Sessions of 2026 Midwinter Leadership Conference: Rahsaan Bartet
Mr. Bartet, Rahsaan
Career Literacy Specialist
Rahsaan Bartet started his career in education as a member of City Year, an AmeriCorps program. He dedicated a year of service in Cleveland, Ohio, to helping students stay in school and preparing themselves for college and career success. After his time at City Year, he worked for Goodwill in the Youth Services Department, where he helped connect youth ages 16-24 with services in the community via a federal WIOA grant. He also has experience at JobCorps and in the private post-secondary education sector. Currently, he serves as the Career Literacy Specialist at Western Maricopa Education Center (West-MEC), a Career and Technical Education District in Glendale, Arizona, where he supports elementary-level career literacy initiatives. He is passionate about helping people achieve their version of the American dream by connecting them with career and technical education programs. Rahsaan has been involved at the national level in career and technical education through his involvement with the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) as a conference presenter, mentor, and New and Related Services Section lead. He believes in being a servant leader and has been actively involved in leading several organizations, including ACTEAZ - Arizona (President), Opportunities for Youth (Chair), and TradeUp (Board member).
Sessions:
Igniting Futures: A Statewide Vision for Career-Connected Learning
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Prescott Resort & Conference Center
What if every Arizona middle school student entered high school with clarity, confidence, and purpose? Arizona’s Middle School Career Exploration 3-Year Partnership Plan aims to make that vision a reality. This session highlights a statewide collaboration among key partners and invites others to join in building a system where all students experience high-quality, developmentally appropriate career literacy and exploration. Participants will explore recommended policy alignments, professional learning supports, and local implementation models that help students identify their strengths, connect learning to real-world opportunities, and design pathways to success. The session unpacks research-based components of quality career exploration, the development of early Education and Career Action Plans (ECAPs), and evidence of their impact on student engagement and learning. Attendees will leave inspired by how career-connected learning in middle school fuels motivation, strengthens durability skills, and expands opportunity, extending the runway to every learner’s future.
