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Dear Colleagues —

Happy New Year!

July 1, 2014, marks the beginning of year eight under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV).  Even as we await Perkins reauthorization, this year promises to be filled with exciting new and continuing initiatives to support and strengthen career and technical education programs across the country.  Among our plans, in addition to the recently-announced “CTE Makeover Challenge,” are projects in the areas of career pathways, equity, career guidance and counseling, employability skills, and work-based learning.  Stay tuned to PCRN for further details as our plans unfold!

This month also marks the long-awaited passage of the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act.  A link to OCTAE blog announcing the passage of the bill, along with the bill language are posted to the right of this page under What’s New.  We will keep you abreast of the implications for career and technical education as the Departments of Labor and Education initiate the transition process.

Best —
Sharon Lee Miller
Director, Division of Academic and Technical Education

Notes Archive

April 6, 2024
2024 DQIJanuary 24, 2024
Career-Connected High Schools Grant Competition WinnersOctober 27, 2023
FY24 Perkins State Plan – Policy Memo
August 15, 2023
Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the Perkins Innovation and Modernization (PIM) Grant Program for Career-Connected High SchoolsJuly 12, 2023
Statutory Requirements, Procedures, and Submission Instructions for F24 Perkins V State PlansMay 24, 2023
Notice of Proposed Priorities (NPP) for the Perkins Innovation and Modernization (PIM) Grant Program
March 1, 2023
Unlocking Career SuccessFebruary 1, 2023
Feb CTE MonthDecember 12, 2022
Quality Indicator Project
October 24, 2022
Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) for Program Year 2021-2022 September 1, 2022
2022 Data Quality InstituteJuly 26, 2022
Pathway in Action Webinar
May 11, 2022
US Presidential Scholars 2022April 20, 2022
FY 2022 Grantee Satisfaction SurveyApril 7, 2022
Estimated FY 2022 State Allocations
March 11, 2022
February 7, 2022
CTE MonthJanuary 7, 2022
2022 Advancing Equity in Career-Connected Education Summit
December 1, 2021
Technical assistance (TA) initiative for reporting on the new Perkins V indicatorsAugust 23, 2021
ICR for Consolidated Annual Report (CAR)July 26, 2021
FY 2020 Grantee Satisfaction Survey
May 12, 2021
2021 CTE National Activities ShowcaseFebruary 1, 2021
Happy CTE Month!December 15, 2020
Guide for the Submission of Perkins V State Plans
December 7, 2020
Five finalists announced for CTE Mission: CubeSatDecember 2, 2020
Request for Information (RFI) on Expanding Work-Based Learning Opportunities for YouthOctober 9, 2020
Invitation to Participate in Quality Indicators Workgroup
September 29, 2020
Deadline for Federal Register Notice of Proposed Priorities for the I&M Grant ProgramSeptember 15, 2020
TA to StatesAugust 27, 2020
CTE Mission: CubeSat
August 13, 2020
Town Hall Webinar: Verifying and Documenting Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Baseline Levels under PerkinsJuly 20, 2020
Register for the Data Quality Institute (DQIJuly 16, 2020
Find Something New ad campaign
July 1, 2020
Happy Perkins New Year!June 26, 2020
Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for New Awards; Out-of-School Time Career Pathway ProgramApril 28, 2020
CARES Act
April 23, 2020
Guidance on Donation or Loan of Protective Personal Equipment or Other Medical SuppliesApril 13, 2020
Q&As regarding COVID-19 and PerkinsApril 1, 2020
COVID-19 Information
March 20, 2020
Perkins V Grants During the Evolving COVID-19 PandemicFebruary 6, 2020
Memorandum of Procedures (MOP) for States administering CTEFebruary 3, 2020
CTE Month and Invitation to State Plan Trainings
January 8, 2020
Department Rescinds Program MemoDecember 6, 2019
WIOA DeadlinesNovember 21, 2019
College Scorecard
October 11, 2019
Innovation and Modernization Grant Program RecipientsSeptember 12, 2019
Program Memo: Prior Approval Authority Regarding Program Income Under Perkins VSeptember 4, 2019
FY 2018-19 Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) Submission
August 27, 2019
Invitation to the 2019 Data Quality Institute (DQI)July 17, 2018
Press release to mark the beginning of the new Perkins V legislationJune 28, 2019
FY 2019 Perkins V Kick Off
June 7, 2019
OMB-approved Perkins V Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) Guide, #1830-0569April 26, 2019
Perkins V State Plan GuideApril 23, 2019
Pre-Application Webinar for Perkins Innovation and Modernization Grant Program
April 19, 2019
EDFacts Information Collection PackageApril 2, 2019
CAR Guide Public Comment DeadlineMarch 26, 2019
Estimated State Allocations for FY 2019
February 28, 2019
Notice of Funding Available for Pay for Results projectsFebruary 7, 2019
Perkins V State Plan Guide Comments and ResponsesJanuary 29, 2019
CTE Research Network
January 10, 2019
Recently Asked QuestionsJanuary 8, 2019
Invitation to apply for technical assistance to stateNovember 14, 2018
2019 DQI Invitations
October 26, 2018
State Plan GuideOctober 19, 2018
Perkins Regional CoordinatorsSeptember 25, 2018
Technical Assistance (TA) for PY 2018-2019
September 10, 2018
Perkins V WebinarAugust 21, 2018
2019 U.S. Presidential Scholars ProgramJuly 27, 2018
Perkins Reauthorization
July 23, 2018
Revised State Allocations for FY 2017July 17, 2018
FY 2018 Grantee Satisfaction SurveyJuly 2, 2018
Happy New Year
June 29, 2018
NHCTEP Notice Inviting Applicants for New AwardsMay 18, 2018
Federal Register Notice: Applications for New Awards; Pathways to STEM Apprenticeship for High School Career and Technical Education StudentsMay 10, 2018
Announcement of 2018 Class of U. S. Presidential Scholars, including Scholars in CTE
April 19, 2018
Estimated FY 2018 State AllocationsApril 12, 2018
NCES Releases "First Look: Career and Technical Education Programs in Public School Districts, 2016-17"March 19, 2018
Vocational-Technical Education Week March 18-24, 2018
February 5, 2018
NACTEP Federal Register NoticeFebruary 2, 2018
CTE MonthJanuary 23, 2018
Guidance for the Submission of State Plans for Program Year 12
January 17, 2018
FY 2016-2017 CAR ReviewDecember 21, 2017
Happy Holidays from DATE!December 1, 2017
Webinar Invitation: Leveraging ESSA, Perkins, and WIOA to Support a College- and Career-Ready Workforce
November 9, 2017
Happy Thanksgiving from DATEOctober 26, 2017
Invitation to New CTE State Directors' OrientationOctober 24, 2017
Department Releases Pay for Success Feasibility Toolkit: Considerations for State and Local Leaders
October 23, 2017
CAR Reporting BeginsOctober 16, 2017
Proposed priorities for competitive grant programsSeptember 29, 2017
High School Career and Technical Education Teacher Pathway Initiative (CTE-TPI) grants awarded
September 14, 2017
TA to States WebinarAugust 7, 2017
Revised FY 2016 State AllocationsJuly 10, 2017
Title I Funds for FY 2017-2018
June 13, 2017
High School CTE Teacher PathwayMay 31, 2017
FY 2017 AllocationsMay 10, 2017
2017 U.S. Presidential Scholars
April 13, 2017
LIVE Webinar Series Invitation: Connecting Secondary Students to Apprenticeship ProgramsMarch 20, 2017
Recommendations for New National Research Center in CTEFebruary 15, 2017
Guidance for State Plan Submission
February 10, 2017
2017 U.S. Presidential Scholar listJanuary 24, 2017
Maximizing Federal Funds to Support STEM EducaationJanuary 18, 2017
Framework on Registered Apprenticeship (RA) for High School Students. 
January 11, 2017
New Skills for Youth InitiativeJanuary 3, 2017
Happy New Year and CAR UpdateDecember 8, 2016
CAR Deadline Reminder
December 5, 2016
Work-based learning for youth at risk: Getting employers on boardNovember 23, 2016
Happy Thanksgiving from DATEOctober 21, 2016
Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) 108: Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs in Public School Districts
September 16, 2016
Consolidated Annual Report for Program Year 2015-2016 due December 31, 2016August 25, 2016
Grand Prize Winner in the Reach Higher Career App Challenge is AnnouncedAugust 3, 2016
CSSO Presidential Scholars
July 26, 2016
Federal Register NoticeJuly 14, 2016
Department Issues July 1, 2016 Grant AwardsJune 17, 2016
Guidance on Gender Equity in Career and Technical Education
May 23, 2016
Mapping UpwardMay 18, 2016
The CTE Leaders Academy and Intensive Technical AssistanceMay 11, 2016
Reach Higher App Challenge Finalists Announced
May 9, 2016
Continued Commitment to Career Pathways Systems DevelopmentMay 4, 2016
52nd Class of U.S. Presidential ScholarsMay 2, 2016
National Reentry Week
April 27, 2016
Performance Pilot Partnership (P3) ProgramApril 26, 2016
Dear Colleague LetterApril 22, 2016
Virtual Financial and Management Institute (VFMI)
March 9, 2016
CTE Makeover ChallengeMarch 7, 2016
WIOA State Plan Portal ReleaseFebruary 24, 2016
WIOA Combined State Plans
February 5, 2016
Program memorandums for Perkins State Plans and Program Income releasedFebruary 1, 2016
2016 Presidential Scholars ProgramJanuary 7, 2016
Unified and Combined State Plans under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA
December 17, 2015
Holiday Note from the DirectorDecember 9, 2015
Jobs in Transportation (National Virtual Forum)November 25, 2015
Thanksgiving Holiday Message
October 22, 2015
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)October 7, 2015
Reach Higher Career App ChallengeOctober 1, 2015
Perkins Supplemental Grant Award; Nominations for U.S. Presidential Scholars in Career and Technical Education; and Data Quality Institute (DQI).
September 16, 2015
Customized Technical Assistance for Perkins IV Accountability SystemsSeptember 1, 2015
Juvenile Justice (JJ) Reentry Education ProgramAugust 10, 2015
Customer Satisfaction Survey
August 5, 2015
Nominations for 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholars ProgramJuly 15, 2015
Data Quality Institute (DQI) to be held on November 4-5, 2015.July 1, 2015
Happy New Year!
June 29, 2015
White House to host CTE Convening, Celebrating Innovations in Career and Technical Education, on June 30, 2015.June 22, 2015
President Obama signs Executive Order to establish a U.S. Presidential Scholars in Career and Technical Education ProgramJune 19, 2015
Letter on summer learning from Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Deborah Delisle
June 4, 2015
Perkins IV Non-Regulatory Guidance Version 4.0 Compiled Q&AApril 7, 2015
Five notices of proposed rulemaking related to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)March 2, 2015
Making Skills Everyone's Business
February 2, 2015
February is CTE Month!January 8, 2015
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for WIOADecember 3, 2014
Performance Pilot Partnership for Disconnected Youth Initiative
November 14, 2014
NCICTE Releases State Strategies for Financing Career and Technical EducationOctober 10, 2014
Intersection of Perkins and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity ActSeptember 16, 2014
NACTE Final Report
August 1, 2014
Ready to Work: Job-Driven Training and American OpportunityJune 18, 2014
President Obama Proclaims a National Day of MakingMay 1, 2014
RFI on Adoption of Career Pathways Approaches
April 17, 2014
Advancing CTE in State and Local Career Pathways SystemsMarch 11, 2014
FY 2015 Federal BudgetFebruary 5, 2014
Happy CTE Month!
January 1, 2014
Plans for the New Year

U.S. Department of Education
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Division of Academic and Technical Education

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