Wake County Schools outlines 2025–26 CTE local plan; district highlights graduation, credential gains

Wake County Schools staff presented a draft 2025–26 Career and Technical Education (CTE) local plan to the Student Achievement Committee, describing it as the second year of a two‑year plan that continues strategies from a district comprehensive local needs assessment.

"We do this annually as required by the state in terms of our CTE local plan," Joanne Honeycutt, CTE director for Wake County Schools, told committee members. She said the district used a recent comprehensive needs assessment to shape the plan and would return a completed draft for board approval in May so the district can meet the Department of Public Instruction submission deadline of June 30.

Why it matters: staff said CTE concentrators in Wake County graduate at rates above both the district average and state averages and earn industry credentials at high rates — metrics the district links to post‑graduation employment and further education. Those outcomes inform the district's spending priorities and program supports.

Key data and takeaways from the presentation

- Graduation rates and…