Key Elements of CTE Programs

·     Leadership at all levels

·     High quality curriculum and instruction

·     Career exploration and guidance

·     Student support and student leadership development

·     Industry partnerships

·     System alignment and coherence

·     Effective organizational design

·     System responsiveness to changing economic and workplace demands

·     Skilled faculty and professional development

·     Evaluation, accountability, and continuous program improvement

·     Systematic CTE promotion, outreach, and communication

  

In the Grossmont Union High School District, we support the following activities:

• FTEs for CTE classes in Pathways 
• FTEs for LL Pathway core teachers 
• .2 FTE for CTE Coordinator (includes 10 after school meetings @$35 rate)
• Equipment purchases to enhance existing programs and to build new ones
• Supply budget for CTE classes 
• Professional Development for CTE teachers - CTE Model Curriculum Standards aligned with academic standards, focus on Literacy and Project Based Learning- sub costs/hourly PD rate
• Advisory Board meetings to keep programs current, approve curriculum and equipment purchases
• Summer Institute and summer curriculum writing to develop LL team products (completed)
• Job shadows (compensated at PD rate, completed outside of school day) to be completed by early spring 2016 for Linked Learning CTE and core teachers
• Curriculum writing for LL teams (CTE and Core) and Sequenced Pathways teacher’s products to be completed by early spring 2016 (coordinated with Kim Bellaart)
• Planning meeting time for Linked Learning teams to be completed June 2016 (coordinated with Kim Bellaart)
• Industry tours (field trip) for CTE classes and Linked Learning cohorts – bus and teacher sub cost to be completed by early spring 2016
• Model site visits to other CTE programs
• Industry conference for CTE teacher and/or option to attend Educating for Career Conference (CTE and Core Team) or Linked Learning conferences