Administrators’ 2022-23 CTE Planning and Budgeting Guide

If the last couple of years have taught us anything, it’s that we need to be as proactive as possible in providing career education to today’s youth. As we see many pandemic-era students disconnected from the classroom and their future planning, this work is more important than ever. As you plan for the 2022–23 academic year, you’ll want to prioritize investments in best practices and tools that promote and prioritize student access, equity and success. 

To support you during the planning and budgeting process, we’ve curated a list of resources and recommended solutions aligned to your key goals for the upcoming school year.

I want to…

• Motivate learning and shape student agency

• Invest in equity: Innovative CTE delivery

• Focus on Lifelong Soft Skills as foundational to all learning

• Expand course options and FTE funding

• Help students recover credit  

• Tap into every available funding stream

Motivate learning and shape student agency

Last year, almost three-quarters of CTE educators reported being less effective at motivating and engaging learners compared to prior years. Our mastery based digital courseware (over 250 courses leading to career credentials) features AR/VR, simulations, labs, videos, graphics, activities, and projects that make learner engagement a priority. At the same time, our mastery-based approach to teaching and learning recognizes that students are in different places in their learning trajectories and need flexibility to move at different paces. CTE educators benefit from rich data on both student engagement and competency that allows them to individualize support for learners. Core-LX can help you close nascent CTE learning gaps, and support continuity of learning no matter where learning occurs. 

Invest in equity: Innovative CTE delivery

Now is the time for leaders to think about how to invest Perkins and other funding in the piloting and scaling of innovative delivery models, including virtual CTE. Do you have the right makeup of learning options to keep students in your district and flourishing?

In this webinar led by Core Learning Exchange CEO Jeff Katzman, you’ll learn how to increase equity and access to high-quality CTE. 

-What are the limitations of existing delivery models? 

-How can an alternative model expand equity and access for CTE learners? 

-How can you plan now to fund and launch a pilot next school year?

Register here to join us on May 31 at 2:30 MT for exploration and Q & A.  

Focus on Lifelong Soft Skills as foundational to all learning

Will your students have the core skills to succeed? Soft skills are the foundation of all human learning and development. The Lifelong Soft Skills collection of courses can support your students in social-emotional growth, bolster academic progress, and prepare them for the future workforce. The collection includes 14 Modules covering everything from the importance of Taking Initiative to Personal Judgment, Self Confidence, and more.

Expand course options and FTE funding

When looking to expand, districts often face a number of issues restricting their ability to offer a variety of high quality course options. Startup funding constraints, limited space and lack of necessary equipment can all be barriers to expanding a CTE program. Districts interested in offering their own virtual program can do so, however, with the help of Core Learning Exchange. Online or hybrid courses present a rich alternative to solely traditional face-to-face classes. Districts seeking to expand course options that excite student imaginations and attract and retain student enrollments benefit from associated FTE funding without escalating costs. Reach out to Jeff to discuss your options.

Help students recover credit  

Alternative schools and programs use Core Learning Exchange to keep at-risk youth on track to graduate. Our digital courseware solution and robust catalog of courses allows students to earn a large number of credits from home, or in blended environments.

Tap into every available funding stream

When reviewing potential funding sources to support Career Technical Education (CTE), it is important to look at sources at all levels — federal, state, and local - as well as consider private or philanthropic grant funding. The objective of this Primer: Funding Career Technical Education is to provide an overview of many sources of funding and their appropriate uses.

Ready to plan to meet your goals? Get in touch at Support@Core-LX.com.