Carl D. Perkins Grant

Program Purpose, Goals, and Objectives 

The purpose of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins) is to develop more fully the academic and career and technical skills of secondary education students and postsecondary education students who elect to enroll in career and technical education programs, by

1) building on the efforts of States and localities to develop challenging academic and technical standards and to assist students in meeting such standards, including preparation for high skill, high wage, or high demand occupations in current or emerging professions; 

2) promoting the development of services and activities that integrate rigorous and challenging academic and career and technical instruction, and that link secondary education and postsecondary education for participating career and technical education students; 

3) increasing State and local flexibility in providing services and activities designed to develop, implement, and improve career and technical education, including tech prep education; 

4) conducting and disseminating national research and disseminating information on best practices that improve career and technical education programs, services, and activities; 

5) providing technical assistance that— 

1. promotes leadership, initial preparation, and professional development at the State and local levels; and 

2. improves the quality of career and technical education teachers, faculty, administrators, and counselors;

6) supporting partnerships among secondary schools, postsecondary institutions, baccalaureate degree granting institutions, area career and technical education schools, local workforce investment boards, business and industry, and intermediaries; and 

7) providing individuals with opportunities throughout their lifetimes to develop, in conjunction with other education and training programs, the knowledge and skills needed to keep the United States competitive. 

Use of Perkins Grant Funds

1) Strengthen the academic and career and technical skills of students participating in CTE programs by strengthening the academic and CTE components of such programs through the integration of academics with CTE programs using a coherent sequence of courses, such as CTE programs of study, to ensure learning in the following:  a) core academic subjects and b) CTE subjects

2) Link CTE at the secondary and postsecondary level, including offering the relevant elements of not less than one career and technical program of study 

3) Provide students with strong experience in and understanding of all aspects of an industry, which may include work-based learning experiences. 

4) Develop, improve, or expand the use of technology in CTE, which may include the following:  a) training teachers and faculty; b) providing CTE students with academic and career technical skills; c) collaborate with technology industries 

5) Provide professional development programs to teachers, faculty, administrators, and career guidance and academic counselors who are involved in integrated CTE programs, including the following: a. In-service and preservice training on the following: i. Effective integration and use of challenging academic and CTE provided jointly with academic teachers, to the extent practicable ii. Effective teaching skills based on research that includes promising practices iii. Effective practices to improve parental and community involvement iv. Effective use of scientifically based research and data to improve instruction b. Support of education programs for teachers of CTE who are involved in the direct delivery of educational services to CTE students, to ensure that such teachers and personnel stay current with all aspects of an industry c. Internship programs that provide relevant business experiences d. Programs designed to train teachers specifically in the effective use and application of technology to improve instruction 

6) Develop and implement evaluations of the CTE programs carried out with funds, including an assessment of how the needs of special populations are being met. 

7) Initiate, improve, expand, and modernize quality CTE programs, including relevant technology. 

8) Provide services and activities that are of sufficient size, scope, and quality to be effective. 

9) Provide activities to prepare special populations, including single parents and displaced homemakers who are enrolled in CTE programs, for high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupations that will lead to self-sufficiency.

MISD Contacts

For further information regarding the Career and Technology Education Program (CTE) in Marshall ISD Contact:

CTE Director

Charlotte Leon

(903) 927 - 8700 ext. 1011

leonce@marshallisd.com

For more information regarding grant programs in Marshall  ISD contact:

Marshall ISD Director of State and Federal Programs

Layla Ames

(903) 927-8700 ext. 1032

amesl@marshallisd.com