Welcome to the Curriculum Connection
History
The Curriculum Connection began in 2009 through a writing project of Pima County JTED. Today Curriculum Connection members include Career and Technical Education Districts (CTED) as well as Public, Private, and Charter High Schools.
Our Guiding Actions
TO PROVIDE teachers with quality, relevant, and engaging curriculum aligned to CTE program standards to support teacher and student success and retention.
TO COLLABORATE with key stakeholders and utilize qualitative and quantitative data to guide the development of curriculum and resources.
TO CONNECT educators to a dynamic collection of resources and collaboration opportunities to support quality CTE programs.
To contact us and learn more about our resources click here.
Steering Committee
Michelle Crary, President
Career Readiness Coordinator, Gilbert Public Schools
Aron Schmidt, Treasurer
Director of CTE and High School Instruction, Vail Unified School District
Tonia Flanagan, Secretary
Support Services Coordinator, Western Arizona Vocational Education (WAVE)
Kenneth McGovern, Fiscal Agent Representative
Chief Financial Officer, Pima JTED
Debby Kidwell
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Specialist Career and Technical Education, Deer Valley Unified School District
Jarett Guy
Assistant Superintendent for Teaching, Learning, & Campus Operations, West-MEC
Kimberly McCroy
Professional Development Specialist, Pima JTED
Curriculum Connection Staff
Jennifer Brooks
Director
Debbie MacKinney
Assistant Director
Adela Millan
Apprenticeship Coordinator
Lacey Peebles
Curriculum Writer
Deb Zurcher
Editor
Demi Parker
Curriculum Writer
Raynae Roberts
Administrative Assistant
Members
Each AZCTECC Member selects a designee as the point of contact and to vote to elect the at-large steering committee. Below are the current AZCTECC Members and their selected designee.
If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact us at hello@ctecaz.org.
American Leadership Academy
Designee Daniel Fox
Arizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
Designee: Scott Madsen
Bicentennial Union High School District
Designee: Brooke Stacy
Casa Grande Union High School District
Designee: Lisa Miller
Cave Creek Unified School District
Designee: Erin Scherer
CAVIAT – Coconino Association For Vocations, Industry And Technology
Designee: Brent Neilson
CAVIT – Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology
Designee: Mike Glover
Chandler Unified School District
Designee: Lindsay Duran
Coolidge Unified School District
Designee: Wyatt Carpenter
CTD – Cochise Technology District
Designee: Tina Gudvangen
Cobre Valley Institute Of Technology
Designee: Mike O’Neal
Desert Star Academy
Designee: Paul Gladeau
EVIT – East Valley Institute of Technology
Designee: Dana Kuhn
Florence Unified School District
Designee: Tracey Celaya
Fountain Hills Unified School District
Designee: Alison Mecom
GIFT – Gila Institute For Technology
Designee: Clay Emery
Gilbert Public School District
Designee: Doug Daley
Heritage Academy Gateway
Designee: Barry Halterman
Higley Unified School District
Designee: Craig Pearson
Insight Academy of Arizona /Arizona Virtual Academy
Designee: Shawn Garrelts
J.O. Combs Unified School District
Designee: John Scrogham
Maricopa Unified School District
Designee: Emily Maxwell
Mesa Public Schools
Designee: Serenity Gielau
Mountain Institute CTED
Designee: Shaun Rose
N.A.T.I.V.E. – Northeast Arizona Technological Institute Of Vocational Education
Designee: Ron Tsosie
NAVIT – Northern Arizona Vocational Institute Of Technology
Designee: Matt Weber
Phoenix Union High School District
Designee: Melissa Jackson
Pima County JTED
Designee: Curt Bertelsen
Queen Creek Unified School District
Designee: Erin McRae
Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District
Designee: Brittany Moreno
Scottsdale Unified School District
Designee: Amy Downs
Shonto Preparatory School
Designee: Cheryl Grass
STEDY – Southwest Technical Education District Of Yuma
Designee: Tom Tyree
Tempe Union High School District
Designee: Eric Sorenson
VACTE – Valley Academy For Career And Technology Education
Designee: Bob Weir
WAVE – Western Arizona Vocational Education
Designee: Amy West
WEST-MEC – Western Maricopa Education Center
Designee: Jarett Guy
