1. MINNESOTA Southwest Metro Perkins Consortium
Career and Technical Education
Southwest Metro Perkins Consortium
Normandale Community College ● Belle Plaine School District ● Bloomington School District ● Central School District ● Eastern Carver County School District ● Edina School District ● Jordan School District ● New Prague School District ● Orono School District ● Prior Lake School District ● Richfield School District ● Shakopee School District ● Waconia School District ● Watertown School District ● Westonka School District ● SouthWest Metro Intermediate District
The Consortium partners strive to provide Rigorous Programs of Study to align with academic and business and industry standards to assure quality, non-duplicative pathways for students.
Consortium Highlight
Review, update and evaluate the Southwest Metro Program of Study (POS) and Rigorous Program of Study (RPOS) to support initiatives and goals; and to be evaluated for postsecondary credit options, Industry recognized credential or certificate, Associate or Baccalaureate degree.
Consortium Goals
Develop and expand a cohort group in Education – Teaching/Training Program of Study – to create a pathway from Child Development and Child Psychology courses. These preparatory classes lead to concurrent enrollment of Introduction To Education and Multicultural Education and Human Relations and will expand and collaborate with the Teacher Cadet program, creating a teaching pathway.
Develop a cohort group in Hospitality to move the Southwest Metro RPOS forward. Student participation and collaboration with high school Business courses is a goal, as is encouraging access to postsecondary students in tuition free grants.
Expand Health Sciences Program of Study to include Exercise Science and EMR/EMT to open up new pathways for students.
Contact
Debbie Belfry, Secondary Perkins Co-Coordinator,
Cindy Walters, Secondary Perkins Co-Coordinator,
Robb Lowe, Postsecondary Perkins Coordinator,
The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins) is the principal source of dedicated federal investment in CTE.

2. MINNESOTA Southeast Perkins IV Consortium
Career and Technical Education
Southeast Perkins IV Consortium
Minnesota State College - Southeast ● Caledonia School District ● Cannon Falls School District ● Chatfield School District ● Dover-Eyota School District ● Fillmore Central School District ● Goodhue County Education District ● Goodhue School District ● Hiawatha Valley Education District ● Houston School District ● Kenyon-Wanamingo School District ● Kingsland School District ● La Crescent-Hokah School District ● Lake City School District ● Lanesboro School District ● Lewiston-Altura School District ● Mabel-Canton School District ● Plainview-Elgin-Millville School District ● Red Wing School District ● Rushford-Peterson School District ● Saint Charles School District City ● Spring Grove School District ● Wabasha-Kellogg School District ● Winona School District ● Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District
The Southeast Consortium exists to give students an opportunity to map out and pursue a flexible pathway to rewarding education and career options.
Consortium Goals [ ]
To strengthen connection and collaboration among high school staff, post-secondary faculty, and business and industry for the purpose of improving professional practice and creating more opportunity for students in CTE fields.
To support the refinement of current CTE programs and the development of new CTE programs for the purpose of creating more opportunity for students to learn about and experience various CTE fields.
Consortium Highlights [ ]
Innovative programming which promotes school to industry connection. Examples include the Health Care Career Exploration program at Red Wing High School, the Certified Nursing Assistant Program at Rushford-Peterson High School, and the REACH Program at Winona Senior High School (Manufacturing).
Regional meetings held for role-specific CTE staff: Agriculture, Business and Marketing, Family and Consumer Science, and Industrial Technology. Also on the calendar is a regional school counselor meeting and a regional Work-Based Learning workshop for school staff.
A multi-school collaborative “Senior Day” among the Caledonia, La Crescent-Hokah, Lewiston-Altura, and Rushford-Peterson school districts. This event will bring together 275 high school seniors for a day focused on their transition from high school to post-secondary and/or career endeavors.
Contact
Jonathan Eichten, Associate Dean of Enrollment and Student Services,
Brian Cashman, Coordinator of Alternative Programs, x1114
The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins) is the principal source of dedicated federal investment in CTE.

3. MINNESOTA CTE Fact Sheet Career and Technical Education in Minnesota
Business, Management & Administration | Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources | Arts, Communications & Information Systems Engineering, Manufacturing & Technology | Health Science Technology | Human Services
At the secondary level, career and technical education is delivered through comprehensive high schools, cooperatives and centers.
At the postsecondary level, Minnesota uses technical and community colleges to deliver career and technical education.
In school year , Minnesota
served 107,835 CTE high school students
and 59,169 CTE postsecondary students.
In Fiscal Year 2016, Minnesota received
$16,684,637 in federal Perkins funding—the same as in 2015 and $2.7 million less than in 2010.
Exemplary CTE Programs in Minnesota
Minnetonka Public Schools launched the VANTAGE Program in 2013 as an innovative strategy to provide a learning environment equipped to enrich both the learning process and professional development. This profession-based learning environment integrates AP, IB and Common Core academic content areas while assisting students with the development and/or enhancement of soft skills essential to be successful in the workplace. Students, both juniors and seniors, spend half of their day in the program for an entire school year. Along with Minnetonka High School’s licensed teachers, the key components of the program include one-on one
mentors, guest instructors from professional fields, business projects and site visits. Students are expected to meet the standards for professional conduct while on location, and benefit from the daily interactions with professionals who support the partnership. Courses in the program include Business in a Global Economy, Business Analytics, Digital Journalism, Graphic & Product Design and Healthcare & Sports Exercise Science. (Information from MnACTE)
At Alexandria Technical and Community College, education and the workforce are effectively combined through such programs as the Machinist Apprenticeship. The curriculum, which is certified by the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) and accredited by the Department of Labor, turns students into skilled machinists over the course of four years. Students participate in 8,000 hours of on-the-job training while earning 16 credits, gaining experience on such machines as computer numerical control (CNC), turning centers and precision grinders. In addition, they learn about blueprint reading, metal varieties and cutting tools. (Information from Alexandria Technical and Community College)
In school year :
92 percent of Minnesota CTE high school students graduated
82 percent of Minnesota CTE postsecondary students met performance goals for technical skills
85 percent went on to the workforce, the military or an apprenticeship
Data from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education.