CTE Symposium

August 18, 2026

Wilson's Mills High School

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7:30 - 8:00 | Coffee, Doughnuts, & Registration | Cafeteria

8:00 - 9:15 | Opening Session | Auditorium | Link to Slideshow

Concurrent Sessions

Career Pathway Plaversations

Travis Pinckney, CEO

Tassel Dash

Location: Cafeteria

Link to Session Materials

This interactive session introduces Tassel Dash®, a nationally recognized 2-in-1 educational board game designed to build staff capacity while increasing student career engagement. Participants will discover how Tassel Dash® supports the 4 E’s—Enrollment, Employment, Enlistment, and Entrepreneurship—while aligning with CTE, Perkins V, state career-readiness priorities, and CDP planning efforts.

Career-Ready Conversations, Communication, & Confidence

Danny Rubin, Founder

Rubin Education

Location: Auditorium

Link to Session Materials

Explore the latest employability skills resources from Rubin. This includes the new Spark, which allows students to interact with virtual (AI generated) people across all CTE pathways. Students can ask "day in the life" questions, hold mock interviews and even prepare for CTSO competitions with virtual judges! Danny will also show you how Spark connects to Rubin's existing lessons for email etiquette, resume writing and more.

From Dumping Ground to Destination: Building a Program that Thrives

Fran Clark, Business Teacher

West Johnston High School

Location: Media Center

Link to Session Materials

In this session we will discuss how to use the resources in your school to build your program. Instead of feeling like your class is a dumpster- let’s talk about ways to recruit students by marketing your classes and using CTSOs to enhance interest in your curriculum.

9:30 - 10:30 | Session 1

All Middle Schools | Cafeteria | Career Pathway Plaversations
CHHS, CHS, PHS, SJHS | Auditorium | Career-Ready Conversations, Communication, & Confidence
CvHS, NJHS, SSS, WJHS, WMHS | Media Center | From Dumping Ground to Destination: Building a Program that Thrives

10:45 - 11:45 | Session 2

All Middle Schools | Media Center | From Dumping Ground to Destination: Building a Program that Thrives
CHHS, CHS, PHS, SJHS | Cafeteria | Career Pathway Plaversations
CvHS, NJHS, SSS, WJHS, WMHS | Auditorium | Career-Ready Conversations, Communication, & Confidence

12:00 - 1:00 | Luncheon | Café

1:15 - 2:15 | Session 3

All Middle Schools | Auditorium | Career-Ready Conversations, Communication, & Confidence
CHHS, CHS, PHS, SJHS | Media Center | From Dumping Ground to Destination: Building a Program that Thrives
CvHS, NJHS, SSS, WJHS, WMHS | Cafeteria | Career Pathway Plaversations
Future-Ready Coordinators | Room 2712

2:15 - 2:45 | Ice Cream, You Scream, We all Scream, for Credentials | Cafeteria

2:45 - 4:00 | CTE Pathway Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)

Agricultural Education

Agricultural Mechanics | Room 1701
Animal Science | Room 3706
Horticulture & Natural Resources | Room 3704
Middle Grades Agriculture | Room 3702

Business & Marketing Education

Business & Entrepreneurship | Room 3712
Marketing | Room 3708
Middle Grades Business & Computer Science | Room 3714

Career Investigations | Room 3804

Family and Consumer Sciences Education

Food & Nutrition | Room 3716
ECE & Counseling | Room 3718
Fashion & Interior Design | Room 3720
Middle Grades FCS | Room 3703

Future-Ready Coordinators | Media Center

Health Science Education (inc. Biomed) | Room 1704

JROTC | Room 2310

Technology Education

Adobe | Room 3722
Computer Science (inc. Python, Intro to CS, AI, Cybersecurity) | Room 3828
TED HS (inc. PLTW, Drones, Advanced Manufacturing) | Room 3823
TED MS | Room 3826

Trade & Industrial Education

Automotive | Room 3710
Carpentry | Room 3705
Public Safety (inc. Fire Science, EMT) | Room 3707

4:00 - 4:30 | OPTIONAL JCPS CTE Fiscal Procedures Review | Room 2712

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