Career & College Readiness

The overall goal of Career & Technical Education is to provide quality educational programs emphasizing core academic content, Postsecondary & Workforce Readiness (PWR) competencies, technical skills, and seamless transition to further education or employment and better prepare students, including special populations to meet challenges of the workforce, economic development, and emerging occupations.

Middle School CTE Vision

With Career Education in mind, Middle School CTE programs are exploratory in nature, focused on connection to career possibilities and assist students to obtain connection to self, while experiencing an all encompassing ‘wheel’ of career cluster exposure.

Middle School CTE Mission

To introduce students to their interests, resulting in obtaining relevance for learning with an increase in their engagement which in turn supports High School program recruitment and retention, inevitably increasing graduation rates and Postsecondary enrollment rates.

• Early exposure to careers and the world of work
• Access to Career & Technical Student Organizations (CTSO’s)
• Alignment to ICAP Preparedness
• Increase Postsecondary Workforce Readiness (PWR) - going school culture
• Vertical alignment and pathway development from middle school to high school to post-secondary options

We have exciting career readiness programs that are cluster-focused that engage our students in school and help them find a career path for their future! Check out our state’s Career Cluster Map! There is something for every type of learner.

Career Cluster Map

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