P6900 Career and Technical Education Programs

The Board of Education will be responsive to the requests of business, industry, agencies and individuals of this community for career and technical education programs. The Board of Education will cooperate with other agencies in providing programs that will be beneficial to district high school students to enable them to enter the labor force or pursue additional education. The Board of Education will encourage and support the development of career and technical education programs. All career and technical education programs will be administered and conducted by the school district through the office of College and Career Readiness. The Board of Education will support all career and technical education programs by providing access, maintenance, and operational expenses of plant and equipment, unless specific funds are available for this purpose through other public funding sources.  

Administrative Implemental Procedures: 

1. The school district will assume responsibility for offering pre-technical/technical training that has been delegated to the schools by statute in the areas of Business and Computer Education, Family and Consumer Sciences Education, and Technical Education in grades 9-12, and may include postsecondary enrollment when specific requirements are met. 

2. High school students enrolling in postsecondary career and technical education programs may be responsible for tuition, fees/charges and transportation associated with attendance at the postsecondary site. 

3. Technology Education programs will be offered to grades 6-8 at all middle schools.  Technology Education is a required course at the 6th grade level.  Elective courses in Technology Education will be offered at the 7th and 8th grade levels at all middle schools. 

4. The Executive Director of College and Career Readiness will develop articulation agreements with area postsecondary agencies that provide dual credit for high school students. 

5. Career and Technical Education students may participate in Career and Technical Student Organizations in order to develop leadership skills and career advancement activities that can contribute to professional development.  

7. Career and technical education programs do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap/disability, religion, or age. 

Administrative Responsibility: Secondary Education Office – College and Career Readiness

Latest Revision Date:  February 2025

Previous Revision Date: September 2019 P6900 

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