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Utica CTE program reports steep growth in work-based learning, eyes four program approvals
Summary
Michelle Hall briefed the board on the district's K–12 Career & Technical Education expansion, reporting large increases in work-based learning participation, pre-apprenticeship partnerships with local employers and colleges, and plans to submit four CTE programs for approval by Oct. 1.
Michelle Hall presented the Utica City School District's Career and Technical Education (CTE) update for the 2025–26 school year, describing K–12 programming, summer camps at Proctor High School, partnerships with local industry and colleges, and expansion of work-based learning and pre-apprenticeships.
Hall said CTE is a district-wide effort and cited partnerships with Griffith Institute, SUNY Poly, the North Atlantic Skills Trade Union, Mohawk Valley Health System, MVCC and others that provide student exposure, internships and pre-apprenticeship pathways. She said the district opened applications for the first cohort of 10th graders for next year, will host open houses and will forward four CTE programs for approval; Hall noted the deadline for program submission is Oct. 1.
Hall reported growth in work-based learning participation: the transcript records "6,700 students participated in work based learning compared to last year's 2,365," and she said the district offered hundreds of work-based learning opportunities this year. She described program elements such as pre-ETS for students with IEP transitions, pre-apprenticeships in advanced manufacturing and health care, and the NYPA Junior Fellowship energy-audit work in which students audited local businesses.
Board members asked about community outreach and open-house plans to increase awareness; Hall said the district will schedule an open house in the fall and coordinate with Proctor High School events so parents and younger students can tour the CTE wing and see student work.
The presentation closed with a request for continued board support as the district seeks program approvals and expands hands-on learning.
