Wisconsin Career Readiness Summit
Tuesday, August 13 & Wednesday, August 14
Don't miss Wisconsin's biggest Career Readiness event of the summer! Collaborate with statewide business partners and educational leaders on growing career pathway programs for K -12 students and build tomorrow's workforce.
This conference is designed for CTE educators, administrators, and industry professionals who are passionate about preparing students for successful careers in today's rapidly changing workforce. Over the course of two days, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about best practices, innovative programs, and successful strategies for creating career pathways that align with Wisconsin's CTE priorities.
Topics Include:
Newly revised CTE standards
National CTE Speaker
Best practices from CTE practitioners
2024 Keynote Speakers
Monday Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Alisha Hyslop
Dr. Alisha Hyslop has spent over 20 years working in career and technical education and is currently the Chief Policy, Research& Content Officer at the national Association for Career and Technical Education.
At ACTE, Alisha leads the organization’s policy, advocacy, research, program implementation and professional learning strategies to ensure educators across the CTE system have access to tools, resources and educational opportunities that enhance their ability to offer high-quality CTE programs to every learner. She has particular expertise on the Carl D. Perkins CTE Act and ACTE’s High-quality CTE Initiative.
Alisha received her Bachelor’s in public relations and Family and Consumer Sciences Education from Florida State University, her Master’s in Career and Technical Education from Virginia Tech University, and her Ph.D. in Career and Workforce Education from the University of South Florida, where she developed specific knowledge of program evaluation and has served as an adjunct instructor.
Tuesday Keynote Speaker:
Sharon Wendt
Sharon Wendt is the Director of Career and Technical Education at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction since 2007.
As Director of the Career and Technical Education Team, she assists in the development and implementation of program policy and budget affecting career and technical education programs and services to enhance the educational, personal, career and social development of public-school students in Wisconsin.
Sharon works with state and federal legislation, grants administration, and provides leadership support for district-wide collaboration, as well as for developing partnerships with employers and other community groups to better prepare students for all post-high school opportunities.
$350.00 per registrant
Team discount rate of $1,500 /5 registrants from the same organization
Select "Pay Later" for invoicing. Registration costs will reflect the discounted rate at the time of invoicing.
Dietary Restrictions are entered at the time of registration.
Please email Megan Loomans, loomansm@cesa5.org, with the names and email addresses of the 5 registered team members from your district to ensure your team discount rate.
Presenters will receive a discount of $100. Please select "Pay Later" and contact Megan Loomans, loomansm@cesa5.org or (608) 745-5478 for your fee adjustment.
Important: You'll receive an initial confirmation email when creating an account. This is for your account creation, not event registration. Remember to complete event registration separately after creating your account.
Breakfast and lunch are included.
If you have any dietary restrictions requiring special accommodations due to allergies or medical reasons, please update this on your account profile.
We will do our best to work with the resort to accommodate medical issues - not food preferences.
Registration Questions: Megan Loomans, loomansm@cesa5.org, (608) 745-5478