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Catoosa County recognizes Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Month and sets National FFA Week events
Summary
The board heard proclamations marking Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Month and National FFA Week, with district CTA leaders and students speaking about pathways, graduation outcomes and hands-on programs.
The Catoosa County Board of Education on Feb. 4 proclaimed February as Career, Technical and Agricultural (CTA) Education Month and designated Feb. 15–22, 2025, as National FFA Week in the district. Mark Pierce, the district’s career technical educational director, read proclamations and introduced teachers and students who described hands-on programs across the district’s high schools and middle schools.
Why it matters: District leaders said CTA programs provide work-based learning, industry-recognized credentials and pathways that, in Catoosa County and statewide, are associated with higher graduation rates. Speakers emphasized CTA’s role in workforce development and community partnerships that help students acquire practical skills.
Mark Pierce, CTA director, told the…
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