Welcome to 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
Stephen Weltsch, President
Assistant Superintendent of Teaching, Learning, and Campus Operations, Western Maricopa Education Center (West-MEC)
Shaun Rose, Secretary
CTE Student Services Director, Mountain Institute CTED
Michelle Crary, Treasurer
Career Readiness Coordinator, Gilbert Public Schools
Debby Kidwell
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Specialist Career and Technical Education, Deer Valley Unified School District
Tonia Flanagan
Support Services Coordinator, Western Arizona Vocational Education (WAVE)
Vern Nicholas
Career Technical Education Coordinator, Scottsdale Unified School District
Thomas Bogart
Chief Financial Officer, Pima County JTED (Pima JTED)
Curriculum Connection Staff
Tammy Bonner
Director
Jennifer Brooks
Assistant Director
Katrina Jansson
Administrative Assistant
Debbie MacKinney
Curriculum Writer
Lacey Peebles
Curriculum Writer
Judy Puiia
Editor
Deb Zurcher
Editor
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.
Adobe Mountain School
Designee: Jenine Wright jmwright@azdjc.gov
American Leadership Academy
Designee: Jesse South
jsouth@alaschools.org
Arizona Autism Charter School
Designee: Lisa Long
llong@autismcharter.org
Bicentennial Union High School District
Designee: Brooke Stacy
bstacy@salomehs.org
Bourgade Catholic High School
Designee: Tom Brennand
tbrennan@bouregadecatholic.org
Career Success Schools
Designee: Dr. Laura Metcalfe
lmetcalfe@csschools.com
Casa Grande Union High School District
Designee: Lisa Miller
lemiller@cguhsd.org
Cave Creek Unified School District
Designee: Erin Scherer
escherer@ccusd93.net
CAVIAT – Coconino Association For Vocations, Industry And Technology
Designee: Brent Neilson
bneilson@caviat.org
CAVIT – Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology
Designee: Stacey Rich srich@cavischools.org
Chandler Unified School District
Designee: Lindsay Duran
duran.lindsay@cusd80.com
CTD – Cochise Technology District
Designee: Tina Gudvangen
tgud.cochisejted@gmail.com
Coolidge Unified School District
Designee: Andrea Cardona
Andrea.Cardona@coolidgeschools.org
Cobre Valley Institute Of Technology
Designee: Mike O’Neal
mo’neal@cvit81.org
El Capitan / Colorado City Unified
Designee: Carol Timpson
ctimpson@ccschools.us
Florence Unified School District
Designee: Tracey Celaya
tcelaya
GIFT – Gila Institute For Technology
Designee: Clay Emery
cemery@giftjted.org
Gilbert Public School District
Designee: Doug Daley
doug.daley@gilbertschools.net
Higley Unified School District
Designee: Craig Pearson
craig.pearson@husd.org
J.O. Combs Unified School District
Designee: John Scrogham
jscrogham
Maricopa Unified School District
Designee: Marlene Armstrong
maarmstrong@musd20.org
Mesa Public Schools
Designee: Serenity Gielau
sigielau@mpsaz.org
Mountain Institute CTED
Designee: Shaun Rose
Shaun.Rose@mijted.net
NAVIT – Northern Arizona Vocational Institute Of Technology
Designee: Matt Weber
mweber@navit.k12.az.us
Paradise Schools
Designee: Gina Garcia
ggarcia@paradiseschools.org
Phoenix Union High School District
Designee: Melissa Jackson
mjackson2@phoenixunion.org
Pima County JTED
Designee: Curt Bertelsen
cbertelsen@pimajted.org
Queen Creek Unified School District
Designee: Heidi Lee
hlee@qcusd.org
Ridgeline Academy
Designee: Aimee Hand
ahand@ridgelineacademy.org
Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District
Designee: Orlenda Roberts
oroberts
Scottsdale Unified School District
Designee: Amy Downs
adowns@susd.org
Shonto Preparatory School
Designee: Cheryl Grass
cgrass@shontoprep.org
STEDY – Southwest Technical Education District Of Yuma
Designee: Johannah Elliott
jelliott@stedy01.org
Tempe Union High School District
Designee: Eric Sorenson
esorenson@tuhsd.k12.az.us
VACTE – Valley Academy For Career And Technology Education
Designee: Laurie Lozano
llozano@vacte.com
WAVE – Western Arizona Vocational Education
Designee: Amy West
awest@wavejted.org
WEST-MEC – Western Maricopa Education Center
Designee: Stephen Weltsch
Stephen.Weltsch@west-mec.org
