Districts debut new CTE initiatives From the cover
GCISD career clusters and select programs of study*
CISD career clusters and select programs of study*
What’s happening?
Business and industry
Arts, audio/video technology and communications
For Speaks, the path forward for the district’s CTE programs lies in creating more connections with the community. Connecting with local businesses can open doors to new CTE pathways and internship opportunities for students, she said. One opportunity has already been opened through the district’s new CTE advisory board, which was founded in January. A parent on the board who works for aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin was able to bring some CTE engineering students in for a tour of the facility in Fort Worth, Speaks said. The advisory board will also help with the mock interviews, which are scheduled in October.
Accounting and finance
Agriculture and mechanical
Graphic design and illustration
Marketing
Animation
Yearbook
Public services
Human services, education and training
Pharmacy technician
Teaching and training
Law enforcement
Human services
Education and training
STEM
Business, marketing and finance
Programming and software
Accounting and finance services
Business management
Cybersecurity
Engineering
Entrepreneurship
*THIS IS NOT A COMPREHENSIVE LIST
SOURCES: CARROLL ISD, GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Expected industry growth
Explained
The impact
2020 2030 (projected)
GCISD and CISD are eligible to receive weighted funding for full-time equivalent students in CTE courses, according to the Texas Education Agency. Districts can receive between 10% to 47% more funding each year for full-time CTE students, cal- culated at $6,160 per student counted in average daily attendance. • $6,776 allotted for a student who takes CTE courses not part of a state-sponsored program • $7,884.80 allotted for a student enrolled in Level 1 or Level 2 CTE courses • $9,055.20 allotted for a student enrolled in Level 3 or Level 4 CTE courses At least 55% of this funding must be used to provide CTE programs for students.
Certifications students receive from com- pleting CTE programs open up entry-level jobs for a variety of career paths, said Renee Parker, industry services unit director for Workforce Solutions of Tarrant County. “Students that have gone through a CTE program ... really have a huge advantage compared to the students that maybe didn’t go that route,” she said. Both GCISD and CISD offer a range of courses and industry-based certifications meant to give students a head start in industries expected to see job growth. For instance, GCISD awarded more than 75 healthcare-related certifications in the 2023- 24 school year.
Educational services
14,578
19,662 ( +34.87%)
Scientific and technical services
43,634
60,194 ( +37.95%)
Construction
71,042
80,765 ( +13.69%)
Transportation and warehousing
87,986
114,944 ( +30.64%)
Healthcare and social assistance
113,040
136,483 ( +20.74%)
SOURCE: WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS OF TARRANT COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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