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Lawmakers hear tech-center leaders’ concerns as committee reviews CTE governance
Summary
House Commerce & Economic Development Committee reviewed a student-to-school report on career and technical education governance. Tech-center leaders told legislators autonomy aids operations but expressed concerns about proposed K–12 reform, funding formulas and possible program cuts.
Helen Art Graves, a legislative intern, presented a report on career and technical education (CTE) governance to the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee on March 21, outlining how four independent career-tech centers run their boards and operations and summarizing superintendents’ reactions to the governor’s K–12 and CTE reform proposals.
The report compiled interviews with superintendents and directors at multiple regional tech centers, including Southwest Tech, River Valley Tech Center, Central Vermont Career Center (CVCC) and the Patricia A. Hanover Career Center (PAHCC). Graves told the committee that each superintendent she spoke with “would much prefer that CTE governance be determined after they have been able to see what public education reform looks like in general,” and that many favored preserving local autonomy.
Why this matters: Center leaders said autonomy allows…
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