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CTE director outlines growth in career and technical education, certifications and a $100,000 grant request
Summary
Jeff Stenders, director of CTE and alternative education, updated the TLE committee on program enrollments, industry credentials, regional career pathways, partnerships with Blackhawk Technical College and a pending Department of Workforce Development Fast Forward grant request for a $100,000 robotic welding cell.
Jeff Stenders, the district’s director of career and technical education (CTE) and alternative education, presented a multi‑year update on CTE programs, enrollments, certifications and grant activity.
Stenders said the district offers pathways including automotive, welding, early childhood, hospitality and business and that middle‑school exposure classes feed high‑school pathways. “We have 2,385 students enrolled in 32 CT classes,” Stenders said, noting some students take multiple classes and are therefore counted more than once.
He described work‑based learning and credentialing: youth…
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