Career Technical Education Foundation is offering a flexible funding opportunity to schools/districts during the 2023-2024 academic year to support the diverse needs of students in reaching college and career readiness.
Donor Name: Career Technical Education Foundation
State: California
County: Sonoma County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/17/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000-$25,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
CTE Foundation is grounded in their vision that all students have rewarding careers that strengthen their lives, their community and the economy. They believe this is only realized by ensuring equitable access to education and career pathways regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic background or ability. They acknowledge the difficult truth underlying the systemic racism that contributes to inequities impacting a young person’s ability to realize their full potential.
Funding Information
- Recommended Funding Request:
- $5,000-$25,000
- There may be an opportunity for higher funding levels; this guidance is based on current assumptions about potential interest in the opportunity and total funds available.
- Implementation time frame:
- July 2023- June 2024
Funding Priorities
- 2023-2024 Partnership Funding Opportunity aims to be flexible and to meet gaps that are not being met/may not be eligible through other funding sources. Their desire is that funds awarded fill a gap or braid funding sources to increase/enhance delivery of programs/services that would otherwise be unavailable to the applicant OR were denied funding through other public/state funding sources such as Career Technical Education Incentive Grant (CTEIG), K12 Strong Workforce funds and/or Perkins.
- Over the past year, CTE Foundation has gathered information from students, educators and schools to understand needs and priorities around how best to support students in ensuring that they see school as relevant and to best prepare them for their future when they graduate from high school.
- Through surveys, reports and small group meetings conducted by both CTE Foundation and myriad community partners, CTE Foundation determined that that there are a wide range of challenges and needs that our stakeholders have and there is no one-size-fits-all solution. At the same time, there is a wide range of funding available to schools to support career technical education and work-based learning through state and other organization investments. The goal is not to replicate existing funding opportunities but to enhance successful programs, support fledgling programs or provide bridge funding that supports innovation or helps meet a school’s strategic vision around future readiness.
Eligible Activities
- Work-based learning
- Staff time to modify curriculum so that it incorporates work-based learning opportunities and activities (in CTE or general education courses)
- Coaching or professional development to support teachers in providing quality work-based learning
- Program supports such as transportation, supplies, software applications or curriculum fees to enhance work-based learning curriculum or systems
- Course/section support
- Course sections that provide a “wheel model” or CTE pathway exploration for middle scholars or first- or second-year high school students to explore/learn more about CTE pathways within the school (could also be a summer course for incoming freshman or sophomores)
- Course sections that support CTE pathway completion (for example if a capstone course is needed to fulfill the 3-course CTE pathway)
- Course sections at middle schools that support building out CTE exploration that leads into /connects with local high school(s)
- Course sections in CTE that provide early college credit at a local junior/community college
- Planning grants
- Planning time for teachers, counselors or administrative staff to:
- Develop plan/strategy to apply for funding through the Golden State Pathways opportunity
- Explore bringing a Sonoma Corps program/course to the campus
- Explore 7th period options and/or support in modifying the master schedule to support CTE pathway expansion or more quality WBL (such as internships)
- Develop stronger bridges with the feeder middle/junior high schools to have more robust CTE opportunities that build through a young person’s school experience
- Support middle schools in adopting a graduate profile that is tied to their high school
- Develop stronger/ties relationships with local junior/community colleges to expand the number of early college credit opportunities in CTE at the high school site
- Supply grants
- For teachers to purchase supplies/equipment to enhance their CTE courses
- Planning time for teachers, counselors or administrative staff to:
Eligibility Criteria
- Public schools/districts serving Sonoma County students in grades 6-12.
- Private or charter schools serving Sonoma County student populations considered high-risk, underserved or under-resourced, in grades 6-12.
For more information, visit CTE Foundation.
