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Christina School District launches SREB review to expand career and technical education
Summary
District leaders presented a new partnership with the Southern Regional Education Board to assess and redesign career and technical education (CTE) offerings. SREB will deliver a career pathway review, labor market analysis and a 3–5 year strategic plan with site visits and stakeholder engagement slated for March–May.
The Christina School District Board heard a presentation on March 11 about a new partnership with the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) to review and strengthen the district’s career and technical education (CTE) programs.
Bob Stokes, director of state and district partnerships for SREB, told board members SREB will conduct a Career Pathway Review (CPR) that includes labor‑market analysis inside a roughly 30‑mile commuter radius, stakeholder surveys and site visits to CTE classrooms at the district’s three high schools, three middle schools and Maurice Pritchett Academy. “We will assess the status of current CTE programs,” Stokes said, describing deliverables that include a strategic plan aligned with the district’s existing strategic plan.
Stokes outlined a schedule of virtual data sessions on March 19 and March 25, followed by on‑site observations April 15–17 and a preliminary findings presentation on April 18. He said the final CPR report will be delivered within six weeks of the site visits, followed by a site‑development workshop to produce a 3–5 year action plan with benchmarks and focus teams to monitor progress.
Superintendent Deidra Joyner (title per meeting roster) and district officials said they had added a CTE supervisor to the district team and emphasized matching program offerings to local workforce needs, including bioscience and technical trades. Joyner also encouraged business and industry partners to take part in the March 19 virtual meeting so SREB can refine labor‑market assumptions.
Stokes said SREB’s review will use six categories that align with the Perkins comprehensive local needs assessment: student performance, size/scope/quality of programs, labor market alignment, program‑of‑study implementation, recruitment/retention/training of staff and access and equity. The process will include classroom visits, interviews with students and teachers, syllabus and assessment reviews and survey analysis.
Board members responded positively to the plan, noting prior positive experiences with SREB work in other states. The district said it will notify the community about the virtual sessions and invite employers, post‑secondary partners and families to participate.
No formal vote was required; the presentation and planned timeline were received as a district initiative.
