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CTE Best Practices
   Key Elements of High-Quality Career Technical Education Programs

As outlined in the California State Plan for Career Technical Education, the plan “establishes the vision, goals, and essential elements of a world-class career technical education system.” The Career Technical Education (CTE) Course of Study  was developed to facilitate effective CTE program development by educational leaders. Each element within the Career Technical Education Course of Study (pages 9-74) is defined and expanded upon.
In an effort to build capacity with all districts that offer CTE programs, this webpage recognizes districts that are excelling in one or more of the essential elements and allows for sharing of best practices. For each element below, expand the module to reveal district information. LACOE CTE will continue to acknowledge quality CTE programs and encourages district representatives to learn about quality CTE programming through this resource. 

Leadership at All Levels
Element No. 1
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Downey USD
John Harris
email: jharris@dusd.net
 

Alhambra USD
Leann Huang
email: huang_leann@ausd.us

Long Beach USD
Cynthia Bater
email: cbater@lbschools.net

Burbank USD
Sharon Cuseo
email: SharonCuseo@burbankusd.org

Industry Partnerships
Element No. 5

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ABC USD
Sasha Leonardo
email: sasha.leonardo@abcusd.us

Alhambra USD
Leann Huang
email: huang_leann@ausd.us

Pasadena USD
Kristina Turley
email: turley.kristina@pusd.us

Santa Ana USD
Don Isbell
email: donald.isbell@sausd.us

 

Skilled Faculty & Professional Development
Element No. 9
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Montebello USD
Rick Espinoza
email: espinoza_rick@montebello.k12.ca.us

Downey USD
John Harris
email: jharris@dusd.net

High Quality Curriculum and Instruction
Element No. 2
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Centinela Valley USD
Hatha I Parrish
email: parrishh@centinela.k12.ca.us

Birmingham Community Charter High School
Nancy Zoepfl
email: n.zoepfl@birminghamcharter.com 

Pasadena USD
Kristina Turley
email: turley.kristina@pusd.us

System Alignment and Coherence
Element No. 6

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Culver City USD
Dubois McMillan
email: duboismcmillan@ccusd.org

LAUSD (Granada Hills Charter High School)
Judie Baumwirt
email: jbaumwirt@ghchs.com

Montebello USD
Rick Espinoza
email: espinoza_rick@montebello.k12.ca.us

Pasadena USD
Kristina Turley
turley.kristina@pusd.us
Evaluation, Accountability, Continuous Improvement
Element No. 10

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Centinela Valley USD
Hatha I Parrish
email: parrishh@centinela.k12.ca.us
Career Exploration and Guidance
Element No. 3
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Alhambra USD
Leann Huang
email: huang_leann@ausd.us

 

Effective Organizational Design
Element No. 7

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Long Beach USD
Cynthia Bater
email: cbater@lbschools.net

South Pasadena USD
Christiane Gervais
email: cgervais@spusd.net

Centinela Valley Union HSD
Hatha I. Parrish
email: parrishh@centinela.k12.ca.us




 
CTE Promotional Outreach, Marketing, Communication
Element No. 11

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Downey USD
John Harris
email: jharris@dusd.net

Culver City USD
Dubois McMillan
email: duboismcmillan@ccusd.org

Burbank USD
Sharon Cuseo
email: SharonCuseo@burbankusd.org

Santa Ana USD
Don Isbell
email: donald.isbell@sausd.us

 

Student Support & Student Leadership Development
Element No. 4

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South Pasadena USD
Christiane Gervais
email: cgervais@spusd.net

Downey USD
John Harris
email: jharris@dusd.net

Glendale USD
Narineh Makijan
email: nmakijian@gusd.net

System Responsiveness to Changing Economic Demands
Element No. 8

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Culver City USD
Dubois McMillan
email: duboismcmillan@ccusd.org

ABC USD
Sasha Leonardo
email: sasha.leonardo@abcusd.us

Glendale USD
Narineh Makijian
email: nmakijian@gusd.net