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Carmel Unified expands CTE pathways, secures state grants and pilots dual-enrollment options
Summary
Carmel Unified said it is expanding CTE pathways and dual-enrollment opportunities and has secured roughly $1 million in state grant funding to add biotechnology, robotics and business dual enrollment.
Carmel Unified presented a multi-year update and expansion plan for its career technical education (CTE) programs, announcing new pathways, pilot dual-enrollment courses and roughly $1 million in additional state funding secured over the past two years.
Director of College and Career Readiness Dr. Yvonne Glenn said the district opened new offerings this year including biotechnology, a redesigned work-experience program, an accelerated dual-enrollment business pathway that will award college credit (six credits at completion) and a robotics co-op for credit. She said the district's design year is 2024-25, with plans to expand capstone courses, introduction-to-Photoshop and graphic-design dual enrollment in 2025-26, and further pathway revamps (including electrical/EV content in auto) targeted for 2026-27.
Glenn described the CTE program as aligning academic coursework with technical skills and industry standards, and she listed 11 elements of a high-quality CTE program (leadership, high-quality curriculum, industry partnerships, work-based learning, professional development, evaluation and more). The office reported pilot work-based learning such as job shadows, a summer internship with the Carmel Wastewater District and an employer contact with Joby Aviation.
On outcomes, Glenn presented data showing engineering and health pathways had higher pathway completion; arts and transportation pathways had lower completion rates. She flagged a retention concern: students in special populations (students with disabilities, socioeconomically disadvantaged students) enter pathways at higher rates but exit before completing sequences at higher rates as well; the office plans targeted supports to increase retention for those groups.
Glenn said the office had obtained several targeted grants including College and Career Access Pathways grants, a Golden State Pathways grant and K-12 Strong Workforce funds; she described a million dollars in new state allocations secured across several grants in the last two years. The item was informational.
