy Mong Wichita Public Schools
KBOA President Diana McBride Blue Valley Schools	KBOA President-Elect
KCCTEA President Jim Means Wichita Public Schools	KCCTEA President-Elect David Patterson Hutchinson High School
KIEA President Jerry Shubert Junction City High School	KIEA President-Elect Don Murrell Garden City High School
KNRS President Boyd Koehn West Elk High School	K-ACTE Executive Director Steve Kearney
KBOR Liaison Blake Flanders Kansas Board of Regents	KSDE Liaison Tom Foster Kansas Dept. of Education

The K-ACTE has a list of standing committees, as provided for in the K-ACTE bylaws. The committees and members of each committee for 2010-11 are:

Membership
Jerry Shubert
Christie Steward
Clelia McCrory
Joanelle Lucas
Mike Strohschein

Bylaws, Procedures & Resolutions
Dan Stehlik
Boyd Koehn
Gary Hobson
Mike Elder
Verner Cartledge
Lori Hopp

Audit
Renee Mueting
Joe Ryan
Blake Lasley
Boyd Koehn
Kent Blessing
Gary Pommier