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Granville County highlights CTE growth, credentials and apprenticeship pipeline
Summary
CTE leaders reported expanded program areas, rising credential counts, partnerships for apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship certification through the community college system.
Granville County Public Schools’ Career and Technical Education (CTE) team presented monthly highlights to the board, saying the program had grown credentials, added pathways and formalized apprenticeships.
Andrea Cooper, CTE curriculum and instruction coordinator, described the district’s eight CTE program areas — agriculture, business and marketing, computer science and engineering, family and consumer sciences, health science, PLTW biomedical science, trade and industrial (including automotive, masonry and forthcoming drone technology) and career development. Cooper said 2,672 students were enrolled in CTE classes in the most recent year, about half of whom took two or more CTE courses; overall reach across grades 6–12 was 4,940 student-course enrollments.
Cooper said the district’s proof-of-learning measures showed 77% proficiency on performance-based measurements (PBMs), 86.8% on locally-designed assessments and 68.77% on state assessments. The district awarded 2,633 industry or credential certificates last year, 295 more than the prior year.
Mr. Peter Ashford and the CTE team described internship and apprenticeship growth. The district recorded 33 summer interns in 2024, up from 18 in 2023, working across district departments and with community partners including Granville Health Systems and the Ag Extension. Granville Public Schools is registered with ApprenticeshipNC to offer an official apprenticeship in computer systems analysis; the district said one intern transitioned to a paid apprentice after graduation. The district also reported certification from the North Carolina Community College System to offer pre-apprenticeship programming through Advanced Granville.
Cooper highlighted authentic learning activities: masonry students showcased masonry work at a statewide conference, virtual-enterprise teams run student-run businesses that compete regionally and nationally, and partnerships with local businesses provided problem-solving projects tied to actual operations.
The board heard that ROTC will be integrated into the CTE family next year, and that the department continues to pursue accreditations such as ASE for automotive programs so students can earn multiple industry certifications prior to graduation.
No formal board action was required; the presentation was informational.
