The Office of Teaching and Learning is committed to designing and supporting Career and Technical Education schools as programs of choice. These schools and programs must reflect exemplary practices in academic and technical integration, work-based learning, professional development for teachers and preparation for post-secondary education and career pathways for students. This will be achieved through an articulation strategy involving the immediate school community and the broader community of industry, business, parents, and community-based organizations. This, in turn, will help re-educate those critical stakeholders regarding their perception of CTE schools. This initiative will be driven by our ability to deliver resources to schools and programs so that student achievement is maximized. Our ultimate goal is to institutionalize the key principles of CTE through the system-wide ownership of those principles. Career and Technical Education (CTE) is a unit within the Office of Secondary Schools of the New York City Department of Education that is committed to designing and supporting CTE schools and programs which integrate academic and technical worlds, focus on work-based learning and professional development for teachers, and prepare students for college and career pathways. Students who graduate from CTE schools and programs can continue their education at colleges and universities; go directly into the workforce, depending upon their career path; or select technical training programs, apprenticeships, or schools that specialize in their chosen fields of interest. Career and technical education is a sequence of instruction that integrates rigorous academic study with workforce skills in a specific career pathway. Students participate in a program of study that meets business and industry standards. CTE programs that are approved by the State Education Department enable students to earn a diploma with a Technical Endorsement in their area of study.. With more than 69 CTE programs ranging from A+ Computers and Agriculture to Visual Performance Theater and Web Design, students who choose a CTE program of study and graduate may further their knowledge in college. Others may transition directly into the workforce, depending upon their chosen career path. The Office of Secondary Schools uses the following principles to guide its efforts in improving the quality of CTE programs: Integration of CTE reform with overall high school reform efforts driven by a commitment to high academic standards; Adoption of nationally recognized industry standards; Implementation of career awareness and planning organized around broad industry clusters; Attention to the transition of students to postsecondary education and careers; Close linkages to business and industry, with thoughtful use of local and riognal labor market trends; Investment in system capacity and teachers; and Strengthening of quality control, data, and program review process.

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