MAVA Board of Directors & Vocational Coordinators,
At the request of our Executive Director, we are forwarding this communication from the Office of College, Career and Technical Education on behalf of Elizabeth Bennett and Nicole Smith.
DESE will be submitting an updated Perkins V State Plan to the federal government. We hope that you will participate in one of the stakeholder input sessions. Details are included below.
Thanks,
David
My name is Cody Meador, and I am reaching out from the Office of College, Career and Technical Education on behalf of Elizabeth Bennett and Nicole Smith. As you may know, in Spring 2024, DESE will submit an updated Perkins V State Plan to the federal government aligned to DESE’s Education Vision and the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V), which provides federal funding to recipients implementing career-connected learning. We are in the process of collecting feedback and developing proposals for any updates to the state plan that can help improve our state systems for offering high quality pathways, career and technical education, and career-connected learning in Massachusetts.
Your voice and those of your teammates at the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators represent an important stakeholder in our collective efforts to provide all students in the Commonwealth with access to high quality career-connected learning opportunities. We hope that you will join us at one of the stakeholder input sessions below and encourage you to share this invitation with others on your team.
The stakeholder input sessions are divided into secondary and postsecondary education topics. Please join one or both that may be of interest to you. Topics to be discussed include CLNA, leadership and reserve funding priorities, accountability, programs, student support, and state vision for education and workforce development.
Secondary Education Topics. Sessions will be virtual. Sessions offered more than once will cover the same content.
· Option 1: December 18, 9am-11am | Register Here. Please indicate any required accommodations or translation needs by 12/12.
· Option 2: January 3, 3:30pm-5:30pm | Register Here. Please indicate any required accommodations or translation needs by 12/22.
Postsecondary Education Topics. Sessions will be virtual. Sessions offered more than once will cover the same content.
· Option 1: December 19, 9am-11am | Register Here. Please indicate any required accommodations or translation needs by 12/12.
· Option 2: January 4, 3:30pm-5:30pm | Register Here. Please indicate any required accommodations or translation needs by 12/22.
If you are unable to attend the stakeholder input sessions, please share your feedback with us in writing by emailing cody.meador by January 5, 2024. If your feedback would be best communicated in a personal meeting, please let us know by December 12 and we will do our best to accommodate.
Please reply with any questions about this process. Thank you!
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