IACTE State Conference 2026

This session will highlight practical tools and strategies for streamlining processes, reducing administrative workload, and improving overall efficiency in managing work-based learning programs, including autofilled documents with e-signatures, hour tracking, site visits, and placement databases. Participants will also hear directly from a school district about how they have strengthened their WBL programs through improved organization, enhanced management practices, and easier access to placement data, while also gaining practical tips and advice from experienced WBL coordinators.

This session is for you to discuss best practices about your classes and network with other like classes in the state.  

Indiana's Class of 2029 WBL requirement is here — and finding enough employer placements for every student isn't realistic for most districts. This session shows how Pathful's virtual Industry-Led Projects, confirmed by Indiana's Assistant Commissioner of CTE to meet state requirements, give students 30+ documented WBL hours per project. Two to three projects satisfy the full 75-hour requirement — scalable, trackable, and accessible for every student, regardless of geography.

Discover how student-led businesses can expand high-quality, equitable work-based learning in Indiana schools. This session will introduce Ascend Indiana’s free Student-Led Business Toolkit, share practical guidance for launching new models, invite attendees to join the statewide SLB Coalition meeting this September, and highlight a start-up grant opportunity for schools interested in launching a new SLB in the 2027-2028 school year.

Managing WBL means carrying compliance, tracking placements, chasing employer signatures, and building state reports without dedicated staff and without extra time. This session walks through what it looks like when all of the administrative work runs itself, and what that gives back. We'll close with how Perkins V CTE funding can cover the cost.