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School board approves Carl Perkins plan, seeks to expand CTE courses and nontraditional recruitment
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Summary
The board voted to submit the 2025–26 Carl Perkins application after hearing priorities to expand CTE courses, dual‑enrollment opportunities and recruitment into nontraditional programs.
The Dinwiddie County School Board voted to approve submission of the division’s Carl Perkins plan for 2025–26 after a staff presentation on CTE priorities and performance indicators.
Why it matters: Carl Perkins funds support career and technical education (CTE) programming and certification testing. The plan approved by the board sets spending priorities the division will use when it receives its final federal allocation.
Miss Wolfa, a CTE staff member who presented the plan, summarized priorities the division will emphasize in the coming year, including new CTE courses (agricultural fabrication and emerging technology to align with welding and drone technology), steps to add sports medicine and athletic trainer coursework, expansion of medical terminology to pair with anatomy, and efforts to increase concurrent and dual‑enrollment partnerships with Brightpoint and Rappahannock (Roanoke? Roani/Roani technical center referenced in presentation). The presenter said the state increased Perkins performance indicators this year; the division missed one indicator — nontraditional program concentration — by about two percentage points and will use targeted recruitment and updated catalogs to improve representation in programs where a gender is underrepresented.
Board members asked whether the funds are federal and whether any federal grants appeared at risk. The presenter said most federal grant lines remain intact but noted the division had been told earlier that Title II funding might be at risk. The presenter said the division often receives reallocated reserve funds from other divisions that underspend, and she will amend final allocations after the division’s exact Perkins award is announced.
Motion and outcome: A motion to accept and submit the Carl Perkins plan passed on a voice vote; no board member opposed.
What’s next: Staff will return to the advisory committee with the exact award amount and a detailed spending plan when federal allocations are finalized.
Provenance: The Carl Perkins plan presentation began when the board called up the item and concluded with the board vote to approve submission of the application.
