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District: CHS theater will lose CRTC CTE funding under federal Perkins guidance; staff to propose in-district alternative
Summary
Administrators told the board that theater will no longer qualify as a CRTC CTE program under updated Perkins guidance; the district will offer technical components through CTE while reconfiguring acting/stagecraft as in-district courses and pursuing a replacement course in the program of studies.
Administrators informed the board that recent guidance tied to the federal Perkins program means Concord High School—RTC theater will no longer qualify for CTE billing as a theater/acting program beginning with the 2026 cademic cycle. The change affects whether regional districts can bill the program and the district bility to use Perkins funds for theater-specific equipment.
District staff said core technical components (audio/visual production, lighting, sound) can remain eligible for CTE funding, but acting and stagecraft would need to be offered as in-district courses if the district wants to maintain them without Perkins support. Staff emphasized that the shift presents an opportunity to rethink how the district offers performing-arts content and to potentially expand local access to theater coursework without forcing students to choose between band, choir and theater in the CRTC schedule.
Administrators said they do not plan to add staffing for the transition and will present an alternative course proposal as part of the program-of-studies process (timing tied to the district—alendar for program adoption). Separately, the board voted to accept an in-kind donation of a Ford Focus to the Concord Regional Technical Center (CRTC) for use in the automotive program.
