Was one of five finalists for the National CTE Administrator of the Year award out of 4,000 administrators; explored possibility of future CTE programs
Bob Wier, the superintendent of the Valley Academy for Career and Technology (VACTE), received the Region five Career and Technical Education Administrator of the Year in December at the National Association for Career and Technical Education’s CareerTech Vision conference in Anaheim, California. He was also one of five finalists for the National CTE Administrator of the Year award.
Wier was selected from among over 25,000 Arizona Career and Technical Education members and more than 4,000 administrators. Wier told reporter Bill Helm of the Verde Independent that he “spent a lot of time researching and commutating with possible new CTE program in law enforcement with a major emphasis on EMS and police dispatch,” at the conference in addition to the tools and curriculum needed for advanced manufacturing and pre-engineering CTE programs. (Some of these programs may be housed in a portion of Building “L” on the Verde Campus that is now being completely renovated. VACTE, Yavapai Community College. and east County businesses and others are currently exploring the potential for such programs in that facility.)
Region 5 includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, as well as Palau, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa and Guam.
Congratulations to Bob Wier.