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Superintendent outlines countywide CTE millage, schedules outreach sessions
Summary
Superintendent Kowalski described a countywide career and technical education (CTE) millage the district will support, citing growth in CTE participation and scheduled informational events.
Superintendent Kowalski told the Saline Area Schools Board of Education the district is actively promoting a countywide career and technical education (CTE) millage that will appear on an upcoming ballot.
Kowalski described the millage as a countywide initiative intended to expand industry-connected experiential learning — including health sciences, cybersecurity, aviation and robotics — and said it would provide sustainable funding to grow CTE opportunities and protect district spending on CTE through cost sharing. Kowalski said 86% of CTE students go on to college and that CTE course demand has grown roughly 70% over nearly four years; she presented those figures as part of the rationale for the levy.
The superintendent said the district and the intermediate school district (ISD) will host informational sessions and community engagement events; she said she and district staff will present at Rotary and the chamber and that parents will receive information through ParentSquare. Kowalski asked the board and community to watch for three official ISD informational sessions and additional district-hosted events.
The board discussed possible public statements of support and community outreach. A board member suggested the board consider issuing a public statement in support of the CTE millage ahead of the November vote and to coordinate messaging with the district’s outreach plans.
No formal board vote or endorsement occurred at the meeting; the discussion centered on outreach and information-sharing plans.
