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Career/Vocational Technical Education

Seeking Comments Regarding Summer 2010 Professional Development Institutes

The Department's Office for Career/Vocational Technical Education is seeking comments regarding Summer 2010 Professional Development Institutes (formerly known as Content Institutes) for staff involved with career/vocational technical education program in districts with Perkins Act Local Plans. For reference, information on Summer 2009 Professional Development Institutes is posted at http:/www.doe.mass.edu/candi/institutes/09/. Archived information on pre-Summer 2009 Content and Professional Development Institutes is posted at http://www.doe.mass.edu/candi/institutes/archive.html.

The Office for Career/Vocational Technical Education in consultation with stakeholders has identified the need for Summer 2010 Professional Development Institutes on the Vocational Technical Education Frameworks and assessing students for the Vocational Technical Competency Tracking System (VTCTS).

Important Note: The Office for Career/Vocational Technical Education is not soliciting providers though this news item. Solicitations of providers would be done later through the Commonwealth's procurement system.

Comments should be emailed to JWheeler@doe.mass.edu.

The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act is the funding source.