Career Technical and
Agricultural Education (CTAE):
Expanding Pathways to College, Career, and Beyond
January 12, 2026
Division of Curriculum and Instruction
CTAE Mission and Vision
Vision Goals
• We believe that all students can and 1. Provide CTAE programs and pathways that are aligned to
should be equipped to pursue a
meaningful career, strengthen their workforce and economic development
community, and drive economic 2. Engage and prepare students for high-demand, high-skill,
prosperity. and high-wage careers
Mission 3. Support teachers to deliver high quality instruction,
• In pursuit of this vision, we will activities, and events
collaborate with industry and community 4. Develop marketing strategies to improve the image of
partners to provide high-quality career-focused programs and to raise the profile of CTAE in
educational experiences for students to
prepare them for workplace success. the school district and to the greater DeKalb County
community
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Connecting to the Plan
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CTAE At-A-Glance
40+ High School Pathways
6 Middle School Pathways
25 Industry Certified Pathways
33 Certified STE(A)M Schools
(24 elementary, 8 middle, 1 high)
Over 30,000 students enrolled in CTAE
courses
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CTAE Pathway Availability
• The GADOE currently offers 17 Career
Cluster that include 149 CTAE pathways
• DeKalb County School District offers all 17
Career Clusters, representing 46 pathways.
• Pathway offerings are strategically selected
in collaboration with the CTAE Advisory
board based on:
• Student interest and enrollment demand
• Regional workforce and economic
development needs
• Facility capacity, staffing, and industry
partnerships
Click here to see all GADOE CTAE Clusters and pathways available
Click here to see all GADOE CTAE Clusters and
pathways available
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CTAE
Elementary School (Exposure)/Middle School (Exploration)
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Exploration – Middle School Pathway Offerings
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Exploration – Middle School Pathway Offerings
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Exploration – Middle School Pathway Offerings
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Engagement – High School Pathway Offerings
Agriculture, Food Architecture & Arts, A/V Tech & Business, Education & Energy Government & Health
& Natural Construction Communications Management & Training Public Admin. Science
Resources Administration
❖ Agriculture ❖ Construction ❖ A/V Technology & ❖ Business & ❖ Early ❖ Energy ❖ Air Force ❖ Allied
❖ Heavy Film Technology Childhood Systems JROTC Health
Equipment ❖ Graphic ❖ Entrepreneurship Education ❖ Army JROTC ❖ Dental
Operator Communications ❖ Teaching as a ❖ Navy JROTC Science
❖ Web Design Profession ❖ Medical
❖ Web & Digital Assistant
Design ❖ Patient
Care/CNA
❖ Sports
Medicine
Hospitality & Human Information Law, Public Safety, Manufacturing Marketing STEM Transportatio
Tourism Services Technology Corrections & n/
Security Distribution/
Logistics
❖ Baking and ❖ Barbering ❖ Artificial ❖ Law ❖ Manufacturing ❖ Marketing and ❖ Engineering ❖ General
Pastry ❖ Cosmetology Intelligence Enforcement/Cri Management Technology Automotive
❖ Culinary Arts ❖ Nutrition & ❖ Computer minal ❖ Fashion ❖ Engineering Technology
❖ Sports and Food Science Science Investigations Merchandisin Drafting & ❖ Advanced
Entertainment ❖ Interior, ❖ Cloud Computing ❖ Law g Design Automotive
Marketing Fashion, & ❖ Cybersecurity Enforcement/For ❖ Sports & Technology
❖ Hospitality, Textiles ❖ Programming ensic Science Entertainment
Recreation, ❖ Fire and Marketing
and Tourism EMS/Public
Safety
Communications
Click here to view our high school pathways by school 10
Engagement – High School Pathway Offerings
Click here to view our high school pathways by school 11
Engagement – High School Pathway Offerings
Click here to view our high school pathways by school 12
Engagement – High School Pathway Offerings
Click here to view our high school pathways by school 13
Engagement – Technical High School Pathway Offerings
Click here to view our high school pathways by school 14
Career Tech Student Organizations
• Over 10,000 students
currently active
• Over 2,000 students
participating in Iocal,
regional, state, and
international
competitive events
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Highlights and Activities
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How Are We Performing
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How Are We Performing
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How Are We Performing
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How Are We Performing
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Work Based Learning – How Does it Work
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Work Based Learning – The Numbers
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Dual Enrollment in DeKalb
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Dual Enrollment in DeKalb
• Dual Enrollment participation is continuing to increase
DeKalb Dual Enrollment Participation
• Students in grade 10-12 are eligible to take Dual Enrollment courses 1800
1674
• Funding is available for 10th – 12th grade students
1600
• Course restrictions - 10th graders may only take CTAE courses
under Dual Enrollment by default 1313
1400
1250
• Pathways for Core Course Eligibility for 10th graders
1200
• Option 1 – minimum qualifying scores SAT - combined score: 1200 1043
(Evidence-Based Reading & Writing + Math) or ACT Composite 1000
Score: 26
800
• Option 2 - Zell Miller Scholarship Eligibility 3.7 HOPE GPA and
Minimum SAT/ACT scores (1200 SAT combined or 26 ACT
600
composite)
• Certificate programs offered using Dual Enrollment state funding through 400
DeVry University
200
• Undergraduate Certificate in Programming Essentials
• Two-year program is 100% online 0
21-22 22-23 23-24 24-25
• Dual Enrollment participating Colleges and Universities are determined by
the Georgia Student Finance Commission *Self-Pay Dual Enrollment Participation Data is not included in total and is not tracked at the state level.
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Strengthening CCRPI Readiness Through Dual
Enrollment Participation
Dual Enrollment Impact on CCRPI Readiness Indicator
• A 34.42% Dual Enrollment 90.00%
81.16%
participation rate in FY 2025 80.00%
78.40%
73.63% 73.60%
contributed to an 81.16% CCRPI 70.00%
High School Readiness indicator
(Accelerated Enrollment) for the 60.00%
DeKalb County School District 50.00%
40.00%
• The Accelerated Enrollment 29.44% 29.55%
34.42%
Component of the Readiness 30.00%
22.51%
Indicator includes: 20.00%
• Dual Enrollment 10.00%
• International Baccalaureate
• Advance Placement 0.00%
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• Cambridge Dual Enrollment Participation Accelerated Enrollment
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FY 2025 Student Awareness of Dual Enrollment in DeKalb
The BRIDGE Act - Building Resourceful Individuals to Develop Georgia's Economy – Mandates career counseling and regularly scheduled
advisement to choose a focused plan of study.
8th Grade
• 78% completion
• A strong majority of students are
introduced to dual enrollment early,
building foundational awareness before
high school course planning begins.
9th Grade
• 77% completion
• Awareness remains consistent from 8th
grade, indicating that most students
continue to receive information about dual
enrollment as they transition into high
school.
10th Grade
• 80% completion (highest rate)
• Dual enrollment awareness peaks in 10th
grade, suggesting this is the most effective
point of engagement, likely due to
increased eligibility and relevance.
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The Dual Achievement Program
The Dual Achievement Program (DAP) offers an alternative pathway for DeKalb County
students to earn a high school diploma and a technical certificate, technical diploma,
or associate degree through Dual Enrollment supported and funded coursework.
DeKalb Dual Achievement institutions are Atlanta Technical College and Georgia
Piedmont Technical College.
Students may take high school and college courses in person or online.
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The Dual Achievement Program
DeKalb Acceptance Data For Students may select from some of the
The Dual Achievement Program following CTAE programs:
Accounting
Air Conditioning
Automotive
180 170
Barbering
160 Business/Marketing
140 133 Business Technology
Carpentry
120
Cosmetology
Students
100 Criminal Justice
80 Culinary Arts
Early Childhood Care/Education
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41 Electrical Construction
40 Welding
20 12 Plumbing
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Paramedicine
0
FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 Medical/Nursing
School Year Information/Computer Software
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Next Steps
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