Spotlight Nomination

Nominate a program for our CTE Video Series

Nominate Your CTE Program for the Career Cluster Spotlight Series

Eligible Clusters in the 2026 Series

The 2026 series will feature the following Career Clusters®:

  • Agriculture
  • Construction
  • Financial Services
  • Healthcare & Human Services
  • Hospitality, Events, & Tourism
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Supply Chain & Transportation

Shine a Light on Excellence in CTE

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Do you have a Career & Technical Education (CTE) program in your school that is doing outstanding work, and you want the rest of Alabama to see it?

The CTE Career Cluster Spotlight is a video series dedicated to highlighting exceptional CTE programs from every corner of the state. We are looking for programs that combine hands-on learning, student success stories, and real community impact. This is your chance to show how your school’s program is making a difference for students, for schools, and for the community.

Why Nominate Your Program?

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  • Recognition & Visibility – Be featured in a professionally produced video (and stock imagery) that will be shared statewide. Let your program’s success be celebrated.
  • Tell Your Story – Showcase the people behind the work: instructors, students, administrators. Share the experiences that bring your program to life.
  • Inspire Others – Your program could become a model of best practices for other schools or simply motivate students and educators across Alabama.
  • Highlight Opportunity & Impact – Demonstrate the pathways your CTE cluster opens for skills, careers, and growth for students in your region.

What We’re Looking For

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We want programs that:

  • Deliver high-quality, hands-on instruction within a specific CTE Career Cluster.
  • Offer compelling stories of how lives are changed, barriers overcome, students empowered.
  • Showcase the wide reach of CTE to every part of Alabama.
  • Prepare students to be Alabama’s future workforce.

Nomination Details:

  1. Fill out our online nomination form below by December 1, 2025.
  2. Upload the requested photos and video with your nomination form.
  3. Selected programs will need to meet (both CTE director and lead instructor) with the Production Team prior to the on-site video and photo day.
  4. Video and photo recording will occur for approximately 5 hours between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on the day of filming.
  5. Specific filming dates and schedule will be communicated based upon final selection and geographical location of all programs.
 

Help Tell Alabama’s CTE Story—Together

Every child. Every chance. Every day. Whether you are rural or urban, large or small, every program matters. Nominate your CTE program today, and help spotlight excellence across Alabama. For questions, email hello@alabamactso.org.

2026 Series Nomination Form