KDE's Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee will meet Nov. 13

Kentucky Department of Education sent this bulletin at 11/06/2025 02:30 PM EST
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Advisory 25-279

 

Nov. 6, 2025

KDE's Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee will meet Nov. 13

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education's (KDE's) Career and Technical Education (CTE) Advisory Committee will meet at 1 p.m. ET on Nov. 13, via teleconference and in-person at the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), 300 Sower Blvd., 5th Floor, Frankfort.

The Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee is the result of the executive order signed in 2012 that brought together the state and local administrative offices overseeing Kentucky CTE. As part of the order, an advisory committee was established to offer guidance to the Office of Career and Technical Education and is composed of individuals representing education and industry.

Members of the public may watch a live stream on the KDE Media Portal.

A full agenda for the meeting is below:

 

Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee
Watch Live on the KDE Media Portal or
In-Person, KDE State Board Room, 5th Floor, Frankfort
Nov. 13, 2025
1 p.m. ET

Agenda

  • Welcome
    • Beth Hargis, Ed.D., Associate Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education
  • Roll Call
    • Beth Hargis, Ed.D., Associate Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education
  • Approval of Minutes from May 7, 2025, Meeting
    • Beth Hargis, Ed.D., Associate Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education
  • Office of Career and Technical Education Staffing Updates
    • Beth Engle, Division Director, Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education
  • Division of Student Transition and Career Readiness Updates
    • Tom Thompson, Division Director, Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education
  • Legislative Updates
    • Lauren Graves, Ph.D., Policy Advisor, Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education
  • CTE Unlocked
    • Beth Hargis, Ed.D., Associate Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education
  • Middle School Exploration
    •  Beth Hargis, Ed.D., Associate Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education
  • Reflection and Adjournment
    • Beth Hargis, Ed.D., Associate Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education

Next Meeting Date:

May 2026