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Teachers urge board to preserve 'career literacy' classes as district seeks savings
Summary
Middle school teachers and union representatives told the board that the county-created 'career literacy' program supports literacy and career exposure; the superintendent said the county may cut the 24-position program to meet budget shortfalls and noted partial CTE funding available.
The Cabell County Board of Education heard competing arguments Monday over whether to preserve the district's "career literacy" middle-school program or to fold its functions into core English language arts classes as a cost-saving measure.
Tracy McClanahan, a career literacy teacher at Barbersville Middle School, told the board she has worked in Cabell County for nine years and said the program engages students by "focusing on reading, writing, speaking, listening, and reasoning through the lens of careers." She asked the board to keep career literacy at all middle schools or at least preserve the program at Barbersville, noting that cutting the program there would eliminate six certified…
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