Policy: 2170
Instruction
Career & Technical Education
The District will provide a program of Career and Technical Education (CTE) to assist students in the making of informed and meaningful educational and career choices; and to prepare students for post-secondary options. The District’s Career and Technical Education is a planned program of courses and learning experiences that begins with exploration of career options. Additionally, the District’s CTE program supports basic academic and life skills, enables achievement of high academic standards, incorporates leadership training, provides options for high skill development and preparation for high-wage employment and included and continuing education courses. The program and courses will be included as part of the regular curriculum of the District.
The District will establish local Career and Technical Advisory Committees to assist in the design and delivery of the District’s CTE program. Committees will advise the District on current labor market needs and the programs necessary to meet those needs. The District’s CTE program will be related to employment demands, current and future, and to the needs and interests of students.
The Board will annually review and approve the District plan for the design and delivery of its CTE program. The CTE plan will ensure CTE programs provide academic rigor, alignment with education reform, establishment of program performance targets, attention to the skill gaps of Washington’s workforce and opportunities for dual credit.
The Superintendent or CTE Director will develop procedures which will ensure that all programs and courses are operated in conformity with the District's plan for Career and Technical Education and with all Federal and State laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, homelessness, immigration or citizenship status, the presence of any the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, neurodivergence, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities.
Additionally, the superintendent or designee will seek and utilize all available state and federal sources of revenue for the financial support of career and technical education in the district.
If the district receives funds through the work-integrated learning initiative to provide experiences for its students, it will comply with the conditions of receiving such funds.
Cross References:
2413 - Equivalency Credit Opportunities
2140 - Guidance and Counseling
Legal References:
RCW 28A.150.500 Educational agencies offering vocational educational programs – Local advisory committees – Advice on current job needs
RCW 28A.700 Secondary career and technical education
RCW 28A.230.130 Program to help students meet minimum entrance requirements at baccalaureate – granting institutions or to pursue career or other opportunities – Exceptions RCW 28A.230.010 Access to career and technical course equivalencies
Adopted 6/17/09
Revised 6/2012, 5/2018, 11/2025