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Davie County Schools presents Perkins V CTE plan, highlights 2,271 credentials and new JROTC pathway
Summary
At the May 2026 board meeting Davie County Schools' CTE director, David, presented the district's Perkins V local application (CLNA), reporting 2,271 credentials earned, strong graduation and placement rates above 95%, the addition of JROTC as a CTE pathway, and plans to pursue grant funding for an advanced manufacturing facility.
At the May 2026 Davie County Schools board meeting, the district's career and technical education director, David, presented the local Perkins V application and a district needs assessment that will drive CTE programming for the next two years. He said the district documented a total of 2,271 earned industry-aligned credentials this school year and reported strong performance on state CTE indicators.
The presentation framed why the plan matters: CTE pathways aim to prepare students to enlist, be employable with industry credentials, or enroll in postsecondary programs. David told the board the district met meaningful progress on all eight Perkins indicators and that graduation and postsecondary placement rates for CTE concentrators were above 95 percent (unmasked data pending). "We earned over 2,000 different credentials. Actually, a total of 2,271," David said, and he described a credential-attainment rate the district calculates at about 75.1 percent.
Why it matters: the CLNA (comprehensive local needs assessment) informs local goals for labor-market alignment, program size and quality, pathway implementation, recruitment and retention of CTE educators, and equal access. The district cited partnerships with Davidson (Davie) Community College, workforce boards and business advisory councils as principal inputs for aligning courses with employer needs.
Key program details and metrics: David described more than 50 distinct CTE courses and roughly 30 high-school pathways. He reported about 1,668 high-school student participants in CTE courses (middle-school participation data were still being finalized and estimated near 300). On academic measures tied to CTE concentrators, the presentation noted strong outcomes in EOC-based academic proficiency measures and program-quality outcomes; credential attainment and performance-based measures exceeded state and local goals in multiple categories.
Areas for growth and constraints: non-traditional enrollment was flagged as an area for improvement (David said non-traditional program enrollment was about 17.7 percent, with a four-year average near 19.5 percent). He also noted an upcoming statewide computer-science graduation requirement (one credit required before graduation) will increase demand for CTE courses; the district expects challenges because months-of-employment funding is not yet adjusted to cover the added staffing needs for that change.
Funding and resources: David reviewed four primary funding streams used for CTE—state months-of-employment funding (013), state program-support funding (014) for CT-specific supplies, federal Perkins funding (07) used for professional development and large equipment, and state credential funding for student exams and certifications. For the current year the district purchased updated robotics kits, an electrical trainer for automotive, additional digital cameras for the Adobe pathway, and other industry-aligned items. "We had 2,271 credentials," he reiterated when summarizing outcomes tied to DPI reporting.
New pathways and work-based learning: the district is adding JROTC into the CTE family (students who complete level three are counted as concentrators for that pathway) and continues to expand pre-apprenticeships (nursing, EMS, transportation and early childhood examples were cited). David described business advisory councils, teacher externships and strengthened articulation agreements with Davidson Community College to expand workplace alignment.
Next steps and board reaction: the board will vote on formal approval of the local application in June; members asked staff to continue cultivating business partners and exploring grant opportunities to fund an advanced manufacturing facility and related equipment. One board member urged leveraging community foundation or private-donor channels if the district itself is not eligible for particular grants.
The board did not take a final action on the CLNA at the May meeting; David said stakeholders will finalize materials before the June approval vote.
