January is School Director Recognition Month! Some 4,500 school directors serve Pennsylvania's 500 public school districts, and 16 percent of these directors also serve on career and technical school boards. The GACTC's school board is called the Joint Operating Committee (JOC), and is comprised of 20 representatives from our eight sending schools. Please join us in celebrating the members of the GACTC JOC, who volunteer their time and talent to serve our students, schools and communities. We are grateful for their service! They are: Altoona Area School District Christopher Cook David Francis David Greenwood Eric Haugh Kelly Irwin Adams Ronald Johnston [...]

Nicole Zernick, Career & Technical Education Coordinator at the Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center (GACTC), has been named as the 2021 recipient of the Judith A. Rossi Educator of the Year Award by the Blair County Chamber of Commerce.   This award, according to the Blair Chamber, “was created to honor an individual who has had an impact on students, schools or educational systems that also benefit the local business community.” This award recognizes those individuals who serve as a bridge between our education and business communities. Mrs. Zernick is the third recipient of this award since its inception in 2019.  [...]