Perkins Act
CONTACT
The Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 offers the South Dakota Board of
Education, the Department of Education, and the Office of Career and Technical Education
many opportunities to further its efforts to develop and enhance secondary and
postsecondary career and technical education programs and participate in the state’s high
school reform efforts.
The concepts put forth in Perkins IV align closely with the Department’s vision for career and technical education:
BUDGET AMENDMENT PROCESS
CTE teacher may contact OCTE about new requests to see if requests are "approvable" (e-mail, phone, etc.), BUT . . .
CTE teacher must then submit amendment request(s) to the consortium, multi-district, or school district CTE director.
Then, consortium, multi-district, or school district CTE director e-mails amendment requests to OCTE to be pre-approved before making changes to budget spread sheet.
Upon approval by OCTE, consortium, multi-district, or school district CTE director then makes changes to spreadsheet and renames it to School/Multi-district/ Consortium Name, Amendment 1, 2, 3, etc. (Example: Sioux Falls Amendment 1).
OCTE then approves amended application, sends to Grants Management Office. Letter with new amended budget sent to consortium, multi-district, or school district CTE director.
CONTACT
For more information, contact the Department of Education's Office of Learning and Instruction at (605) 773-7006.
The concepts put forth in Perkins IV align closely with the Department’s vision for career and technical education:
- implementation of career clusters and programs of study in all approved secondary and postsecondary CTE programs;
- programs of study to meet the state’s economic development needs;
- program improvement, especially improvement based on the Perkins accountability requirements;
- professional development tied to accountability measures and results;
- a unified system for career and technical education in the state based on rigorous and relevant coursework;
- alternative delivery methods to make CTE more accessible to students;
- increased dual credit, articulation, and advanced placement opportunities for CTE students;
- creation of a new system for CTE with built-in supports and resources.
- programs of study to meet the state’s economic development needs;
- program improvement, especially improvement based on the Perkins accountability requirements;
- professional development tied to accountability measures and results;
- a unified system for career and technical education in the state based on rigorous and relevant coursework;
- alternative delivery methods to make CTE more accessible to students;
- increased dual credit, articulation, and advanced placement opportunities for CTE students;
- creation of a new system for CTE with built-in supports and resources.
BUDGET AMENDMENT PROCESS
CTE teacher may contact OCTE about new requests to see if requests are "approvable" (e-mail, phone, etc.), BUT . . .
CTE teacher must then submit amendment request(s) to the consortium, multi-district, or school district CTE director.
Then, consortium, multi-district, or school district CTE director e-mails amendment requests to OCTE to be pre-approved before making changes to budget spread sheet.
Upon approval by OCTE, consortium, multi-district, or school district CTE director then makes changes to spreadsheet and renames it to School/Multi-district/ Consortium Name, Amendment 1, 2, 3, etc. (Example: Sioux Falls Amendment 1).
OCTE then approves amended application, sends to Grants Management Office. Letter with new amended budget sent to consortium, multi-district, or school district CTE director.
CONTACT
For more information, contact the Department of Education's Office of Learning and Instruction at (605) 773-7006.
