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Higley USD highlights CTE gains as district meets state performance benchmarks
Summary
Assistant Director of CTE Michael Pearson told the governing board that Higley Unified’s satellite CTE programs outperformed state goals this year, reporting 2,575 satellite seats, a 91.8% certification rate among completers, and all monitored programs earning the state’s "distinguished" level.
Assistant Director of Career and Technical Education Michael Pearson told the Higley Unified School District governing board the district’s satellite CTE programs are meeting — and often exceeding — state performance goals.
"Of our 379 students that graduated and completed our program last year, 348 of them earned at least 1 certification or license, putting our certification rate at 91.8 percent," Pearson said during his presentation to the board. He reported 2,575 satellite student seats and 455 students at EVIT central campuses for the 2025–26 planning year, describing a 4% growth in…
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