About PACTA

Executive Committee

Strategic Plan

Goal 1
Promote quality practices in career and technical education.
  1. Provide assistance to increase the number of career and technical education programs meeting the requirements of State Board of Education Chapter 4 Regulations and Chapter 339 Standards.
    1. Provide information and resources to PACTA members.
    2. Provide technical assistance to PACTA member schools to increase the academic and technical achievement level of career and technical schools
    3. Provide professional development opportunities to PACTA members specific to their job responsibilities.
Goal 2
Collaborate to enhance the role of career and technical education.
  1. Foster partnerships with other education associations, workforce development associations, business and industry associations, and governmental agencies.
    1. Strengthen existing partnerships.
    2. Identify and build relationships with one new partner each year.
  2. Improve familiarity and cooperation among PACTA members.
    1. Enhance website features to include one significant enhancement each year. Consider items such as: best practices, blog, forum, forms sharing, welcome options for new members.
    2. Support the initiation of smaller sub-regional meetings for the purpose of collaboration.
Goal 3
Provide professional growth opportunities for members.
  1. Offer professional development activities which respond to identified needs of members.
    1. Offer conferences, PILs, workshops and and/or study tours based on member needs.
    2. Utilize technology to provide professional development where appropriate.
  2. Provide opportunities for members to develop leadership skills.
    1. Reorganize PACTA committees to encourage increased leadership opportunities for members.
    2. Provide and implement a mentoring program for members entering new employment positions.
    3. Provide opportunities for members to represent PACTA at various venues.
Goal 4
Advocate the critical role of career and technical education in quality education and workforce development.
  1. Market the value and benefits of career and technical education.
    1. Develop and implement a plan to market career and technical education, including inter-agency and inter-association collaboration.
    2. Identify and obtain resources to implement the marketing plan.
    3. Provide members with resources to assist them in marketing career and technical education.
  2. Promote policy and legislative actions which increase access to career and technical education.
    1. Develop and implement an annual state legislative agenda and action plan.
    2. Contract for state lobbying services.
    3. Develop and implement a national legislative action plan.
    4. Develop resources and training on advocacy.
    5. Identify at least three members from each region to participate in the National Policy Seminar.
Goal 5
Establish an organizational structure and staffing pattern that support strategic goals and objectives.
  1. Review and restructure organization.
    1. Revise committee structure to reflect strategic plan by June 2010.
    2. Ensure compliance with Federal and State regulations related to 501 (c) organizations.
    3. Document organizational procedures including timelines for all PACTA activities and services by June 2012.
    4. Document all management procedures by June 2012.
  2. Review and plan for the financial stability of the organization.
    1. Develop a plan that takes into account the financial growth of the organization and establishes a reserve fund.