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District 196 highlights CTE breadth: 64% of students took at least one CTE course last year
Summary
District officials presented career and technical education programs including middle- and high-school pathways, industry partnerships and credentials; the district reported that 64% of students were enrolled in at least one CTE course in May data.
District 196 presented an overview of career and technical education (CTE) programs Sept. 15, emphasizing pathways that range from middle-school exploratory courses to high-school double-block classes that can lead to credentials.
Rachel Hughes and colleagues described CTE offerings across family and consumer science, trades and industry, business and marketing, health and human services, agriculture and digital-technology clusters. Dr. Stephanie Hicks said CTE begins in middle school and expands in high school to provide industry-recognized credentials such as OSHA 10, CompTIA, Certified Nursing Assistant and other certificates.
"According to our May data, 64 percent of students in our district were enrolled in at least 1 CTE course last year," Stephanie Hicks said. Presenters described partnerships with local industry, including a human-resources representative from a manufacturing firm who discussed internships and skill alignment.
Board members praised CTE as an important pathway and discussed outreach and counselor workload. Staff said 650 seniors were currently enrolled in double-block CTE classes and that they will develop counselor-facing materials ("pathways cheat sheets") to support student course planning and counselor conversations during registration.
The presentation was informational; no board action was required.
