Leadership
The Career Technical Education (CTE) department offers leadership and services in all areas of career development to all school districts in the Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) service area. The department is the liaison between:
- Constituent school districts
- Genesee Career Institute (GCI)
- Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth, Office of Career and Technical Preparation
Currently, 100 CTE programs are in operation across Genesee County, serving over 12,000 students in grades 9-12.
The CTE department is also the fiscal agent for the Career Initiative Plan for Genesee and Shiawassee Counties. This includes:
- Perkins and Tech Prep funding to improve Career Technical Education programs
- Career Planning Model and web-based Educational Development Plan (EDP) programs conducted by the Michigan Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education.
Services
The Career Technical Education (CTE) department's services include:
- Analyzing and publicizing CTE statistics
- Analyzing information on occupations, labor markets, Career Pathways, and Occupational Safety and Health
- Providing technical assistance, consulting, and oversight to provide quality CTE programs in local school districts and the Genesee Career Institute (GCI)
- Coordinating academic/career contextual learning activities
- Coordinating a countywide Career Planning Model and a web-based Educational Development Plan (EDP)
- Coordinating activities in student career assessment, community college articulation, legislative activities, and career preparation transition programs for special populations
- Coordinating annual countywide recognition of outstanding CTE students from local and regional programs
- Coordinating curriculum development to align CTE programs to national skills standards, Michigan Merit Curriculum, and post-secondary CTE programs
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- Coordinating local CTE leadership, support, and administration through the CTE Subcommittee
- Coordinating scholarship programs for Genesee and Shiawassee County youth
- Creating and maintaining partnerships with community organizations that provide resources to promote summer youth career planning, and entrepreneurship programs
- Financially supporting shared-time CTE administrators
- Leading and supporting the Educational Advisory Group (EAG), subcommittee of the Workforce Development Board
- Preparing and monitoring state MEGS CTEIS reports/grants
- Promoting statewide CTE leadership awards and career technical education, including career preparation, tech prep, and career development
- Providing countywide professional development for CTE staff
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For More Information
For more information about CTE services, please call (810) 591-4446.
