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Granville County Public Schools board approves FY2026 federal CTE application
Summary
After a presentation on outcomes, the school board voted to approve the district's fiscal year 2026 federal Career and Technical Education (CTE) application, citing improved performance on statewide indicators and strong post‑graduation placement for concentrators.
Granville County Public Schools on Monday approved the district's fiscal year 2026 federal Career and Technical Education local application following a presentation summarizing program outcomes and goals.
The action came after Angie Salisbury, presenting the CTE federal application and program data, told the board that Granville County Public Schools offers 20 career pathways, employs 26 CTE teachers and five support staff, and that students earned more than 4,000 industry‑recognized credentials in 2023–24. Salisbury said the district met six of eight federal CTE benchmarks in 2023–24.
"We survey them. We find them and ask them, what are you doing 6 months after graduation? And 95 percent of our students have a positive placement," Salisbury said, describing the district's follow‑up process for CTE concentrators. She added the state requires at least 75 percent positive placement for concentrators and that Granville County Schools routinely exceeds that threshold.
Salisbury also outlined academic measures used by the federal program: only students who are CTE concentrators (students who have taken a second‑level course in a pathway) are counted, and, for three indicators tied to end‑of‑course exams, the federal reporting counts only the highest proficiency levels. She reported that 69 percent of CTE concentrators earned a credential and 71 percent met the district's state assessment or performance‑based measure for career and college readiness.
After brief board questions about how the district locates graduates for follow‑up, a motion to approve the FY2026 CTE local application passed by voice vote. The motion was made and seconded on the record; the board chair called for the ayes and the motion was adopted.
Board members praised the program's progress. "By every measure, it seems this program is thriving and improving," Dr. Lindsey said after the vote, and members thanked CTE teachers and staff for their work.
The district will submit the approved application to the administering authority as required for federal CTE funding; board members did not request further changes to the application at the meeting.
