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As September comes to an end, I want to acknowledge the crucial role you play in shaping the future workforce. Let's continue to focus on providing our students with the skills and experiences they need to thrive in an ever-evolving workforce. By strengthening partnerships with industry and fostering innovation, we can ensure programs remain dynamic and impactful.
As always, your dedication to excellence in CTE makes all the difference. Together, we're creating opportunities and opening doors for countless students.
Please reach out to our office if we can answer any questions or provide assistance. We are here to support you!!
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Leah Amstutz
Administrator, Office of Career-Technical Education
Ohio Department of Education & Workforce
CTE@education.ohio.gov
The Office of Career Technical Educations provider application system will open November 1, 2024, for new and renewal CTE-26 provide applications for the FY2026-2030 program period. The CTE-26 provider application authorizes schools to offer career-technical education programs in grades 7-12. Public districts, community and STEM schools may access the application for Career-Field Pathway, Career-Based Intervention, Family and Consumer Science/GRADS, Industry Credential Senior-Only, and Innovative Pathway Program applications by logging in to the OH|ID Portal. The application window for the fiscal year 2026-2030 program period closes March 1, 2025, for all new and renewal career-technical education provider applications. Renewals are only for those approved applications that will expire at the end of the fiscal year 2021-2025 program period. All CTE-26 provider applications must renew on the year they expire. Please visit the CTE-26 process page for additional resources. For technical assistance while applying, schools and districts should contact their Ohio College Tech Prep Regional Centers and their Career-Technical Planning District lead. Tech Prep Regional Centers will provide the following CTE-26 Submission workshops:
Central Tech Prep Region
CTE-26 Submission Workshop
Date: December 10, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Fort Hayes, Columbus City Schools
600 Jack Gibbs Blvd
Columbus, OH 43215
Registration: CTE-26 In Person Submission Workshop Registration Link
CTE-26 Submission Workshop
Date: January 15, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Eastland Career Center
4465 S Hamilton Rd
Groveport, OH 43125
Registration: CTE-26 In Person Submission Workshop Registration Link
Northeast Tech Prep Region
CTE-26 Virtual Information Session
Date: December 19, 2024
Time: 9:00 – 11:00 AM
Location: Virtual
Registration: CTE-26 Virtual Information Session Registration Link
CTE-26 Submission Workshop
Date: January 28, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Lunch is included.)
Location: Corporate College East
4400 Richmond Rd
Warrensville Heights, OH 44125
Registration: CTE-26 In Person Submission Workshop Registration Link
Northwest Tech Prep Region
CTE-26 Virtual Information Session
Date: December 3, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Virtual
Registration: CTE-26 Virtual Information Session Registration Link
CTE-26 Submission Workshop
Date: December 17, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Wood County ESC Bowling Green
1867 Research Dr
Bowling Green, OH 43402
Registration: CTE-26 In Person Submission Workshop Registration Link
CTE-26 Submission Workshop
Date: January 10, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Apollo Career Center
3325 Shawnee Rd
Lima, OH 45806
Registration: CTE-26 In Person Submission Workshop Registration Link
CTE-26 Submission Workshop
Date: January 31, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Four County Career Center
22900 State Route 34
Archbold, OH 43502
Registration: CTE-26 In Person Submission Workshop Registration Link
Southeast Tech Prep Region
CTE-26 Submission Workshop
Date: January 22, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Hocking College
3301 Hocking Pkwy
Nelsonville, OH 45764
Registration: CTE-26 In Person Submission Workshop Registration Link
CTE-26 Submission Workshop
Date: January 30, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: East Central Ohio Educational Service Center
7077 Glenn Highway
Cambridge, Ohio 43725
Registration: CTE-26 In Person Submission Workshop Registration Link
Southwest Tech Prep Region
CTE-26 Submission Workshop
Date: January 15, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM up to 2:00 PM for further assistance.
Location: Great Oaks Scarlet Campus
Adult Ed. Dept. Building, 303, Room 200,
Scarlet Oaks Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45241
Registration: CTE-26 In Person Submission Workshop Registration Link
West Tech Prep Region
CTE-26 Submission Workshop
Date: January 9, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Miami Valley Career Technical Center
Adult Education/Administration Building, Room 406
6801 Hoke Road
Englewood, OH 45315
Registration: CTE-26 In Person Submission Workshop Registration Link
New Ohio Law effective October 24, 2024, defines an “early childhood teacher preparation program”, to include a program that, upon completion results in earning a child development associate (CDA) certification. And defines “eligible institutions” of an “early childhood teacher preparation program” to include an Ohio technical center, career-technical center, joint vocational school district, comprehensive career-technical center, or compact career-technical center, or high school.
The new law codifies that an eligible institution shall permit a student enrolled in its early childhood teacher preparation program who is employed by an early learning and development program that participates in the state's tiered quality rating and improvement system to complete any of the student teaching requirements or field experience hours at the student's place of employment. Furthermore, the eligible institution shall not prohibit the student from being paid for their position while completing student teaching or field experience hours.
Additionally, new law directs the Chancellor of Higher Education and the Department of Children and Youth to engage stakeholders in developing strategies to place students enrolled in a “early childhood teacher preparation programs” to complete student teaching or field experiences with providers of early learning and development programs.
Career-Technical Education approved early childhood education pathway programs that include completion of the Child Development Associate (CDA) certification in their programs shall allow their students to complete student teaching or field experiences with an early learning and development program and shall not prohibit the student from being paid. CTE Early Childhood Education pathway programs are encouraged to engage with the Department of Children and Youth and the Department of Higher Education at the time stakeholder feedback is requested later this year after the new law is in effect October 24, 2024.
Additional questions or request for information may be directed to Dr. Josh Coleman (Joshua.Coleman@education.ohio.gov), Education Program Specialist, Office of Career-Technical Education.
Ohio Revised Code 3313.90 (B) describes the requirement for middle school CTE programming waivers:
“If the board of education of a city, local, or exempted village school district adopts a resolution that specifies the district's intent not to provide career-technical education to students enrolled in grades seven and eight for a particular school year and submits that resolution to the department by the thirtieth day of September of that school year, the department shall waive the requirement for that district to provide career-technical education to students enrolled in grades seven and eight for that particular school year.”
The CTE Middle School Programming website houses instructions for submitting a waiver to the Department.
Questions about middle school waivers should be directed to Deborah Turner at Deborah.Turner@education.ohio.gov.
Registration is now open for the Ohio Career-Technical Education in-person Ohio Career-Technical Education Treasurer and Administrator Workshop. The Office of Career-Technical Education, in conjunction with the Ohio Department of Higher Education, will hold a face-to-face Career-Technical Planning District Treasurers and Administrator Workshop on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, held at the ODOT Central Office. The purpose of the meeting is to provide treasurers and administrators with an overview of financial management policies for the Perkins grant. This event will include topics on procurement, state and federal funding, EMIS reporting, understanding of the Ed STEPS Perkins plan, and budget alignment and allowable uses of funds.
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024,
9:30 am-3:00 pm
ODOT Central Office –
Auditorium 1980 West Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43223
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Any questions about the workshop should be directed to Tawanna Fields-Mphande at Tawanna.Fields-Mphande@education.ohio.gov or Megan Vertucci at MVertucci@highered.ohio.gov.
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