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SCUC ISD highlights expansion, certifications and barn upgrades in career‑tech update
Summary
The district reported the CTE program serves thousands of students across dozens of pathways, offered 88 course options, industry certifications and junior‑high expansions; staff described program strengths, advisory board partnerships and facility/ staffing challenges at the Toby Connor agricultural complex.
The Schertz‑Cibolo‑U City ISD CTE department told trustees it continues to expand pathway options, industry certifications and junior‑high outreach while managing aging facilities and a handful of vacancies.
"CTE is really found in those three different endorsement areas," said Miss Massey, who presented the program overview. She said the district offers about 88 distinct CTE courses spanning business and industry, public service and STEM pathways and that staff serve students in both junior high and high school programs.
Key figures and program features presented by staff:
- CTE staffing and courses: 85 CTE teachers districtwide — about 15 at the junior high level and roughly 70 at the two high schools — supporting 88 distinct CTE course offerings.
- Participation and certifications: staff said the program serves a duplicated enrollment of roughly 10,000 student enrollments (students taking multiple courses). About 2,000 students take industry‑recognized certification exams annually; district pass rates on many IBCs have climbed over recent years.
- Junior high expansion: the district added seven junior high CTE offerings (principles courses plus new exploratory classes such as fundamentals of computer science, sports marketing and a "Beyond the Bell" exploratory rotation); the goal is earlier career exposure and to increase the number of students completing career pathways in high school.
- Facilities and the Toby Connor Agricultural Complex: staff reported a continuing need for facility upgrades at the off‑campus ag complex; they provided recent maintenance metrics (roughly 76 work orders and 159 staff hours logged for repairs as of the presentation) and described temporary repairs to animal pens while longer‑term plans are developed.
- Community partnerships: an active advisory board of about 30 members — parents, teachers and industry partners — supports curriculum review, internships, job shadows and program evaluation; staff said some partners have hired student interns after job shadows and internships.
Challenges and near‑term needs: two current CTE vacancies (law enforcement and agriculture), aging equipment and limited space for high‑cost programs such as HVAC, diesel and automotive. Staff noted some high‑demand, higher‑wage programs require significant footprint and capital investment.
Staff asked the board to note the program's successes — state and national competition qualifiers, strong industry certification counts, and growing junior high participation — while acknowledging facilities and staffing needs will require planning and resources.
