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Travis Unified board approves new CTE and elective course package for 2026‑27
Summary
The Travis Unified board approved a bundled package of new elective and career‑technical education course proposals, including career exploration labs at the Travis Education Center and industrial robotics and sports‑medicine pathways at the high school level, with startup funding planned from CTIG and local grants.
The Travis Unified School District governing board voted Nov. 18 to approve a bundled set of new elective and career‑technical education (CTE) courses to take effect in the 2026–27 school year.
District presenter Joe (S5) told trustees the package includes two career exploration lab courses for the Travis Education Center (covering culinary, cosmetology/barbering, health sciences, home maintenance and EMT), an industrial robotics completer course and a sports‑medicine completer option for the medical‑science pathway at Vanden, and middle‑school additions including Robotics 2 and a year‑long Art 1 at Golden West. Joe said the vocational labs are intended as “pre‑CTE” opportunities to expose students to high‑interest, hands‑on careers.
Board members asked about prerequisites, staff credentialing and start‑up costs. Joe said industrial robotics will require completion of a foundations to mechatronics course; sports‑medicine would require a credentialed medical‑science teacher and could require a new hire. He said planners expect the courses to start in fall 2026.
On funding, Joe said the district will rely primarily on the state Careers and Technical Education Incentive Grant (CTIG), which this year is roughly $270,000 and is renewable, and on targeted local grants. He said a two‑year, $30,000 startup award from Ardagh Corporation has been applied for to support robotics; the district also plans to use CTIG to cover teacher salaries where eligible and to avoid tapping general‑fund start‑up dollars.
After questions and discussion about student demand, staffing and program execution, a board member moved and the board approved the bundled course package by voice vote. The motion record showed a passed action with the board directing staff to implement the new catalog entries and to return with any hiring needs or funding confirmations.
The board’s approval moves the proposals from curriculum planning into implementation steps, including teacher recruitment and final scheduling; the district said it will not schedule courses until staffing and funding are confirmed. The presenter said robotics and art adjustments require minimal startup while some labs will need equipment and teacher hiring or reallocation of credentials.
What happens next: staff will work with school principals and the district curriculum council to finalize course descriptions, recruitment timelines and any necessary personnel actions before the 2026–27 course catalog is published.
