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LPS highlights CTSOs and a new education pathway for future educators
Summary
Career and technical student organizations (FBLA, DECA, HOSA, SkillsUSA, FFA, FCCLA, Educators Rising) serve as year‑round extensions of classroom learning; district staff reported 67 students already in the new education pathway and plan to introduce a 0.333 course next year.
At the July 28 meeting, Dr. Jason Thompson, career and technical education curriculum specialist for Lincoln Public Schools, described the district’s work to connect CTSOs to classroom instruction and to expand an education pathway across all eight high schools.
Dr. Thompson said seven CTSOs operate in the district (FBLA, DECA, HOSA, SkillsUSA, FFA, FCCLA and Educators Rising) and that these activities are year‑round, often starting in August and continuing through a fall leadership conference and national competitions. He noted that Educators Rising is a growing pathway and that the district will introduce a 0.333 course next year, with 67 students already in the pathway.
Board members raised concerns about limited ag courses contributing to low FFA participation (16 students), and staff said expanding FFA would require adding ag classes and staffing or designating a focus school model with transportation. "In order to be in these organizations, you have to be enrolled in a class... So for example, for FFA, Future Farmers of America, you have to be enrolled in an ag course during that school year to be involved in that activity," Dr. Thompson said.
The presentation emphasized community partnerships—local businesses help as judges and project mentors—and the role CTSOs play in preparing students for careers.
