AL-CTO

 Benefits

The AL-CTO program is unique. It is founded on the understanding that the leadership responsibilities and expertise required for this role are tremendously complex and dynamic. Success in the role of a K-12 CTO means possessing and maintaining a high level of competency in both education and technology, not just one or the other. Regardless of the participant’s background, the program has much to offer. It is designed to assist the participant in developing higher levels of competency in the full range of CTO responsibilities while ensuring that Alabama’s unique state requirements and opportunities are covered.  Throughout the program participants will share with and learn from other professionals, leading to personal and professional growth.

Recognition

The AL-CTO Program was developed by ALET. During its development, designers of the program met with the Alabama State Department of Education leaders. SDE leaders acknowledge the need for and the benefits of the program and encouraged its development. However, participants should be aware that, at this time, attaining AL CTO certification does not require school systems to change the graduate’s job title or pay.

Participation

Anyone meeting the criteria may apply to participate in ALET’s CTO program. The criteria for participation are intended to establish and maintain program rigor and high quality, not to discriminate against any interested candidate. The criteria and order of acceptance are as follows:

• ALET Delegate Members serving in a school system’s highest EdTech leadership position regardless of years of experience in education
• ALET General Members having a minimum of three years of experience working in the education field
• Non-ALET members having a minimum of three years of experience working in the education field

Courses

The AL-CTO Certification Program consists of six courses, covering all major responsibilities of the position.  The professional strands are patterned after the CoSN Certified Educational Technology Leader (CETL) framework but are tailored for Alabama. Please note that the CETL program and AL-CTO program are different certifications. Neither is a pre-requisite for the other.

• CTO ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• LAW, ETHICS, AND POLICIES
• DATA MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE
• TEACHING AND LEARNING
• IT MANAGEMENT
• TECHNOLOGY PLANNING

Schedule

The courses take a year to complete. CTO course dates will generally be on the day before or the day after the three ALET conferences. Participants should plan accordingly.

Schedule for the ECHO Cohort

Cost

The one-time course fee is $75. Participants are responsible for their own travel and lodging.

Apply

Applications for the Echo Cohort are now closed.

 Re-Certification

ALET is officially beginning the re-certification process. The Alpha, Beta, and Charlie cohorts will have two years to complete and submit the documentation in order to retain their certification. Please read this document for more information and important links – ALCTO Recertification Policy. The timelines are as follows:

• ALPHA, BETA, and CHARLIE documentation due by June 1, 2022
• DELTA documentation due by June 1, 2023

Contacts

Program Lead – Stacy Royster
Program Lead – Tim Brothers
VP of Professional Learning – Dr. Connie Bain (profdev@go-alet.org)

AL CTO Graduates

Name	System	Cohort
Allen Taylor	Walker County	Alpha
Anthony Kingston	Alabaster City	Alpha
April Chamberlain	Trussville City	Alpha
Barbara Burchard	Elmore County	Alpha
Beth McKinney	Athens City	Alpha
Brigett Stewart	Jacksonville City	Alpha
Bruce Ellard	Cullman County	Alpha
Bryan Phillips	Hoover City	Alpha
Chris Jenks	Tuscaloosa City	Alpha
Craig Bates	Talladega County	Alpha
Devlynne Barnes	Monroe County	Alpha
Eric Burrage	Oxford City	Alpha
Glen Granberry	Lee County	Alpha
Jana Hoggle	Satsuma City	Alpha
Jason Truett	Lauderdale County	Alpha
Jenel Travis	Calhoun County	Alpha
Jeremy King	Baldwin County	Alpha
Joanne Stephens	Birmingham City	Alpha
Joel Andrews	Russellville City	Alpha
Juan Cepero	Dale County	Alpha
Tommy Whitten	Madison County Schools	Alpha
Kelli Lane	Hoover City	Alpha
Kevin Stephenson	Muscle Shoals City	Alpha
Kevin Thompson	Coosa County	Alpha
Kim Arrington	Chilton County	Alpha
Michael Fowlkes	Arab City	Alpha
Sean Holmes	Guntersville City	Alpha
Stephanie Snyder	Pike County	Alpha
Tim Brothers	Attalla City	Alpha
Tim Southerland	Hartselle City	Alpha
William Martin	Marengo County	Alpha
Edward Willis	Morgan County	Alpha
Wayne Young	Ozark City	Alpha
Stacey Weaver	Pell City	Alpha
Dr. Chris Westbrook	Florence City Shools	Alpha
Jennifer Alexiou-Ray	University of Montevallo	Beta
Eujon Anderson	Troy City	Beta
Steve Blair	Montgomery County	Beta
Bob Blalock	Houston County	Beta
Brian Craig	Sheffield City	Beta
Calan Daniel	Randolph County	Beta
Regina Davis	Choctaw County	Beta
Bret Dehoff	Brewton City	Beta
Louis Delbert	Colbert County	Beta
Emily Elam	Decatur City	Beta
Sandra Guinn	Franklin County	Beta
Benny Guthrie	Cullman County	Beta
Brad Johnson	Enterprise City	Beta
Verlander Jones	Perry County	Beta
Joani Kay	Mtn. Brook City	Beta
Tony LaRue	Scottsboro City	Beta
Todd Manley	Florence City	Beta
Sharon Mumm	Mtn. Brook City	Beta
Brian Narrell	Blount County	Beta
DevVon Pettway	Midfield City	Beta
Cassie Raulston	University of Montevallo	Beta
Stacy Rodgers	Enterprise City	Beta
Stacy Royster	Opelika City Schools	Beta
Matthew Shell	Butler County	Beta
Paula Stanbridge	Mtn. Brook City	Beta
Robert Stewart	Greene County	Beta
Russ Stewart	St. Clair County	Beta
Bradley Strother	Clay County	Beta
Teresa Thomas	Birmingham City	Beta
Greg Titshaw	Fort Payne City	Beta
Taylor Armstrong	Vestavia City Schools	Charlie
Susan Chandler	Jasper City Schools	Charlie
Rick Cortright	Dallas County Schools	Charlie
Dafne Stokes	Chickasaw City Schools	Charlie
Matt Fuller	Talladega City Schools	Charlie
Andrew Jackson	Leeds City Schools	Charlie
Wesley Lawley	Bibb County Achools	Charlie
Dr. Benitha Mathews	Lowndes County Schools	Charlie
Aaron New	Madison City Schools	Charlie
Mary Raines	Fayette County Schools	Charlie
Jackie Sanes	Phenix City Schools	Charlie
Mark Wilson	Madison County Schools	Charlie
Lauren Woolley	Shelby County Schools	Charlie
Melanie Barkley	Athens City Schools	Charlie
Ingrid Abner, Ph.D.	Tarrant City Schools	Delta
Fabian Bauerschmidt	Russell County Schools	Delta
Heidi Chambers	Oneonta City Schools	Delta
Corey Cochran	Cleburne County Schools	Delta
Josh Howard	Geneva County Schools	Delta
Geoff Jones	Henry County Schools	Delta
Keith Price	Vestavia Hills City Schools	Delta
Amy Steen-Hurst	Anniston City Schools	Delta
Suzanne Stockton	Tuscumbia City Schools	Delta
Michael Townsend	Tuscaloosa County Schools	Delta
Laura Ware, Ed.D.	Jefferson County Schools	Delta
Desiree Smith, Ed.D.	Homewood City Schools	Delta