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Cloverdale CTE coordinator outlines $1.7M in grants and urges sustainability plan
Summary
CTE coordinator Riley Dale told the board the district has received roughly $1.718 million for CTE programs, highlighted pathway completion and graduation statistics, and asked trustees to prioritize sustainability—including possible graduation requirement changes—to preserve programs when grants end.
Riley Dale, Cloverdale Unified's Career Technical Education coordinator, told trustees the district has secured multiple grants to expand CTE pathways and emphasized the programs' strong outcomes and the need for long‑term sustainability.
"In the last few years, we've received $1,718,000 for our CTE programs," Dale said, and described major grants including a $268,000 development grant (referred to as BACCC in the packet) and nearly $1,000,000 from the Golden State Pathways program to support farm‑to‑table, child development and animal science pathways. Dale said CTE pathway completers show higher graduation and attendance rates in state data shared with the board: "students who complete a CTE pathway are 98.7 likely to graduate," she said, and pathway completers were described as substantially more likely to attend school and graduate than students without CTE exposure.
Dale outlined how grant terms require targeted supports, sustainability plans and local matching contributions (often salaries for credentialed CTE teachers). She described strategies to sustain programs after one‑time funds expire, including shifting salary costs to district budgets and increasing student participation; she proposed considering a graduation requirement tied to CTE completion to stabilize enrollment in CTE courses.
Trustees asked about facility upgrades and long‑term funding; Dale said some programs (for example, construction and a freshman 'wheel' class) were cut or scaled back because of budget constraints, and she described priorities for facility improvements and capstone offerings.
Why it matters: CTE grants have funded major program expansions and equipment but require local matches and sustainability plans. Trustees heard both the educational benefits (higher graduation and attendance rates) and the fiscal tradeoffs of relying on multi‑year grants.
