Greetings VATIE Members,    I hope this year is finding success for each of you and your students. Your board met in January and has worked toward setting the agenda for the Summer Conference by The Sea.  We have signed the contracts for the conference. We will continue planning and working to make this the best conference possible. Highlights of the conference include: The Waterside Marriott’s rates are $94.00 per night not including taxes. This rate commences pre-conference Friday, July 31, 2010) and will continue post-conference through Saturday, August 7, 2010 Conference fees this year is set at $195.00 if registered by June 1, 2010. The late registration fee is $225.00. Register early and save money for all concerned. Parking is $10.00 per day and will be added to your room rate allowing easy in and out access throughout your stay. Websites to visit to find out what is available for you in Norfolk for those tying the conference into a family vacation: www.festeventsva.org www.nauticus.org www.marriott.com/orfws  www.norfolk.gov/visitors www.visitnorfolktoday.com  www.downtownnorfolk.org www.gohrt.com/services/netbus.html http://norfolk.tides.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t568   There are two College course offered this year: Classroom Management taught by Dr. Mark Church offering three credit hours through James Madison University (Tuition costs and starting dates will be released later) SkillsUSA Mini-Chapter Management course  taught by Dr. Lee Ross offering three credit hours through Blue Ridge Community College Further details concerning the Round Robins on Tuesday afternoon and the other conference activities will be published with the application packets in March 2010. Thank you, Sid Delepine President

 

Excitement is in the air! That is the only way I can describe the way I am feeling as we put together the 2010 Summer Conference in Norfolk! The location, technical updates, industry tours, leadership workshop, round robins, awards banquet with entertainment, networking session, college classes, fabulous food and a city abound with activities and beautiful sights awaits you!  You will not want to miss the VATIE 2010 conference. Bring the family; it is only 20 minutes from Virginia Beach!
Let us get down to business.

• Officer Nominations -Two officer positions are open, Secretary (2-year commitment) and President-elect (6-year commitment). Please download the By-laws to view specific duties for each office. If you are interested or know a member who is, please complete the Officer Nomination form and send it to me electronically or by mail. Nominations accepted up to 30 minutes prior to voting. Time and effort spent on the Board is rewarding and fun, you will never know you are working!

• Awards – Budget cuts, pay freezes, early retirements - what else do I need to say. It’s disheartening, but here’s an opportunity for you to change the moral of a co-worker, new teacher or an outstanding administrator without it costing you a cent! Recognition from your peers is an intrinsic reward that is invaluable. You can find the nomination forms for Teacher of the Year, New Teacher of the Year, Educator of the Year and our newest award, Roger Johnson Lifetime Achievement. These forms are available from this site under the Documents Tab.      Nomination deadline is June 1st!

 

• Membership – We have all heard the saying, “Membership has its privileges.” Well, it is no different here. You must be a VATIE member to take advantage of all we have to offer. It is a requirement to be on the board, run for office, vote for board candidates, consideration for awards, and let us not forget the nifty little gift that Ken loves to give when you pay your membership! Put aside $30 and become a member in good standing. Also, encourage other teachers in your school to join VATIE to increase membership. Remember there is strength in numbers, when someone contacts a state or national legislator your communication carries more validity when you can say I belong to VATIE, an organization representing 1600 Trade and Industrial teachers instead of 300.

I look forward to seeing many of you in Hampton on April 23 & 24th for another exciting Virginia SkillsUSA SLC.  Stay warm!
Rose Blevins
President-Elect

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CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS FOR THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATORS (VATIE)

VATIE CONSTITUTION

ARTICLE I- NAME

The name of the organization shall be the Virginia Association of Trade and Industrial Educators.

ARTICLE II – PURPOSE

The purpose of the Virginia Association of Trade and Industrial Educators (VATIE) shall be to promote the highest standard of professionalism among it’s members bridging the gap between trade and industrial education with business and industry. The Association shall also promote the highest level of competence for Trade and Industrial Students making them life long learners with employable technical skills. VATIE also supports and promotes Skills USA Virginia.

ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. Any person engaged in the teaching or administration of Trade and Industrial Education, or any person interested in the promotion of Trade and Industrial Education in Virginia shall be eligible for membership upon payment of dues.

Section 2. Any member of the Association shall be entitled to freedom of discussion and has the right to vote in regular and called business meetings.

ARTICLE IV –OFFICERS

Section 1. The elective officers of the Association shall be a President, a President -elect a Secretary, and a Treasurer. The elective officers shall serve as the Executive Council for the purposes of planning meetings and conferences. Any member of the Association will be eligible to hold office. The term of office for each officer shall be two years.

Section 2. The VATIE Board of Directors shall consist of the Executive Council, the Financial Officer, and the Conference Manager.

Section 3. Officer elections shall be conducted at the annual meeting. The terms shall be staggered in that the President-Elect and the Secretary will be elected in even number years and the Treasurer will be elected in odd number of years.

Section 4 The Skills USA Virginia Corporate Officers and the Skills USA Virginia State Specialist shall serve as ex officio members.

ARTICLE V - GENERAL MEETINGS

Section 1. A general meeting will be held annually in conjunction with the Trade and Industrial Education Teachers Conference. All members in good standing are eligible to attend and participate in the annual general meeting. The purpose of the annual general meeting will be to act on all business.

ARTICLE VI - FINANCES
Section 1. For the purpose of continuity, the President shall, with the approval of the Executive Council, appoint a Financial Officer to manage the VATIE accounts. The Financial Officer shall remain in the office as long as is mutually agreeable between said officer and the VATIE Executive Council.

Section 2. The annual membership dues shall be paid to the Financial Officer. The amount of the membership dues shall be established by the Executive Council, with ratification by a majority of the general membership present at the annual meeting.

Section 3. The Audit Committee shall consist of the President – Elect, the Treasurer, and one representative appointed by the President. The committee shall audit all accounts and report their findings at the annual meeting.

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Section 4. The fiscal year shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE VII-AMENDMENT

To amend this Constitution, it shall be necessary to present the proposed amendment in writing to the Board of Directors by their annual Spring meeting At the annual general meeting the Association will adopt or reject any such proposed amendment by a majority vote of the members present.

 

 

1983*	Tim Lawrence	Tazewell County Vocational Center
1984*	Roger Caudell	Pulaski County High
1985	Clay Burres	Colonial Heights High School
1986*	Sondra Massie	Russell County Vocational School
1987	Gwendolin Trull Bennington	Tazewell County Vocational Center
1989	Larry Philbeck	Amelia-Nottaway Vocational Center
1991	Bill Anderson	Hermitage Technical Center
1992	Jim Bushong	Botetourt Technical Education Center
1993	Herley Blankenship	Tazewell County Vocational Center
1994	Shirley Crabtree	Thomas A. Edison High School
1995	Gloria Foley	Bassett High School
1996	Duane Renic	Hermitage Technical Center
1997	Bev Conner	Highland Springs Technical Center
1998	Pat Richard	Triplett Business and Technical Institute
1999	Paul Vadeboncoeur	Spotsylvania Vocational Center
2000	Tim Stephens	Triplett Business and Technical Institute
2001	Marcia Canada	Greene County Technical Center
2002	Robert Ham	Valley Vocational Technical Center
2003*	Carolyn Powell	Kempsville High School
2004	Bob Jett	Stafford Senior High School
2005	Bill Burton	Hermitage High School
2006	Anne Savedge	Chesterfield
2007	Larry Ambrose	Triplett Tech
2008	Soussan Bayati	Edison Academy
2009	Tom O'Day	Arlington Career Center
*Earned National Recognition

1991	Gary Fletcher	Brick Institute of America
1994	Ike Koontz	Brick Institute of America
1997	Tim Lawrence	State VICA Director
2000	Mark Church	State SkillsUSA-VICA Director
2001	Roger Johnson	A.R. Burton Technology Center
2002	Vic Sorrell	Hermitage Technical Center
2003	Gary Lane	Tazewell Co. Career Center
2004	Charles Coles	Bedford Technical Educ. Center
2005	Meghan O’Connor	Spotsylvania Career and Technical Center
2006	Forest Fowler	Giles County CTE Center
2007	Andy McClung	A.R. Burton CTE Center
2008	Chad Maclin	Fairfax County Public Schools
2009	Dr. Dan Smith	Virginia Beach City Public Schools
*Earned National Recognition

1999*	Peter Anderson	Pulaski County High School
2000	Ed Sullivan	Spotsylvania Vocational Center
2001	Lonnie Quesenberry	Tazewell County Career and Technical Center
2002	Brian Cave	Virginia Beach Career and Technical Center
2003	Nancy Burchell	Woodbridge High School
2004	Charlotte Ayers	Bedford Technical Educ. Center
2005	Joyce Lindsey	Madison County High School
2006	Sid Delepine	Virginia Beach CTE Center
2007	Jason Ritter	Charlottesville Albemarle Career and Tech Ctr
2008	Christine Baylor	Henrico County Public Schools
2009	Chris Frost	Botetourt Technical Education Center
*Earned National Recognition

2009

Roger Johnson

Roanoke County Public Schools

1990 - 1992	Richard Stoner	Amelia-Nottoway CTE Center
1992 - 1994	Ken Anderson	Virginia Beach Vocational Technical Center
1994 - 1996	Bill Anderson	Hermitage Technical Center
1996 - 1998	Jim Bushong	Botetourt Technical Education Center
1998 - 2000	Don Hoffman	C.S. Monroe Technology Center
2000 - 2002	Pat Richard	Triplett Business and Technical Institute
2002 - 2004	Larry Bentley	Page County Technical Center
2004 - 2006	Lonnie Quesenberry	Tazewell Co. Career and Technical Center
2006 - 2008	Sondra Massie	Southside Virginia Community College
2008 -	Sidney Delepine	Virginia Beach Technical and Career Education Center