FY25 CTE Funding Application Training

April 22, 2024

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Tracie Sweet, Director of Federal Programs

WHAT IS CTE?

• Career and Technical Education Programming
• NOT a pot of extra money to support programs and courses schools are already required to implement
• Two funding sources - State EIA & Federal Perkins
• A cohesive pathway of courses and experiences that will lead students in 6^th – 12^th grades on a career pathway to potentially receive an associates degree, industry certificate, or concentrator status
• Our schools have agreements with local institutions of higher education to ensure students have access to courses and experiences that will set them on the path of post-secondary success.

SCPCSD FUNDING APPLICATION PROCESS

CODING STUDENTS TO ENSURE FUNDING

• Locate the student in PowerSchool
• Click ‘All Enrollments’
• Ensure the student is enrolled in a CTE Course
• Navigate to the EFA screen
• Set the EFA code to VOC
• Remember, the highest weighted EFA should be set as the Primary EFA. This may not be VOC. If VOC is not the highest weight for the student, it should be coded in the EFA secondary fields
• Students coded as VOC who are not enrolled in CTE qualified courses will result in repayment of funds by the school to SDE.

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APPLICATION PACKET

�DUE DATE: JUNE 15, 2024

• Application Packet - fillable Word document
• Submit in EpiCenter by June 15^th under CATE, CTE-Application for CTE funding

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�ENSURING PROGRAM COHESIVENESS AND ALIGNMENT

• We are not offering a hodgepodge of CTE courses just to secure funding.
• There should be program alignment between grade levels.
• Consider what your community needs are, and what local feeder or receiving schools are offering.

THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN DECIDING TO APPLY

• Begin with the end in mind: What are the needs of the community and students?
• Do your research:
• CTE Course Catalog
• Perkins Guidelines
• EIA Guidelines
• CTE Equipment Guidelines
• Student Report Procedures Guide
• CTE Monitoring Document

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THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN DECIDING TO APPLY

CTE schools are required to establish a CTE Advisory Council and CTE Program Advisory Committees.

CTE ADVISORY COUNCIL

Purpose:

• To collaborate and develop effective career and technology education programs that meet workforce and student needs.
• Those stakeholders are also invited to serve on school improvement councils to advise local administrators as to the community workforce needs.
• To recommend additions to the CATE state-adopted standards.
• Representatives of business, industry, teachers, parents, students, and counselors

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• 2023-2024 CTE Advisory Council Training
• Handbook for CATE Advisory Council

CTE PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Purpose:

• Provide assistance for the improvement of CTE programs.
• Required for each CTE program/career cluster or combination of CTE program-career cluster that receives state or federal funds.
• Members should be individuals with specific knowledge and experience in business and industry who can effectively advise the CTE teacher and administrator
• 5-8 members from the community or geographic area served by CTE programs
• Meet at least twice per year or more as needed

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• 2023-2024 CTE Advisory Council Training
• Handbook for CATE Advisory Council

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�HOW SCPCSD ALLOCATES FUNDS

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• All schools with grades 6 – 12 are eligible to apply. Funding is NOT guaranteed.
• If you are a current school, have attended this webinar, and submitted a complete and compliant application by June 15, 2024, we will examine your 135th day report for number of students coded as VOC.
• Once SCDE allocates funds to us, funds will be allocated to schools based on a per pupil methodology for students coded as VOC on your 135-day report for both Perkins and EIA funding.

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�CTE RESOURCES

SCPCSD CTE Webpage

�CTE RESOURCES

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Questions?

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