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Carl D. Perkins Federal Accountability

The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 is designed to improve and expand services for students enrolled in career and technical education (CTE) programs. CTE Programs prepare students for further education and careers in current or emerging employment sectors of high skill, high wage, or in-demand occupations. The courses within CTE programs include competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills of students.

Icon for CTE Data    Perkins Required Data Posting   


Career and Technical Education reports are available on KDSE’s Data Central https://datacentral.ksde.org/cte.aspx to meet the requirements of state dissemination of actual levels of performance.

Each district that is eligible for Perkins funding (standalones and each member of a consortium) must post the above icon and a link to Data Central on their district’s CTE webpage.

 

Resources

Secondary Improvement Grant - FY 2026

Secondary Improvement Grant - FY 2025

FY 2025 - Reserve Grants

Secondary Improvement Grant - FY 2024

FY 2024 - Reserve Grants

Comprehensive Local Needs Assessments

Comprehensive Local Needs Assessments (CLNA) are a required component of Perkins V Strengthen Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. Needs assessments are updated at least every two years and can be found on the Kansas Board of Regents Perkins V webpage.

https://www.kansasregents.org/workforce_development/perkins_grants/perkins-v

Perkins Quick Links
Non-Traditional Fields

Coordinator
VACANT
(785) 296-4351
 

Assistant Director
Career and Technical Education
Natalie D. Clark
(785) 296-4351

KSDE Secondary-Level CTE Contacts

Deputy Commissioner:
Division of Learning Services

Dr. Ben Proctor
(785) 296-2303
ben.proctor@ksde.gov

Director: 
Career, Standards and Assessment

Beth Fultz
(785) 296-4639
beth.fultz@ksde.gov

Assistant Director: 
Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Natalie D. Clark
(785) 296-4351
​natalie.clark@ksde.gov

Assistant Director: 
Curricular Standards

Jennifer Hamlet
(785) 296-8447
jennifer.hamlet@ksde.gov


Assistant Director: 
Assessment

Julie Ewing
(785) 296-2325
julie.ewing@ksde.gov

Assistant Director: 
Kansas Volunteer Commission

Dr. Jessica Dorsey
(785) 296-3163
jessica.dorsey@ksde.gov

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