AWARDS


Teacher of the Year
Keio Gayden--DeKalb County

Post-Secondary Teacher of the Year
Brad Simmons

New Teacher of the Year
James Johnson--Fulton County
2020 GACTE Award Winners
These awards recognize excellence and dedication within the field of career and technical education among our association members. We seek to commemorate exceptional individuals who have contributed to the success of CTE through the quality of their work and their involvement in the CTE community.
The GACTE Awards Committee was chaired by Angela Rucker, Bethany Gilliam, and Alfreda Lewis.



Career & Counseling Development
Kimberly Guy--Hall County
Administrator of the Year
Dwayne Hobbs--GADOE
Carl Perkins Community Service
Linda Minor--Gwinnett County
GACTE AWARDS COMMITTEE
Awards Chair
Awards Co-Chair
Awards Co-Chair
Awards Co-Chair
Dustin Davis
Susan Hall
Cheryl Deas
Alfreda Lewis
GACTE Member Awards Guidelines
Criteria
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Accomplishments and innovations that exhibit the quality of the candidate for the award -
Contributions to the CTE community (can include activities within their institutions, communities, GACTE and ACTE and other organizations)
Awards Categories
Awards Committee
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The Awards Committee is responsible for all awards or competitions sponsored by GACTE and ACTE. -
To develop and administer the annual awards program as set forth by the approved guidelines in Standard Operating Procedures below:
The Board of Directors will approve the GACTE awards program and all GACTE award recipients. The categories are as follows:
Teacher of the Year
This award recognizes the finest career and technical teachers at the middle/secondary school level who have demonstrated innovation in the classroom, commitment to their students and dedication to the improvement of CTE in their institutions and communities.
Administrator of the Year
This award recognizes administrative CTE professionals at the school, district, county, state or federal level who have demonstrated leadership in ensuring teacher and student success and have made significant contributions toward innovative, unique and effective career and technical education programs.
Postsecondary Teacher of the Year
This award recognizes the finest career and technical teachers at the postsecondary level who have demonstrated innovation in the classroom, commitment to their students and dedication to the improvement of CTE in their institutions and communities.
Career Guidance Award
This award recognizes school counselors and career development professionals who have demonstrated commitment to connecting students with opportunities for success, shown innovation in career exploration and development, and have advocated for CTE as a viable option for all students.
New Teacher of the Year
This award recognizes new CTE teachers who have made significant contributions toward innovative and unique career and technical education programs and shown a professional commitment early in their careers.
Teacher Educator of the Year
This award recognizes teacher educators who have demonstrated innovation in teacher education, leadership in improving CTE, and commitment to preparing teachers to deliver high quality CTE programs.
Carl Perkins Community Service Award
This award recognizes individuals who have used CTE to make a significant impact on their community and demonstrated leadership in programs and activities that promote student involvement in community service.
Award recipients may not ask for an honorarium to be paid for speaking engagements while representing GACTE during the year they serve as award winners. However, if an organization or other group offers to pay an honorarium to an individual recipient, it is permissible for the award recipient to accept such payments. The award recipient should request to be reimbursed by the host organization for all travel and related expenses incurred in conjunction with speaking engagements. If the GACTE Board makes the request of the individual, then the Executive Committee may make the decision to pay mileage and/or other travel expenses incurred if there is no other funding source.
GACTE may accept paid sponsorship of some or all awards from outside organizations. If such sponsorship occurs, the names of all awards affected will be changed to incorporate the sponsoring company or organization’s name. The request would be made to the Executive Committee for consideration, and then voted on by the Board.
The Executive Committee may approve recognition of a Georgia leader for special presentation with an appropriate plaque or certificate.
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The GACTE Awards committee will serve to identify and recommend to the Board of Directors new avenues for recognizing achievement in the profession and the association.
Awards Procedures
Requirements and Procedures