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KUSD presents 2026 Education for Employment (E4E) plan, highlights CTE and youth apprenticeship participation
Summary
KUSD Chief Academic Officer Michelle Santelli presented the districtE4s 2026 Education for Employment (E4E) plan, noting about 3,500 CTE participants in 2425, roughly 1,500 CTE concentrators, approximately 130 youth apprentices in 2526#8211;26, and 71 employer partners; staff also described dual-credit options and platforms used for student ACP planning.
Michelle Santelli, KUSD's chief academic officer, presented the districtE4s 2026 Education for Employment (E4E) plan and walked the board through components required by DPI, career and technical education (CTE) data, youth apprenticeship numbers, and community partnerships.
"We are here to present to you an informational update regarding KUSD's 2026 education for employment plan, also known as e4e," Santelli said, framing the presentation as the annual review required by state rule. She highlighted required plan elementslocal, regional and state labor market needs, academic and career planning for grades 626ndash;12, and the districtE4s partnerships with employers and postsecondary institutions.
Staff supplied participation figures: about 3,500 students took CTE courses in 2425; ~1,500 were CTE concentrators (two or more pathway courses); youth apprenticeship participation was about 130 students in 2526#8211;26 with a typical annual range of roughly 130150; the district reported 71 employer partners and estimated students earned just over $1,000,000 in wages through paid work-based learning.
Santelli and colleagues described multiple dual-credit options (Start College Now, early college credit, transcripted credit with Gateway Technical College and Parkside Access to College) and the use of Xello and NextPath platforms to support academic and career planning and to enable students to send transcripts to colleges.
Board members asked for details on youth apprenticeship trends and employer fields; Santelli said health care remains a large field, supported locally by Advocate Aurora and Froedtert partnerships. No formal action was required; the presentation closed as a discussion item.
Speakers quoted: Michelle Santelli; Teaching & Learning staff.
