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CTE administrators outline expansion plans, funding and student certifications
Summary
Cedar Hill ISD presented a Career and Technical Education (CTE) overview covering pathways, industry-based certifications (48% of seniors have an IBC), funding (PIC 22, federal distributions), and outreach efforts like Longhorn Level Up and paid work-based learning pilots.
Taisha Smith presented the district’s Career and Technical Education overview, detailing that about 48% of Cedar Hill ISD seniors have earned an industry-based certification (IBC) during high school and that the district offers nine career pathways. Smith described funding mechanisms (PIC 22 for salaries and materials, an annual federal distribution, and CCMR reimbursement for one IBC per student) and said the district pays for students’ IBCs and competition travel.
Smith outlined recruitment efforts — Longhorn Level Up, middle-school rotations, and student ambassadors — plus plans to strengthen teacher retention through mentorship and to invest in equipment and work-based learning. The presentation noted a multi-year instructional framework with Region 10 and a desire to increase concentrators (code 6) and completers (code 7) in CTE pathways.
