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Dearborn trustees hear plan to expand CTE offerings and modernize Michael Berry Career Center

Dearborn Board of Education (Dearborn Public Schools) · January 13, 2026
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CTE supervisor Dr. John Bridal outlined current career and technical education programs, recent investments (cybersecurity lab, construction trades lab), and conceptual plans for an expanded Michael Berry Career Center to house automotive, EV, welding and multiuse labs; any construction would require board approval and funding.

Dr. John Bridal, the district’s career and technical education supervisor, gave the board a detailed overview of Dearborn’s CTE programs on Jan. 12 and previewed conceptual plans for expanding the Michael Berry Career Center.

Bridal said the district is emphasizing sequential CTE pathways that combine life skills, employability skills and technical training. "We have a brand new construction trades lab that is almost done," he said, and highlighted a recently completed cybersecurity…

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