Proposition 51 Help Improve and Expand Career Technical Education Programs
Proposition 51 is used to supply grants to eligible schools for the purpose of improving and expanding their Career Technical Education (CTE) programs. Specifically, the measure allows for eligible schools to apply for new construction funding, remodeling and...
Career Technical Education Incentive Grant (CTEIG)
On January 25, 2018, Elk Grove Unified submitted an application for continued Career Technical Education Incentive Grant (CTEIG) funding from the California Department of Education (CDE). As part of ongoing CTEIG funding for high quality CTE pathways, the State is...
Strong Workforce Program Funding
The Strong Workforce Program (SWP) helps to strengthen career education programs through regional collaboration and by preparing more students for high-demand, high-wage jobs. The College and Career Connections Department currently is developing several applications...
Ideas for Parents and Teachers to Help Develop Creative Problem Solvers
'Izzy, Did You Ask a Good Question Today?'This is a digitized version of an article from The New York Times print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To the Editor:Isidor I. Rabi, the Nobel laureate in physics who died Jan. 11, was once asked,...
What Does it Mean for Students to be Truly College- and Career-Ready?
With input from over 100 community members, a college and career-ready graduate is prepared to successfully demonstrate six critical skills:Creative Problem-solvingTechnical LiteracyCommunication and CollaborationSelf-Awareness, Self-Reliance,...
Are Career Fairs Worth Taking a Student or Young Adult to?
A career fair that gives students a chance to meet employers and discuss future career opportunities. This is a wonderful way to learn how to communicate with employers and ask questions. Many employers from a variety of industries attend these events and there are...
How do You Know What Careers are a Good Match for You?
Oh, the places you’ll work!A career includes all the roles one will commit to throughout his or her life, including paid and unpaid work, education, training, volunteer work and other activities. It’s important to think about what type of career will be of interest....
Students Take Careers For Test-Drive Through Work-Based Learning
Why Choose Work-Based Learning? Benefits to students. Work-based learning can help students improve academically. It helps them understand that what they learn in the classroom is connected to the real world. And, it is a great way to explore career options. Benefits...
Cyber Hero Skip Brewer: From Skeptic to Mentor and Coach
Skip Brewer is the Computer Security Manager for Elk Grove Unified, a position he took after several years working in the IT industry. However, Brewer was reluctant when a Monterey Trail High School (MTHS) teacher asked him to start a cyber competition team.After...
Culinary Academy Seniors at Cosumnes Oaks High School whip up novel idea to personally recruit ninth graders
New online college and career tool for students can help CTE teachers find new recruitsEvery school site has access to a wealth of information through reports that can be run from the California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI) site. In fact, these reports can also...