1. & What Does it Mean to You
2018 CTA
& What Does it Mean to You

2. What is CTA Career and Technical Act Purpose
Formerly the Colorado Vocational Act
Started in 1970
State law – long bill
Purpose
Formula Based Reimbursement
General Funds Spent

3. For CTA Eligibility Tied to a program approval
Active and approved program
Credentialed Instructors
General fund dollars that Support CTE

4. Eligible Costs Instructional Costs Books Supplies and Other Equipment
Contract Costs

5. Non Eligible Costs & What CTA is not
Items purchased with Perkins - Fund similar/same things
To fund general educational needs
No designation where the reimbursement goes
A dollar for dollar reimbursement

6. What it Means to you

7. Advocate for yourself Low class sizes are a good thing
The more CTE the better, CTE %
Careful of independent studies and “stacked classes”
Your District received reimbursement because of CTE programs

8. What is needed for the Report
Schools
Master Schedule
Program Approval
Student Enrollment #s
Contracts with host schools HR
Teaching Credentials
CTE Certifications
CTE Credentials
Contracts
Business Manager
General leger for supplies
General leger for equipment
General leger for substitutes
Payroll records
Host school records

9. Reimbursement Equation
Input
Where it comes from
Total Cost for Districts
$ reported by District
Total FTE for District
Based on students per CTE Instructor
Total Costs per FTE
$ per FTE
PPOR for District
Reported by CDE

10. Reporting Best Practices

11. Instructional Costs CTA Reporting of Teachers Schedules
Updated Credential Info
Substitute Teachers
CTE
Sick or Annual
Paraprofessionals

12. Books, Supplies, Other, Equipment
Books Supplies and Other
These are all individual items that are less than $5,000.00
Equipment
These are all individual items that are more than $5,000.00
Both
Not purchased with Perkins
Career and Tech Ed use only
All items reported must be for CTE only
Must have documentation for all items
Keep receipts and make copies and notes

13. Contracts
This is where you will report anything financial related to contracting
Post secondary (with program approval)
Other Secondary approved programs
Cost of sending students out
Income of brining students in

14. Best Practices Small Class Size High Costs Have your data accurate
Deadlines
Documentation of funding sources and Identify CTE costs
Communicate – many key players

15. Questions
About CTA?

16. Jacqui Geiselman CTA Manager 720-858-2595 Jacqui.Geiselman@cccs.edu
Contact Information
Jacqui Geiselman
CTA Manager