Career and Technical Education
Program Overview
The Career and Technical Education Department provides supporting resources to enable public schools to initiate and maintain quality CTE programs in accordance with the Arkansas Department of Career Education's Strategic Plan, Goals, and Objectives.
The CTE Coordinator has the responsibility of developing and coordinating the Carl D. Perkins Federal Program. It is our goal to serve as a liaison between our member schools and the Career and Technical Education state staff and program managers.
We are here to assist new Career and Technical Instructors and to encourage the development, implementation, and improvement of Career and Technical programs.
What we do. . .
Technical Assistance Available from the CTE Department:
Carl D. Perkins Consortium Administration/Assistance
Annual Perkins Application Preparation and Submission
Budget Management
Reimbursement Management
Inventory Management: Perkins and State Start-Up
Technical Equipment Purchasing/Distribution
Completer Reports
Placement Reports
CTE Initiatives Support
Career Clusters/Pathways/Programs of Study
Curriculum Frameworks
Career Planning Systems
Statewide Initiatives
Academic Attainment of CTE Students
CTE Technical Assistance
Professional Development, Technology/Equipment training
New Teacher Assistance
Policies and Procedures Interpretation
Support for Special Populations: provide training and resources
New Program Start-up Grant Support
Program Review
DCTE Technical Assistance Visits: Assist schools in preparation, attend all TAV visits , and follow-up on resolving critical elements
Data Pull: Review and Follow-up
Course code review/changes
Data Collection/Reporting
Concentrators: Reports
Certifications: Reports
Placement: Reports
Improvement plans for indicators not meeting 90% threshold, administer plan
Blanchard Spring Caverns
Blanchard Spring Recreation Area
Mammoth Spring
Calico Rock