Keller - Roanoke - Northeast Fort Worth | September 2024

BY MARK FADDEN

Growth of CTE programs

Put in perspective

The context

Students not enrolled in CTE program Students enrolled in CTE program

Over the past five years, KISD’s enrollment has stayed around 34,000 students. During that time, Carroll said enrollment in KISD’s CTE program has hovered around 11,000 individual students, with approximately 21,500 total enrollments when including students taking multiple CTE courses. “Notably, in the 2024-25 school year, enrollment increased by about 2,500 due to the expansion of our offerings at the middle school level, which has received overwhelmingly positive feedback from teachers, students and parents,” Carroll said. Henderson said the Northwest ISD program serves approximately 13,000 students in 23 differ- ent programs of study. “Our seven CTE academies are very popular and successful as well as our 16 standard programs of study,” Henderson said. “Business, health sciences and agriculture programs are some of our highest numbers based on enrollment due to many factors that allow a large number of students to enroll in those programs.”

Henderson said CTE is funded through a weighted funding supplemental model that allows CTE courses to generate more funding revenue for school districts to help cover CTE resources, materials and staffing but with the added benefit of also providing funds to the district. With regard to CTE funding from the state, 55% of the funding is required to be spent by CTE and 45% of the funds can go to the general budget for other areas.

Keller ISD enrollment

*PROJECTED

11,000

2020-21

23,319

11,000

2021-22

23,813

11,000

2022-23

23,078

11,000

2023-24

22,250

13,500

*2024-25

20,500

Northwest ISD enrollment

*PROJECTED

9,991

2020-21

15,392

"CTE conducts regular-needs assessments to ensure that all programs are yielding a strong return on investment." KELLEY HENDERSON, NISD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS

10,064

2021-22

17,519

12,078

2022-23

17,171

13,004

2023-24

17,732

13,000

*2024-25

18,600

SOURCE: KELLER ISD, NORTHWEST ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT

The takeaway

At a recent NISD Workforce Development Forum, Jacob Hart, a senior who attended the Aviation and Aeronautics Academy at Eaton High School, talked about how the program fueled his love of aviation. “My whole family is in aviation, and most of our family friends are pilots,” Hart said. “My dream is to become a pilot for Southwest Airlines.”

annually for internship opportunities, including: • Lockheed Martin • Caterpillar • Textron/Bell • Medical City Alliance • Texas Health Hospital Alliance

Henderson said the CTE program also offers industry-based certifications that allow students to immediately go to work and earn a livable wage after high school or while in college. She added that CTE classes are offered at all four Northwest ISD high schools. Keller ISD partners with more than 200 companies that host over 1,000 students

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