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Middleton-Cross Plains highlights growth in career and technical education; 70% of seniors take CTE sequences
Summary
District staff and students presented a CTE update to the Middleton-Cross Plains Area Board of Education, summarizing program areas, youth apprenticeships, dual-credit partnerships and enrollment trends; presenters said about 70% of seniors are CTE concentrators and the district reported growing employer partnerships and industry credentials.
At the Middleton-Cross Plains Area Board of Education meeting on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, district staff presented a detailed update on Career and Technical Education programming at the middle and high school levels, featuring student youth-apprenticeship speakers and data on enrollment and credentialing.
The presentation, led by Jan Shenoweth, director of secondary curriculum, instruction and assessment, and Dave Thomas, CTE coordinator, outlined five program areas at the secondary level: family and consumer sciences, business and information technology, marketing/management and entrepreneurship, technology and engineering, and health science. "We offer, 5 different program areas," Shenoweth said during the presentation.
Why it matters: presenters and board members framed CTE as a major pathway to both college and career options, citing rising student interest, new dual-credit agreements and employer partnerships that connect classroom learning to paid, on-the-job experiences.
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