WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference

WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference

Juan Lozano

Highline Public Schools

Director

Puget Sound Skills Center

https://pssc.highlineschools.org/

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8:00am PDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom A,B,C

9:00am PDT

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

10:00am PDT

CTE Dual Credit Transformation & Alignment Initiatives Maple BallroomWilliam Belden • Kimberly Ingram • Tim McClain • Sinead Fitzpatrick Plagge Bringing Business, Personal Finance, and Career Readiness Together Meeting Room # 4Mikael Taylor

11:00am PDT

Leveraging SchooLinks Potential to Support CTE Programs & Industry Connections Meeting Room # 5Melissa Dilling Level Up to Win: AI + MBA Research for DECA Success Terrace WestTami Perez • Holli Ryan-Kalaleh

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom A,B,C

1:00pm PDT

Voices in Policy: WA-ACTE Legislative Review & Priority Setting Meeting Room #10Jesse Taylor EGMS Perkins Grants & CLNA Working Session Terrace WestClarisse Leong

5:30pm PDT

🌟 Celebrating Our Stars: WA-ACTE Awards & Recognition Gala Roofdeck Patio, Spokane Convention CenterDottie Record • Michelle Spenser

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

11:00am PDT

OSPI HOT Updates in Mini-Sessions Terrace EastKrista Fox

1:00pm PDT

CTE Dual Credit Transformation & Alignment Initiatives Meeting Room #12William Belden • Kimberly Ingram • Tim McClain • Sinead Fitzpatrick Plagge CTE Reporting - Equivalencies, Industry Recognized Certifications and Work Based Learning Meeting Room # 3Lisa A Ireland

3:00pm PDT

CTElink Framework Builder: Create, Review, and Export OSPI-Ready Course Frameworks Meeting Room # 4Taylor Smith