The Board of Regents will hold a public meeting in New York City Monday, January 28 to discuss its desire to expand student enrollment in career and technical education programs, especially in the cities.

NYSUT staff and CTE Committee members will attend the meeting. NYSUT urges members to attend this single-issue Regents meeting and let your voice be heard.

The State Education Department (SED) has confirmed that the meeting is scheduled for 10:30 am - 2:00 pm at the Automotive High School, 50 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, New York.

The Regents plan to discuss:

• additional integrative models that would allow students to meet both CTE and academic requirements;

• strengthening articulation agreements between 7-12 programs and community college and some four-year college programs to make CTE more attractive to students by demonstrating a stronger connection with college programs and future employment opportunities;

• exploring with SUNY and CUNY the appropriateness of allowing community colleges to prepare CTE teachers to increase their availability across New York state (many Community Colleges offer Career and Technical degree programs and have appropriate faculty to do so); and

• additional ways in which CTE technical assessments and coursework could be considered in determining eligibility for graduation.