Overview 
Idaho Division of Career Technical Education (IDCTE) recognizes the importance of career technical education (CTE) courses at the middle school level that provide students the opportunity for exploration, exposure to future careers, and the development of essential skills. 
 
Middle school CTE programs provide a foundation for secondary programs, equipping students with technical and employability skills and empowering them to make educated decisions about their future career goals. These programs connect learning to the real world, enabling students to apply and integrate academic knowledge in practical contexts.

Idaho Division of Career Technical Education (IDCTE) accepts applications from Idaho school districts for new exploratory (7th and 8th grade) career technical education (CTE) programs every year.  An approval of a new program means it will be included in the distribution of State program added-cost funds and may be eligible for other funding.  LEAs need to submit this application, signed by the superintendent, by the annual deadline of February 15. 

Please Note: If your LEA does not have an approved exploratory CTE program on file with IDCTE and would like to be considered for future program added-cost funding, this is the time to apply! 

Before applying for a new CTE Program for grades 7-8, LEAs should first review the Middle School Career Technical Education Implementation Guide.

General Instructions

Use this form to request a new CTE exploratory program. 

If you are requesting multiple exploratory CTE programs or making changes to current approved programs, you must complete a separate application for each one. *Please note that funding for newly approved CTE programs will be contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds. 

The State Board of Education's policy allows the Division to approve program applications by considering existing funding.  IDCTE is willing to grant an approved status to each of your program applications on the condition that the district is willing and able to start the program(s) without program added-cost funds from the Division.  New CTE program funding support may include but is not limited to the following: 

• An LEA may use existing program added-cost funding to support new CTE programs.
• A Perkins project that includes the new CTE program as part of its application (Perkins funds).
• A new program supported with LEA general funds or other funding sources. 

Please note that the application is not submitted until the identified approvers complete their portions. Only a Career Technical Education (CTE) Administrator or Superintendent may submit the application. The application is not complete until the Superintendent’s approval is submitted.  The applicant is responsible for ensuring approval has been completed.

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LEA Information

CTE Program Areas and Pathways

See the list of approved exploratory programs used by IDCTE. 

• https://cte.idaho.gov/programs/
  

  Program Quality Managers Contact Information

  If you have any questions before, after, or during the application process, please contact the IDCTE Program Quality Manager associated with the appropriate CTE Program Area. If you have questions regarding Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSO), please contact Teresa.

  Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources                        janine.hodges@cte.idaho.gov
  Business and Marketing Education                                shauna.williams@cte.idaho.gov
  Engineering and Technology Education                       elisa.lowenstein@cte.idaho.gov
  Family and Consumer Sciences and Human Services        shanon.holt@cte.idaho.gov
  Health Professions and Public Safety                              kevin.brinegar@cte.idaho.gov
  Trades and Industry                                                                chet.andes@cte.idaho.gov

  CTSO                                                                               teresa.danielson@cte.idaho.gov 

                                                         

CTE Program Areas

Projected Teacher FTE

A teacher does not need to be hired before the LEA applies for a new program. However, the teacher FTE should be considered and planned.

SUBMIT ONLY THE TEACHER(S) FOR THIS PROPOSED PROGRAM. If you are requesting multiple CTE programs, you must complete a separate application for each one.

              Statement of Assurances

General Program Assurances  
1. The Local Education Agency (LEA) has surveyed students, parents, and the community and believes the stakeholders will support moving forward with the proposed new/changed pathway or cluster program.  
2. The LEA will continually consult with stakeholders, such as students, parents, and local employers, to meet local program needs 
3. The LEA engages with a local or regional Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to provide adequate support.  
4. The program representative of the Career Technical Education (CTE) program actively conducts outreach activities to develop partnerships to ensure the program is informed by employer and community needs. 
5. The LEA will employ an instructor(s) who holds an Idaho teaching certificate with an appropriate CTE endorsement for the proposed program. 
6. The LEA will maintain, and update annually, an inventory of equipment purchased with CTE funds, which includes exercising reasonable care and safekeeping of equipment. 
7. The LEA will educate students on the intra-curricular nature of the Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) aligned to the CTE program. 
8. The LEA will ensure access to the proposed program will be provided to all students who need or can benefit from instruction in this program. 
9. The instructor(s) will participate in professional development related to the proposed program and teaching assignment, approved by Idaho Division of Career Technical Education (IDCTE). 

Program Design Assurances:                                                                                                 The LEA will: 
1. Ensure career guidance for students will support the pathway program for the CTE proposed program. 
2. Ensure student career development information (documentation of self-evaluation activities, documentation of career exploration activities, and Idaho Student Learning Plans) is transferred to high school counselors and available to CTE teachers and resource personnel.  
3. Ensure CTE classrooms and laboratories will be clean, orderly, safe, and industry-relevant. Students will be provided appropriate safety instruction related to the program.                                                                        
Fiscal Assurances:  
The LEA will: 
1. Use added-cost funds only for expenses directly related to an approved CTE program according to Idaho State Board of Education policy.  
2. Use the CTE program equipment and supplies only for which they are intended. 
3. Submit all fiscal reports by the required deadline. 
 
Reporting Assurances: 
The LEA will: 
1. Provide requested information to IDCTE to enable the State Board for Career Technical Education to comply with the allocation guidelines. 
2. Submit reports and other information as required by IDCTE, within the dates established, and maintain documentation in the school district as required.  
3. Submit a program self-assessment of Secondary Quality Program Measures during the scheduled, rotating five-year review cycle as determined by IDCTE.  

CERTIFICATION OF ASSURANCES  
I certify that the above assurances will be complied with, and those programs, services and activities approved will be conducted in accordance with the Governing Rules and Policies of the State Board for Career Technical Education.  
 

Approval Contacts

Submission