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District expands CTE, wins $1.6M CAPE award; aims to boost industry certifications for school grades
Summary
CTE leadership described expanded partnerships, CAPE grant awards and new programs (aviation maintenance, applied cybersecurity, solar and manufacturing). Staff tied industry certifications to College & Career Acceleration (CCA) school‑grade points and said the district is working to increase student credentialing.
Lee County School District officials on Tuesday laid out plans to expand career and technical education and adult learning across the county, highlighting partnerships, state grants and a strategy to increase industry certifications that count toward school‑grade College & Career Acceleration (CCA) points.
Associate Superintendent Ed Matthews and CTE staff presented recent grant awards and program launches. The district received a workforce CAP grant of $1,626,920 for 2024‑25, and earlier awards included $1.52 million (2023‑24) and $2.0 million (2024‑25) to support CTE program development. Staff listed proposed and existing…
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