Business Education Division report: mission and purpose of the division.

The mission Of the ACTE Business Education Division is to provide support and information for business education programs in preparing people for the international and domestic workforce, furthering education, and understanding She American and global economic systems. The purpose is as follows:

1. Promote high professional standards among the membership;

2. Promote career and technical education, emphasizing the role of business education;

3. Promote the total concept of education for and about business;

4. Disseminate information relating to the activities of ACTE and ACTE/BE;

5. Encourage interrelati0nships among agencies, organizations, and institutions in business education;

6. Encourage interrelationships between business education and other agencies, organizations, and institutions;

7. Encourage the development of leadership in business education;

8. Provide professional growth for al entities within ACTE/BE;

9. Promote the development of basic skills in business education programs;

10. Support the co-curricular career and technical education student organizations.

The affiliate structure of the Business Education Division for ACTE is as follows:

NACEBE: The National Association of Classroom Educators of Business Education is a professional Organization that is specifically involved with problems and concerns of classroom educators. It was founded several years ago by teachers to combine the talents of al persons associated with the classroom function of business education. Its membership includes both secondary and postsecondary educators. It is the intent and purpose of NACEBE to develop the business education area for the common good of all vocational-technical education.

The purpose of NACEBE is to promote, develop and upgrade business education throughout the United States and surrounding territories; to promote the purposes of ACTE and ACTE/Business Education Division; and to cooperate with other divisions and organizations to prepare students for the workplace.

NASBE: The National Association of Supervisors of Business Education is an organization of business education supervisors who are direct employees of a state, region or local education agency. The purpose of this organization is to further the cause of business education and the welfare of the field and professional members. The association is affiliated with ACTE and works cooperatively with the National Business Education Association and others as voted by the active membership.

NATEBE: The National Association of Teacher Educators for Business Education is dedicated to the planning, developing and sustaining of programs for teacher education in business education Through meetings, discussion groups, and research and development, this organization seeks to promote teaching careers in business education and supports the mission and goals of the ACTE Business Education Division: Membership includes teacher educators and graduate students who are involved in business education. The group meets annually at the ACTE Convention, publishes a newsletter; and sponsors the Business Digest journal.

Membership in ACTE is required for active membership in each of these affiliates.

For the latest information on the Business Education Division 2003 awards recipients and other information, please visit the division web page at www.acteonline.org/about/division/div-be.cfm.

Submitted by Dianna Carpenter, ACTE 2003-2004 Vice President for the Business Education Division. She can be contacted by e-mail at [e-mail].