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Moline High students press district to expand CTE access; propose counseling, course-catalog and peer supports
Summary
A student-led CTE advisory presented survey findings and recommended steps — better middle-to-high-school transitions, clearer course cataloging, more counseling time, peer mentors and a social-media presence — and told the board some low-cost actions are already being piloted with administrators.
A student group from Moline High School presented findings and recommendations Monday urging the Moline Coal Valley School District to make Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways more visible and accessible to middle- and high-school students.
Presenters representing the district’s student CTE advisory told the Board of Education they analyzed survey data and middle-school focus-group responses and identified three primary barriers: grade- and age-based course restrictions, scheduling conflicts that block students from taking CTE classes, and insufficient information reaching younger students.
“Kids want to talk to people in careers — they want…
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