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District outlines CTE expansion plan amid space, staffing and funding limits
Summary
Stratford School District CTE staff outlined growing student demand, partnerships with local employers and universities, and a wish list of facility, staffing and funding steps — including a call to craft a strategic plan and pursue CIP funding and grants to expand programs such as aviation/ROTC, CNA and culinary.
Stratford School District CTE staff presented a multi-part plan to expand career and technical education offerings and address longstanding capacity constraints, telling the curriculum committee the district faces high student demand but limited space, staff certification requirements and declining targeted grant funding.
The presenter (listed here as Presenter (CTE)) framed CTE as an alternative pathway that prepares students for direct employment or college, citing U.S. labor projections and Connecticut Department of Labor trends that show local growth in health care, professional/technical services, advanced manufacturing and construction. “These are options for them,” the Presenter (CTE) said, describing pathways that offer industry certifications and dual-enrollment credit.
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