Local Plans
Innovations in CTE Grant
Perkins Innovation Grants Overview
Innovations in CTE Grant Application_Call For Proposals 2026
Innovations in CTE Grant Budget Template
Link to April 2021 Open Forum recording about Innovation Projects (hear from a variety of current grant recipients): https://cccs-meetings.webex.com/cccs-meetings/ldr.php?RCID=f86e5c082de04942ac2a3d1947d5fd0d; Password: 1GreatIdea!
Local & Regional Needs Assessment
Needs Assessment Worksheets 2023 -Needs assessment worksheets to be completed at the local and regional levels. Due to CCCS by December 1, 2023.
Colorado Needs Assessment Handbook 2023 (revised 2021) – Handbook that provides recommendations, steps, and strategies for how to approach your needs assessment process.
Colorado Needs Assessment Resource Guide – 2024-2025 – A collection of resources that may be useful as you go through the needs assessment process. Labor market information by region begins on page 16.
District & College Assignments to Colorado Regions
CLNA Process Kickoff August 2023
Regional Needs Assessment Meeting
Recording from the Comprehensive Regional Needs Assessment Kickoff – August 31, 2023
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CTE Fall Roadshow Remaining Dates – Please register for your meeting using the links below, meetings will be from 9:00am – 4:30pm:
- Nov 9 – Colorado Springs (Tesla Professional Development Center – D11) – Click here to register for Colorado Springs!
- 2560 International Circle, Colorado Springs, 80910 – Rooms 116-129
- Nov 13 – Pueblo (PCC) – Click here to register for Pueblo!
- 900 W. Orman Ave Pueblo, CO 81004 – Ballroom
- Nov 16 – Denver (Adams 12 Conference Center) –Click here to register for Denver!
- 1500 E. 128th Ave Thornton, CO 80241 – Rooms Aspen, Pinon, Pine-Dogwood
- Nov 17 – Ft. Collins (Future Ready Event Space at Foothills Mall) – Click here to register for Ft. Collins!
- 215 E Foothills Pkwy, Ft. Collins
Perkins V Performance Metrics
…Perkins V Performance Metrics coming soon…
Perkins Program Monitoring
CCCS maintains a single statewide CTE data collection system designed to serve the data reporting needs of CTE program approvals, the Colorado Technical Act, and the Perkins V Act.
Perkins 101 Training
Perkins 101 – Required for CTE Director credential and strongly recommended for new Perkins contacts. No registration required. Session is virtual live and walks through an overview of the Perkins grant and the processes that make up the grant award year. Access for CTE Gateway not required to participate. Certificates of completion will be provided to participants of the session following verification of participation.
- April 3 from 1-4pm, Perkins 101: https://cccs-meetings.webex.com/cccs-meetings/j.php?MTID=mb40ed9eba69e1751d96152f874598da7
- April 30 from 9:00-12:00pm, Perkins 101: https://cccs-meetings.webex.com/cccs-meetings/j.php?MTID=m30b91d474a7a0e2290be2ecdd8952236
Perkins – Lunch and Learn Series
Lunch and learn series to support your FY25 Perkins planning. Drop in for the sessions you’re most interested in and get a refresher on these important topics! Geared toward Perkins grant managers of all levels.
- Equipment Tracking/Disposal lunch and learn. No registration required. Session is live virtual and will discuss what constitutes equipment, requirements for usage, tracking, and disposal.
- Program Income lunch and learn. No registration required. Session is live virtual and will discuss federal requirements around generating and tracking program income (i.e. with school stores, school based enterprises, etc.).
- Personnel Costs and Tracking Time and Effort lunch and learn. No registration required. Session is live virtual and will cover different types of personnel costs as well as how to appropriately document the various types of personnel costs.
- Perkins Improvement Plans lunch and learn. No registration required. Session is live virtual and will provide an opportunity to hear from your colleagues regarding their improvement planning processes and projects.
- Let’s Talk Work-Based Learning lunch and learn. No registration required. Session is live virtual and will provide in-depth coverage about flagging learners as WBL for your student enrollment reporting. Bring your data colleagues.
May 30 from 12-1pm https://cccs-meetings.webex.com/cccs-meetings/j.php?MTID=me06b10208f4c9ce546340d8aebc3cb96