Ohio Career-Technical Education Sponsors & supporters Wanted!

Ohio ACTE leadership values the services, products, and knowledge that our business partners provide.  The goal of the sponsorship program is to provide connections to career-technical educators and members through mutually beneficial interactions with business partners. Providing Ohio ACTE members information and access to relevant products and services directly impacts the mission of career-technical education:  Preparing tomorrow's workforce.

This page outlines ALL the opportunities to interact with Ohio ACTE and members, but if you are looking for something specific, you can skip right to the following information:

Sponsorship Levels

Annual Conference Exhibit Application/Order Form (note that some sponsorship levels include exhibit space)

Annual Conference Events/Program Only Sponsorship Opportunities

Build Your Own Sponsorship/Other Opportunities

Business Membership in Ohio ACTE

Web and electronic enews advertising only (in development/to come)

Our Mission:

Ohio ACTE is Ohio’s only organization dedicated to serving all career-technical and adult educators, including instructors, administrators, adult education staff, support staff, school board members, and others.  Our collective goal is to inspire, educate, and empower career-tech students with knowledge and skills they need to succeed after graduation. 

Ohio is facing a skills and talent shortage, and Ohio ACTE member educators address this challenge by working with business and industry professionals to prepare tomorrow’s workforce with the attributes employers need to thrive.   

Ohio’s career-tech educators serve high school students and adults across Ohio.   There are more than 5,000 Ohio ACTE members, serving approximately 125,000 students in Ohio. 

Our Goals:

• Increase the positive perception of career-technical and adult education with parents, students, and the public.
• Grow career-tech programs to meet the career calling of our students and the demands of Ohio’s workforce.
• Serve all students through innovative instruction and creative work-based learning opportunities.

Ohio ACTE Programs & Initiatives

Our programs range from an intensive 12-month leadership program, The Byrl R. Shoemaker Leadership Institute, to virtual and in-person events, with our flagship event the Ohio ACTE Annual Innovation & Impact Conference held every July in Columbus.

Initiatives include our annual student scholarship, promoting post-secondary education and advocacy efforts with our state leaders and legislators to insure career-tech continues to offer students exceptional education opportunities.

Join Us and Support the Cause

Help secure the future and growth of career-technical education.   If you believe in the power of innovative and creative education to serve students and build Ohio’s workforce, we hope you become one of our valued supporters.  Please choose from one of the following sponsorship packages that best fits the goals of your organization or customize your own sponsorship package.

Annual Sponsorship Levels of Support

Annual sponsorships begin Jan. 1 and end Dec. 31 and include an entire year's worth of exposure, interaction and recognition.  Benefits of an annual sponsorship are that you and your business get sustained and year long exposure to Ohio ACTE members, building your brand among career-tech educators.

ALL annual sponsors receive the following benefits:

• Recognition on the Ohio ACTE website with a link to their page and description of their organization in a sponsor directory.
• Recognition at the Ohio ACTE Annual Conference in electronic format.
• Each monthly Ohio ACTE electronic newsletter will include a link to the directory of sponsors.
• Annual membership in Ohio ACTE for as many employees who are interested.

Champion - $8,000 - NOTE: Includes 1 Exhibit Space at the Conference

All of the BASIC benefits PLUS:

• Exhibit table (1) at the Annual Conference, with a select location
• Recognition as a Champion Sponsor at the Ohio ACTE Annual Conference
• One in-person session at the Ohio ACTE Annual Conference to share information (60 minute breakout session)
  
• Recognition in all conference materials (registration page, information page, schedule, confirmation email)
• Access to names/emails of all conference attendees
• Banner ad on the Ohio ACTE website home page (for duration of annual sponsorship)
• One Ohio ACTE promoted virtual event per year – 60 minutes
• Logo in each issue of the Ohio ACTE monthly enews (for the duration of the annual sponsorship)
• One article in the Ohio ACTE e-news during the year of sponsorship
  
• One dedicated email to all contacts in the Ohio ACTE database, sent by Ohio ACTE, with content provided by the supporter.

Partner -  $6,000 - NOTE: Includes 1 Exhibit Space at the Conference

ALL BASIC benefits PLUS:

• Exhibit table (1) at the Annual Conference, with a select location
• Recognition as a Partner sponsor at the Ohio ACTE Annual Conference
• Banner ad on the Ohio ACTE website sponsors directory page for the duration of the annual sponsorship
  
• One article in the Ohio ACTE e-news per annual sponsorship

Ally - $2,000 - NOTE: Does NOT include Exhibit Space

ALL BASIC benefits PLUS:

• Banner ad on the Ohio ACTE website sponsors directory page for the duration of the annual sponsorship
  
• One article in the Ohio ACTE e-news per annual sponsorship
  
• Recognition as an Ally sponsor at the Ohio ACTE Annual Conference

Supporter - $1,000 - NOTE: Does NOT Include Exhibit Space

ALL BASIC benefits PLUS:

• One article in the Ohio ACTE e-news per annual sponsorship
  
• Recognition as a Supporter sponsor at the Ohio ACTE Annual Conference

Annual Innovation & Impact Conference Sponsorship Opportunities:

Exhibit ONLY – For businesses who are only interested in an exhibit at the Annual Conference, click here

• Refreshment/Meal (will include signage on serving table as well as recognition in the electronic program)     
  

Monday Drinks and Light Refreshments:  $1,000
Tuesday or Wednesday Continental Breakfast: $1,500

Tuesday Lunch: $2,000

• Awards Ceremony - $1,500 – includes introduction at the Awards Ceremony and 5 minute presentation 
  
• Key Note Speaker - $2,500 – includes recognition in all promotion highlighting the keynote speaker and ability to introduce the keynote speaker onsite, if desired
• Digital/online schedule - $1,000 – includes banner ad on the conference schedule page
• WIFI sponsor - $1,000 – includes your name as part of our the wifi login/password and recognition on conference material.

Build Your Own Sponsorship/Other Opportunities:

• Student Scholarship - $1,000 - Have a student scholarship named for your organization.
  
• Leadership and Empowerment Meeting (Sept of each year) - $750
  
• Shoemaker Leadership Institute - $2,000 - be the named sponsor of the program and present to future CTE leaders during a program
  
• Awards Program – sponsor a paid educator award of (minimum) $1,500 toward classroom projects; attend the Awards Ceremony and present to the winning educator, with introduction
  
• Presenting Sponsor for Virtual Events - $500 (career-field specific and held throughout the Spring)