MARLBOROUGH — The Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators (MAVA) held their annual Connecting for Success conference this week.
PHOTOS: Statewide Technical Schools Honored During Annual SkillsUSA Massachusetts Awards Ceremony
MARLBOROUGH – Executive Director Steven C. Sharek is pleased to announce that several Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators (MAVA) member schools were honored recently as part of the SkillsUSA Massachusetts statewide awards session.
Southeastern Senior Piper Culp Honored by Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley for Being U.S. Presidential Scholar Nominee
SOUTH EASTON — Superintendent Luis Lopes and Principal Leslie Weckesser are pleased to report that Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School senior Piper Culp was honored last week for being a U.S. Presidential Scholar nominee.
Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley Recognizes Presidential Scholar Nominees at MAVA Membership Meeting
MARLBOROUGH — Executive Director Steven C. Sharek is pleased to announce that the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators (MAVA) hosted six students from across the state last week during their general membership meeting.
Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators Welcomes Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley to Spring MAVA General Membership Meeting
MARLBOROUGH – Executive Director Steven C. Sharek is pleased to announce that the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators (MAVA) held its spring general membership meeting this week, which featured a presentation from Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Commissioner Jeffrey Riley.
Several MAVA Schools Awarded Funding Through Workforce Skills Capital Grants Program
MARLBOROUGH – Executive Director Steven C. Sharek is pleased to announce that several Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators (MAVA) member schools received grants as part of the state’s latest round of the Workforce Skills Capital Grants program.
Southeastern Regional Superintendent Luis Lopes Appointed to Coordinate Adult Training Programs in Massachusetts Vocational Schools
MARLBOROUGH – Executive Director Steven C. Sharek is pleased to report that Luis G. “Lou” Lopes, the long-time Superintendent at Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School in South Easton, has been appointed to help lead efforts to expand training programs for adults in vocational technical and agricultural high schools across the Commonwealth.
Monty Tech Superintendent Sheila Harrity to Lead MAVA Extended Campus Program
MARLBOROUGH – Executive Director Steven C. Sharek is pleased to report that Sheila M. Harrity, Superintendent of Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School in Fitchburg and vice-chair of the state Board of Higher Education, will lead an initiative designed to help vocational teachers and administrators earn their professional licenses and college degrees.
MAVA Shares DESE’s Updated Guidance for Culinary and Cosmetology Services
MASSACHUSETTS — Executive Director Kevin Farr reports the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE) has updated its guidance for culinary and cosmetology programs as schools statewide continue to plan for a transition to fully in-person learning.
A Statement from MAVA Executive Director Kevin Farr on CTE Admissions and the Future of Vocational Education in the Commonwealth
MASSACHUSETTS — The following is a statement from Executive Director Kevin Farr regarding the ongoing conversation on career and technical school admissions policies: