All Advice Appreciated!!!!

I have been attending the GACTE conference and today was our session day. I attended the HOSA 101 segment and received some interesting information that I would like to bounce off of all of you ("old" and new!). It has been *strongly suggested* that when I make my syllabus (which is due on Friday...yes I have already started pre-planning!) that I put a notice on there that *all* students who take my class must be HOSA members and therefore, pay the dues. This came from another HSTE teacher but was STRONGLY backed up by Allen Seigler.

For those of you who did not attend GACTE, please be aware that the state is making a multitude of changes in our CTSO's. Be sure to spend some time talking to your state person and look at your state website so you don't miss out on anything.

I will say, (and I think that Connie and Tracey will back me on this) that this was the most DISORGANIZED mess of a conference I have ever seen. It's a shame that the state people who (dis)organized all of this are more concerned about collecting money for a conference than ensuring that room sizes are appropriate and that the environment is suitable. Obviously, they didn't ever have NTI.