Middle School CTE Program Approval

Middle School CTE in Colorado NEWS! 

Forthcoming plans for School Year 2023-2024 include: a ‘facelift’ in recommended Course Scope and Sequence list(s), Program Approval Guidance, Gateway System drop-down updates AND a new Endorsement for Middle School CTE Combined Exploratory.

MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM GUIDANCE:

Middle School Program Approval FAQ

National State Repository for MS CTE Delivery

Middle School CTE Competencies (CTECS)

Middle School ICAP Quality Indicators and Elements (PDF)

Middle School Career Conversation Prompts

PWR/Essential Skills

Developmentally Appropriate CTE Content Area Scope & Sequences for Courses

Quality Program Guiding Questions (ponder prior to Program Approval submission)

• Are CTE courses or experiences structured in such a way that each student has access — or do students have to make choices between CTE and other experiences?
• Are there efforts to identify and eliminate barriers to participation and success in CTE courses or experiences for marginalized or special populations of students?
• Is enough time and space dedicated to middle grades CTE experiences to enable experiential or hands-on learning both within and outside the school day?
• Is enough time dedicated to middle grades CTE experiences to provide the necessary depth and breadth of content and deliver on student outcomes?
• How are experiences/courses sequenced from early education into the middle grades and then into high school as part of a broader continuum?
• Is information about course options and scheduling choices communicated clearly to students and their families?

Cited: https://ctepolicywatch.acteonline.org/2020/05/middle-grades-cte-courseactivity-structure-and-scheduling.html