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Dozens of students, teachers and parents urge keeping CTE on high school campuses; board retains counsel and authorizes legal action if needed over EVIT IGA
Summary
Dozens of students, CTE teachers and parents urged the Chandler Unified School District board Sept. 10 to keep Career and Technical Education programs on high school campuses rather than shifting them to EVIT; the board later retained outside counsel and conditionally authorized legal action if needed regarding an EVIT satellite IGA.
Dozens of students, teachers and parents addressed the Chandler Unified School District Governing Board Sept. 10 in a sustained public comment period urging the board to maintain Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs on high school campuses instead of moving programs to off-campus sites run by EVIT (the East Valley Institute of Technology, cited in testimony as EVIT).
What speakers said Speakers from multiple high schools described CTE programs as vital to students’ academic engagement, career readiness and leadership development. Students said on-campus access made it possible to participate in clubs, leadership organizations (FFA, FBLA, DECA, HOSA), athletics and other extracurriculars in addition to CTE coursework. Several speakers said they had earned certifications, dual-enrollment credit or college credit while completing multi-year CTE pathways on campus.
Examples cited by speakers: - Students said on-campus CTE allowed…
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