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Ann Arbor highlights CTE expansion, national competition wins and homebuilding program proceeds
Summary
District CTE leaders told the board the number of CTE programs has grown to 39, students won regional and state competitions, and the homebuilding project sold a student-built house listed around $700,000, with proceeds recycled to fund future builds through a nonprofit partner.
Tom Precher, the district's career and technical education director, told the board that Ann Arbor Public Schools now offers 39 CTE programs across elementary, middle and high school levels and is "twice the size of the rest of the county combined" in some measures. He highlighted students who advanced to state and national competitions in robotics, HOSA (health sciences), DECA and other CTSOs and said many programs are open to AAPS students regardless of their home high school.
Precher described the district's long-running…
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