We are excited to celebrate CTE Month with our career and technical student organizations! On February 25th the Minnesota Foundation for Student Organizations will be hosting our 2020 CTSO Day at the Capitol! As the best ambassadors to career and technical education, our student leaders will be meeting with their State Representatives and Senators to discuss the impact career and technical student organizations have had on their education and career path.

With more than 30 student leaders participating, AND all of Minnesota’s CTSOs represented, we can’t wait! This day isn’t possible without a lot of help- so a big thank you to our MFSO Board Members, CTSO Executive Directors, CTE Educators and Administrators that make this day possible.

Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) are an essential part of the Career and Technical Education Programs in Minnesota. The Minnesota Foundation for Student Organizations wants to ensure our CTSOs have the tools necessary to be successful! Our annual workshop focused on developing, marketing and evaluating CTSO Programs.

In every career pathway, financial literacy is key to student success! The first presentation of the day featured Best Prep’s program: Financial Matters. The program brings volunteers into the classroom to educate students on a variety of real-life financial topics from credit and budgeting to buying a car and insurance. The presentation can be found here: Financial Matters

The second presentation was centered onmarketing and branding CTSOs. Marketing and Branding expert, TJ Lind discussed how to increase membership and engagement through a successful CTSO campaign. The presentation can be found here: Marketing and Branding

The afternoon concluded with Eva Scates-Winston, Minnesota State CTE Equity Specialist leading a discussion on evaluating CTSO programs through the lens of equity. Encouraging CTSOs to successfully incorporate equity and inclusion goals into programming. The presentation can be found here: CTSO Program Equity