1. Perkins V
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Perkins V

Resources designed to help understand and implement the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V).

Lessons in Collaboration and Innovation: The Impact and Promise of the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment

  • Research/ Report
January 2022 —

This resource provides a set of recommendations for state leaders to consider as they support the CLNA going forward to ensure they continue to build on early CLNA success and drive quality and equity within their CTE systems and programs of study.

Engaging Representatives of Learners with Special Population Status through Perkins V

  • Case Study
  • Research/ Report
April 2021 —

This resource is designed to help states establish processes and routines for systematically engaging representatives of learners with special population status at the state level.

Opportunities to Advance Statewide Industry Collaboration and Engagement in Career Technical Education

  • Case Study
  • Research/ Report
April 2021 —

This report explores state strategies to systematically engage business and industry leaders in support of CTE through Perkins V.

Perkins V Promotes Cross-System Collaboration

  • Research/ Report
April 2021 —

This resource discusses the mechanisms in Perkins V for cross-system collaboration, an overview of how this appears in Perkins V state plans and an example of how a state is ensuring that engagement is ongoing and will successfully achieve a shared vision for education and workforce.

Perkins V Supports Teacher Recruitment and Retention

  • Research/ Report
April 2021 —

This resource discusses the mechanisms in Perkins V that support teacher recruitment and retention, an overview of how this appears in Perkins V state plans and examples of how states are tackling the challenge of recruiting and retaining qualified and diverse CTE instructors.

Perkins V Opens Access to Middle Grades

  • Research/ Report
April 2021 —

This resource discusses the new mechanisms in Perkins V to broaden and diversify the pipeline of prospective learners that enter secondary CTE programs by expanding CTE in the middle grades.

Perkins V Expands Commitment to Equity

  • Research/ Report
April 2021 —

This resource discusses the mechanisms in Perkins V dedicated to closing equity gaps and addressing the individualized needs of each learner under Perkins V, as well as examples of how states are successfully approaching this work.

Mitigating Unanticipated Circumstances: Resetting Perkins V State Determined Performance Levels During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Guide/Tool
February 2021 —

This resource from Advance CTE and the Association for Career and Technical Education provides an overview of four steps states can take to decide whether and how they might revise their Perkins V performance targets as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.