PLYMOUTH — The Plymouth Community School Board heard a presentation from Aaron Esper of North Central CTE before voting unanimously to continue their agreement with the organization for the coming year.
Esper took an opportunity to highlight the organization’s successes in the past school year for its program that provides career courses for Marshall and Starke county students to take courses in career and technical areas for high school credit.
According to Esper, CTE saw a growth in enrollment and a 7.7 percent increase in funding in the past year, and also increased the number of certification options that were available for students.
The program also offered new partnerships and opportunities, teaming with the Knox program in criminal justice to offer certifications, adding a veterinary science student-run business that made over $3000, and partnering to offer several adult education classes in the same areas.
Esper told the board that the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant program had posted a 94 percent pass rate and the EMT program a 100 percent skills pass rate.
North Central CTE will offer a second building trades class in Culver for the coming year, add an applied engineering and entrepreneurship pathway, and partner with Vincennes University.
