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School board reviews plan to boost CTE concentrators as part of 90% graduation goal
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Bryant and district staff briefed the Anchorage School District School Board on a monitoring report that sets an interim strategy to increase Career and Technical Education (CTE) concentrators, part of a board goal to reach a 90% graduation rate by 2028.
The Anchorage School District School Board reviewed a monitoring report Jan. 21 on the district's College, Career and Life Readiness goal, including an interim target to expand CTE concentrators as a route to higher graduation rates.
Superintendent Dr. Bryant told the board that "ASD has a goal to increase the percent of graduates to 90 percent by 2028." The superintendent and CTE leaders described CTE concentrators as students who have completed at least two credits in a coordinated program of study.
The nut graf: district staff said research and district data link CTE concentration with better graduation outcomes, and the board discussed how the district's new Freshman Academy (FACE) can identify and steer interested students into CTE pathways earlier.
District CTE director Devin Roberts explained program structure and measurement. "A CTE concentrator means…
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