Our Mission

The mission of OkACTE is to develop and execute vetted strategies that promote and recognize excellence and provide a voice for our members and stakeholders.

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Our Vision

OkACTE is a member driven, value-added organization committed to making positive and significant impacts on the professional success of our members and stakeholders through quality opportunities. 

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Our Goals

• Professional and leadership development and delivery of professional development to our membership.

• Create relationships and communications with public policy makers through staff and membership involvement.

• Provide relevance to education through partnerships with business and industry.

• Recognize innovative professional strategies of our membership.

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Membership from National to State

OkACTE is a state affiliate of the Association for Career & Technical Education, ACTE. ACTE is the largest national education association of thriving professionals dedicated to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for successful careers. OkACTE has a unified membership with ACTE, meaning every OkACTE member hold state and national ACTE membership simultaneously and benefit from involvement at both local and national levels.

Find out more about your membership in ACTE here. 

 

As an ACTE member, you are automatically a member of one of five geographic regions. Oklahoma is a member of Region IV along with the following states: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. These regions were established to support state associations in providing opportunities for members to get involved at the state and national levels. Each year, regions host their own conferences to provide members with professional development, leadership development and networking opportunities closer to home. 

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Your ACTE membership also includes a division. The divisions represent the content area focus and/or special interest group of the member. The divisions provide a specific identity to career and technical educators beyond their state or region; members are also identified by the type of career and technical education they provide or represent. These divisions are also included in your OkACTE membership and are represented on state level. 

Within each state, every division has ACTE voting delegates; the number is pro-rated for membership, for example: 

• • Agricultural Education - 2 delegates 

• • Education Services– Special Populations (ESSP) - 1 delegate 

• • T & I Education - 2 delegates 

 

Divisions have an impact on ACTE through voting delegates and organized states such as Oklahoma that meet and caucus prior to the ACTE Delegates Assembly have a major impact on many issues. 

*example: the vote to increase ACTE dues and have an ongoing dues increase based on the consumer price index statistics - did not pass after Oklahoma delegates voiced their opinions.