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Division outlines Perkins-funded CTE priorities and warns of new state 3E framework restrictions
Summary
Student career and technical education programs will continue to expand; the division plans Perkins spending on equipment and professional learning while the Virginia State Board of Education’s revised 3E employment framework narrows which work‑based experiences count toward framework points.
Charlottesville City Schools staff presented the local Carl Perkins plan for 2025–26, outlining program offerings, credentialing and proposed expenditures tied to federal Perkins funding.
Doctor Helts said the division currently offers CTE programs in nine of the 14 career clusters in the updated framework and reported 131 CTE completers in the 2024 cohort, 133 students earning the workplace readiness credential in 2023–24 and 336 industry credentials in total. The division plans to continue expanding CTE course offerings (including…
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