Sessions of 2025 Summer Conference: Bob Weir
Mr. Weir, Bob
Superintendent
VACTE
Bob Weir has been in education for 33 years. He was a graphic/web design CTE teacher at Camp Verde High School (CVHS) for 17 years. While teaching, he was the CTE Director for seven years. Robert Weir was promoted to the CVHS Principal for seven years and continued to be the CTE Director while serving as the principal. Bob Weir has been the Superintendent at Valley Academy for Career and Technology Education (VACTE) CTED district in Arizona for the past nine years. VACTE has started nine CTE programs at its central campus over the past eight years and the student enrollment has quadrupled during this time. Weir persuades students to complete a CTE program while in high school and works to ensure CTE opportunities are available for all students in the Verde Valley of Arizona. He was selected as the ACTE Region 5 Administrator of the Year for 2019.
Sessions:
Education Professions - A Pathway to Certification
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Loews Ventana Canyon
- Administration
- Education and Training
The Ed Professions program at VACTE is a great model for integrating classroom instruction with practical experience. Students participate in weekly practicum assignments in local schools, lead small groups, and teach lessons while being mentored by highly effective teachers, and have the opportunity to earn college credits. This session provides insights into starting a similar program, focusing on partnerships with school districts, detailed practicum structures, and mentorship, and is ideal for CTE administrators and educators looking to build or enhance Ed Professions programs.
Successful Education Professions Program Using Mentor Teachers and Weekly Practicums
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Westin La Paloma
- Education and Training
The Ed Professions Program at VACTE is a unique model which has had a tremendous success in producing educators to past three years. The classroom coursework and school practicum assignments have been particularly noteworthy. In the face of the significant challenges the education sector faces in promoting and retaining teachers, it is crucial to address these issues now with great mentorship teachers from local school leading the practicums. The program is dual enrolled, and the students earn up to 12 college credits in education each year.
