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Information on this page is provided by the Office of Career & Technical Education.

Staff Contacts

Career & Technical Education

Program Administration & Management

 

Administrative Planning

• CTE Administrative Planning Guide
  The CTE Administrative Planning Guide identifies connections between core subjects and CTE content; serves as a repository of course numbers and course descriptions, course durations/required hours, prerequisites and concentration sequences for completers; identifies career clusters and career pathways; and lists of Board of Education-approved credentials.

Application For New Programs and/or Courses

School divisions can request VDOE approval of new CTE programs and/or courses at any time of the year, but must be approved prior to including any budget items in the Career and Technical Education Local Plan and Budget Application. When completing the form (which is no longer included with the Perkins Local Plan), refer to the Administrative Planning Guide for titles and course codes as well as other pertinent information on submitting an application.

• Application for New Career And Technical Education Program/Course (Word)
• Superintendent's Memo # 018-12, January 20, 2012 – Career and Technical Education Application for New Programs and/or Courses

Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act

The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act – reauthorized in 2006 – provides federal funds to increase focus on the academic achievement of career and technical education students, strengthen connections between secondary and postsecondary education, and improve state and local accountability. Also see Federal Programs - Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Act.

• June 3, 2011 – Federal fund allocations for school year 2011-2012 will be available  in two allocations beginning July 1, 2011. See Superintendent's Memo #158-11.
• May 12, 2009 – School divisions that are pre-approved to spend Perkins funds for local curriculum development and in-state professional development are allowed to use no more than 32 percent of available federal funds between July 1 and September 30. The remaining 68 percent of federal funds are available for use between October 1 and June 30, 2010. School divisions received their Perkins allocations in May 8, 2009, Superintendent’s Memo #123-09.

Perkins Local Plan & Budget Application

• Local Plan 2012-2013 (XLS) (Revised March 20, 2012)
  The Perkins Local Plan and Budget Application spreadsheet must be downloaded to your computer. Once the application has been completed and approved by your local board, it must be uploaded to OMEGA. After the application has been uploaded, the division superintendent or an authorized superintendent’s designee then approves the application in OMEGA prior to the April 30, 2012 deadline. The application Certification and Assurances page(s) with appropriate signatures must be retained and filed at the local level and a copy faxed to the Office of Career and Technical Education at 804-530-4560.
  • Perkins Local Plan and Budget for Career and Technical Education – January 27, 2012 – Superintendent's Memo #022-12, 2012-2013

Requests for Reimbursement

• Substitute Teachers Reimbursement Request Form (PDF)

School Year 2011-2012:

• CTE State Equipment Request for Reimbursement Form:  SY 2011-2012 (Word)
• CTE State Industry Certification Examinations, Licensure Tests, and Occupational Competency Assessments Reimbursement Request Form SY 2011-2012 (Word)
• High Schools That Work (HSTW) Budget and Object Code Forms SY 2011-2012 (Word)
• High Schools That Work (HSTW) Reimbursement Forms SY 2011-2012 (Word)
• Jobs for Virginia Graduates (JVG) Request for Reimbursement Form SY 2011-2012 (Word)

Federal Program Monitoring

• CTE Federal Program Monitoring Review Schedule (PDF)
• Career and Technical Education Self-Assessment  (Word)  |  (PDF)

Regulations

Current Regulations

The Regulations Governing Career and Technical Education, adopted by the Virginia Board of Education in 2001, became effective January 30, 2002. Implementation of the regulations began on July 1, 2002.

• Regulations Governing Career and Technical Education
• CTE Courses with maximum enrollment of 20 students (PDF)

Proposed Regulations Currently Under Review

Regulations Governing Career and Technical Education are currently undergoing proposed revisions.

• Proposed Regulations Governing Career and Technical Education in Virginia (PDF)

A public comment period was held from January 31, 2011, through April 4, 2011.

CTE Administrator Training & Professional Development Presentations

Presentations, documents and videos related to the management and administration of Career and Technical Education programs. These resources were presented during training sessions and other professional development presentations with CTE administrators.

Data Collection & Reporting

• For details on CTE data collection, see Data Collection for Career & Technical Education
• The Career and Technical Education Reporting System (CTERS) User's Manual provides instructions for submitting the following reports:
  • Secondary Enrollment Demographics Form (SEDF)
  • Secondary Student Career Clusters Enrollment Report (SSCCER)
  • Completer Demographics Report (CDR)
  • CTE Credentialing Collection (CTECC)

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