Career Development

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REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: CTE FUNDED CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Programs are required to submit annually the:

Program of Work (due September 30) and
Year-End Narrative (due May 31)

Click on "Career Development Program Resources and Reporting Requirements" in the menu below for more information.

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Vision

Career Development services directed at providing all students with career awareness, self-development and career decision-making must be an integral part of a student's educational experience. It is this kind of experience that will help the students to learn, think, consider and make realistic decisions about their opportunities.

Career Development Program Resources and Reporting Requirements

Calendar of Events & Deadlines
Program Approval Policy
2024-25 Program of Work (Due September 30, 2024)
- Part 1 – Complete the Online Form
  - Review and complete part 2 (below) before completing the online form. You will need to upload the file to complete the online form.
- Part 2 – Attachment: Program of Work
  - Select the form below that represents your program. (Word document will automatically download.)
    - A list of funded programs with the form that should be used, along with answers to frequently asked questions, is available here: Selecting a Form & FAQs
  - Non-CTE Center – Contracted through a school.
  - CTE Center – Affiliated with a CTE Center.
  - Postsecondary Institution

2024-25 Year-End Narrative (Due May 31, 2025)
- Part 1 -- Complete the Year-End Narrative Online Form. You will need the following documentation to complete the form:
  - Highlights from your Career Development program's activities this year.
  - Recommendations from your program's advisory committee and how they will be incorporated into your Program of Work.
- Part 2 – Please keep a copy for yourself, and provide the following documentation to your Business Manager, they will need to submit these items next fall for the 2025-26 school year:
  - Completed Program Advisory Committee Form - SFN 15256
  - Fall Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
  - Spring Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes

Academic and CTE Scholarship Information

Application and FAQs
CTE Coordinated Plans of Study
Scholarship Updates (SB2289) - Presentation by Jim Upgren, August 10, 2021, CTE Professional Development Conference

Century Code Related to Career Development

NDCC 15.1-21-18.3 states, “Each school district shall notify its high school students that, upon request, a student is entitled to receive a consultative review of the student’s individual high school education plan at least once during each high school grade. Upon the request of a student, the school district shall provide the consultative review.” (Fall Report)

NDCC 15.1-21-18.1 states, "A school district shall administer to students, once during their enrollment in grade seven or eight and once during their enrollment in grade nine or ten, a career interest inventory recommended by the Department of Career and Technical Education and approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.” (Spring Report)

NDCC 15.1-21-18.2 states, “At least once during the seventh or eighth grade, each school district shall arrange for students to participate in either an individual consultative process or a nine-week course, for the purpose of discussing the results of their career interest inventory, selecting high school courses appropriate to their educational pursuits and career interests, and developing individual high school education plans. This reporting is done at the individual student level.” (Spring Report)

NDCC 15.1-21-19.2 states, “The student’s career advisor or guidance counselor shall meet with the student to review the student’s ACT or WorkKeys assessment results.” (Spring Report)