Sessions of 2024 Summer Conference: Shelly Thome
Thome, Shelly
Director of Exceptional Student Services
West-MEC
Shelly Thome serves as the Director of Exceptional Student Services at West-MEC where she oversees special education, 504, and intervention services. In her more than 20-year career in education, she has performed roles of social worker, counselor, liaison, and ESS manager. Shelly is the architect of the multi-tiered systems of support as well as the access and equity initiatives within her district. Shelly serves as chair for the Association for Career Technical Education's Inclusion, Access, Equity, and Diversity Mentorship program. Shelly serves on the Policy Committee for both the Region V as well as the Counseling and Career Development Division for ACTE.
Sessions:
4483 - Learning from our Youth in Career and Technical Education
07/16/2024
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Hilton El Conquistador
- Interdisciplinary
- School Counseling
Join ADE and Vocational Rehabilitation for a youth and young adult panel discussion. This session will provide information from schools that have successfully recruited and retained students with disabilities in their CTE programs, and allow students to share their experience with CTE and showcase how CTE influenced the pursuit of their career goals. Participants will leave this session with best practices strategies collected from educators, counselors, and administrators statewide that can be implemented at school sites to increase the inclusion of students with disabilities in CTE programs.
