Friday Report: November 15, 2013 Date Submitted: November 12, 2013

Subject: CTE Annual Report Update Submitted by: CL Fender

Strategic Target: 5.4.a, 5.4.b

On Monday November 4, 2013 the 2012 – 2013 annual report for Career and Technical Education (CTE) was presented and reviewed by cabinet. The highlights of the CTE report update were:

· A 230% increase with students earning industry certifications from the previous year.

· A 99% increase with students who are identified as taking courses within a career cluster area known as a CTE completer. This is a student who has taken 360 hours of within a career cluster area of study.

· The addition of three CTE computer labs along with future update needs

· The increase with CTE STEM teacher certification

· 816 students who graduated in 2013 earned Tech Prep credit.

· A Gap analysis for current and future courses focusing on high demand and high wage career cluster areas in health sciences, STEM, computer programming and engineering.

· An assessment of the varied after school student options available.

· An analysis of the CTE course equivalencies which are courses that meet the standards of more than one subject area.

The above highlights match directly within Everett Public Schools Strategic Targets 5.4a and 5.4b. See attached the presentation that was presented to cabinet.