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Board hears concept for Polk technical high school to expand CTE concentration beginning in 9th grade
Summary
District staff proposed a 9–12 technical high school that would let students focus on a CTE pathway earlier, becoming concentrators or completers by 10th grade. The board asked for more data on location, transportation, student selection and curricular alignment before advancing the concept.
District staff presented a concept for a dedicated technical high school on Nov. 18 that would allow students to choose a career-technical education (CTE) program beginning in ninth grade and spend a larger portion of their day on the trade of their choice.
"It would be a little bit different from what we offer already because while they would take their core academic classes on this campus, the rest of their day would be focused on CTE," Ms Bennett said, describing a program designed to…
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