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Antioch Unified cites rise in CTE completers but flags access gaps for students with disabilities
Summary
District leaders reported growth in career technical education completers (from 109 to 326 in recent cycles) and announced new dual-enrollment, construction training and internship initiatives, while acknowledging low participation by students with disabilities and ongoing teacher credentialing challenges.
Antioch Unified School District leaders told the school board that the number of students completing formal career and technical education (CTE) pathways has climbed sharply in recent years, but officials warned the gains have not reached all student groups.
“This year we had 326 completers,” Secondary Director Lindseay Wisley told the board, describing the districtwide total and explaining that CTE completers are students who finish a two-course sequence including a capstone taught by a credentialed CTE teacher. Wisley said the completer rate equaled roughly 24% of district graduates in the most recent cycle.
The district described several strategies intended to expand access and…
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