CTSO Information

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The United States Department of Education (USDOE) has endorsed Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) as a critical component of an effective Career and Technical Education (CTE) program. The responsibility for CTE instructional programs and related activities, including CTSOs, rests with state and local education agencies. Find out what is needed to sponsor a CTSO on your campus.

Overview

The term ‘career and technical student organization’ means an organization for students enrolled in a career and technical education program that engages in career and technical education activities as an integral part of the instructional program.

State charters for Texas CTSOs are held by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), which has the responsibility for leadership and fiscal oversight of each organization, as well as integration of CTSO activities into a state-approved CTE program of study. TEA sponsors the following CTSOs:

1. Texas FFA

2. Texas Future Business Leaders of America

3. Skills USA Texas

4. Texas Association of Future Educators

5. Texas Business Professionals of America

6. Texas DECA

7. Texas Family Career and Community Leaders Association

8. Texas Health Occupations Student Association

9. Texas Technology Student Association

Please contact Jessica Leonard if you have any questions regarding CTSOs.