Invite your district administrators, local legislators, and other current or prospective community partners to see it firsthand. Here is just one of the many ways to build excitement: Consider holding parent orientation meetings and celebrations to showcase the components of your pathway program and learner success.
Promote the program and learner achievements to stakeholders. Are your learners completing work-based learning experiences, earning industry-recognized credentials, and gaining service learning, leadership and competitive skills in your career and technical student organizations? Make a habit of working with your CTE team and district leaders to review program data and engage in continuous improvement around quality CTE. Does each pathway support all five components of a quality career pathway, including a sequence of course, work-based learning options, industry-recognized credentials, dual credit opportunities, and CTSOs? If not, how can you develop those areas? If it does support all five components, which areas need improvement or can be expanded so more students can access them?
Next, evaluate your program offerings and the career pathways you teach. This radiates out to the people they know-most importantly, their parents.įocus on quality. By creating an inclusive environment, learners are able to develop a sense of belonging and see themselves within a career pathway. When you believe your program is for all learners (and families), it positively affects how you market, recruit, and design curriculum that supports the diversity of your students’ needs. Let’s explore four ways to build a greater understanding of your CTE program.ĬTE is for ALL students. You have tremendous influence over how CTE is perceived, whether your quality career pathways are supported by a team of teachers or you are the only educator for a pathway in a small district. On the contrary, students who complete career pathways graduate with extraordinary achievements that transition them smoothly and successfully into young adult life, be it college, directly into the workforce, or both! So how can we cultivate a more accurate perception of CTE with our communities, our administrators, as well as with the people who have arguably the greatest influence on today’s students-their parents? Family Resources for Learning during COVID-19Īs educators, we know that Career and Technical Education programs are not “extras” when it comes to our students.
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