WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference

WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference

Jessica Murchison

Rooted School Vancouver

CTE Director Intern

Vancouver Washington

https://rootedschoolvancouver.org/

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About me

I am a bilingual educational leader with more than 20 years of experience in K–12 education, serving in roles that span classroom teaching, instructional coaching, program administration, and school leadership. I'm excited to be working on my next space in education in CTE administration.

8:00am PDT

CTE Director Program Cedar BallroomShani Watkins

9:00am PDT

WA-ACTE Summer Conference Welcome! Grand Ballroom A,B,CMichelle Spenser

10:00am PDT

WA ACTE New Member Meet & Greet Cedar BallroomJodi Jacobs

12:00pm PDT

Exhibitor Show Open Grand Ballroom A,B,C Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

1:00pm PDT

"Finfluencers": Fantastic free financial advice you can take to the bank? Or are you (or your students) getting taken? Meeting Room # 1Lyn Peters CTE Bootcamp: A Crash Course for the New-to-CTE Family Cedar BallroomCourtney Peart • Holli Ryan-Kalaleh • Megan Benzing • Tracy Powell • Kari Morgan • Krista Fox Punch Positive : The Missing Link Between Engagement, Resilience, and Real-World Performance Maple BallroomLita Mae Button What happened to the 3rd R (Rigor)??? Meeting Room #12Jim Flatmo

2:00pm PDT

Empowering the Community: A Student-Centered Approach to IRCs & WBL Meeting Room #10Alex Iund

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C

9:00am PDT

Hope. Opportunity. Tenacity: The Mindset That Shapes Futures Grand Ballroom A,B,CNiki Spears • Michelle Spenser

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

1:00pm PDT

Building Vision, Hope and Momentum with Future Pathway Alignment - Tips, tricks and tactics for driving student engagement with career pathways. Meeting Room # 2Ryan Chun • Tyler Lafferty CTE Reporting - Equivalencies, Industry Recognized Certifications and Work Based Learning Meeting Room # 3Lisa A Ireland

2:00pm PDT

Design Thinking for the Workforce Pipeline: From Data to Action Terrace WestRaeshawna Ware • Ryan Beard From Framework to Implementation: Exploring AP Business with Personal Finance (Part 2) Terrace EastDeanna Hattaway-Thomas • Holli Ryan-Kalaleh • Mikael Taylor Getting Students College and Career Ready with Stackable, Industry-Recognized Credentials Meeting Room #11Daniel Bird • Aaron Peasley

3:00pm PDT

New CTE Director Resources Cedar BallroomKrista Fox • Kari Morgan

4:00pm PDT

CTE as a Literacy Bridge: Integrating Career and Technical Education to Support Language Acquisition and Academic Success Meeting Room # 1Dr. Sarah Clark Running a T-Shirt Student Based Enterprise Meeting Room # 4Adam Smith

9:00am PDT

CTE Dual Credit - How Do You Explain That To Kids? Meeting Room #11Marcy Proctor Beyond Points: Implementing Competency-Based Grading and Employability Skills Across Career Pathways Birch BallroomDanielle Morton DECA Update Terrace WestMarian Morris FBLA 2027 Kick Start Meeting Room #10Adam Smith Project Management with Scrum Meeting Room # 5Jim Flatmo

10:00am PDT

Worksite Learning Intro and Updates Birch BallroomKari Morgan

2:00pm PDT

Financial Education Learning Standards Update and Input Opportunity Cedar BallroomAngela Allen Beyond the Classroom: The Power of the Simulated Workplace Model Birch BallroomDanielle Morton • Dr. Linda Floyd

3:00pm PDT

Financial Literacy FUNdamentals: Free Resources to Engage Students Meeting Room #10Lesley Mace