1. Customizing this template
Purpose and use
These templates were created as a response to people who want something they can customize quickly and easily. We created one template per Perkins consortium with similar layouts to create consistency in messaging and branding when communicating about the Carl D. Perkins federal grant and career and technical education. Using these templates are optional.
Map icon
The map icon on the next slide is meant to represent the regional location of your Perkins consortium members (colleges and high schools).
Add your consortium members
We prepopulated this template with your member consortium list pulled from your FY18 Perkins Plan. Be sure to check this list to ensure the correct names are listed. If not, make sure to correct them.
Add a statement or a quote in the blue box
You can add a quote that reflects CTE in your consortium, a student quote, or a mission statement. Be purposeful and consider your audience when completing this section.
Add highlights, goals, accomplishments, etc.
Some suggestions you can add are: consortium highlights, accomplishments, consortium goals for the year, strategic plan, or insert graphics and data to represent CTE in your consortium. You can split it by college on one side and high school on the other.
Add contact information in the footer
Add contact information for the primary contacts responsible for the administration of the Carl D. Perkins federal grant.

2. MINNESOTA Southeast Perkins IV Consortium
Career and Technical Education
Southeast Perkins IV Consortium
Minnesota State College, Southeast Technical ● Barnum ● Canon Falls School District ● Goodhue School District ● Kenyon-Wanamingo School Disctrict ● Red Wing School District ● Willow River ● Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District ● Caledonia ● Chosen Valley/Chatfield ● Dover-Eyota ● Fillmore Central ● Houston ● Kingsland ● LaCresent/hookah ● Lake City ● Lanesboro ● Lewiston-Altura ● Mabel-Canton ● Plainview-Elgin-Millville ● Rushford-Peterson ● Spring Grove ● St. Charles ● Wabasha-Kellogg ● Winona
The goal is to provide a well-rounded experience for students so they can be successful in their educational endeavors. [Pick something else that reflects your consortium.]
Governance Structure
[Add pertinent information here about your governance structure or you can add other information you want to highlight (depending on your audience) that is making an impact in your consortium. These are just helpful suggestions. Each consortium may have very different things they want to highlight.]
Consortium Goals [Add year if applicable]
[Southeast MN consortium has some specific goals they’ve outlined in their Perkins Plan. This could be a good place to highlight them.]
Contact
First, Last Name, Title, and Phone
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.