Vocational education is a broad term that can be used to describe a number of career fields and programs, such as technology, marketing, health, and agriculture, just to name a few. The Carl D. Perkins Act of 1984 focused on the reform of vocational-technical education in our nation's schools, and the reauthorization of the act (now called the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act) in 1998, 2006, and 2018 has fine-tuned these efforts. As an administrator, you will be tasked with writing proposals for grants and/or requests for funding projects. This assignment provides you the opportunity to practice this very important skill.

Scenario: Your high school has received a grant that will fund a new vocational program for your students. The grant will cover all costs associated with two full-time teachers over five years and an additional one-time payment of $25,000 for program resources. Your administrative team needs to design a vocational program that will meet the needs of your students. The grant committee has requested a visual organizer and a proposal for the vocational program detailing school information and program offerings. The grant committee also requests that your program helps students who are academically gifted and/or academically or emotionally challenged and/or offers alternatives to the traditional K-12 school system, if appropriate.

Part 1: Vocational Program Grant Proposal

• Describe your school, the student demographics, and the community the school serves. Note: If you do not currently teach at the high school level, based on a high school in your district.
• Justify the need for a vocational program with evidence from other successful secondary programs.
• what program statement to explain the following:
• Career clusters being considered
• Short-term and long-range goals of the program
• Benefits to students, school, and community
• what implementation plan for the program that addresses:
• Facility needs (assume the space is available at your school)
• Requirements for the 2 full-time teachers
• Student recruitment strategies
• Develop a plan for involving key businesses and/or community leaders with your vocational program.
• Formulate a budget for spending the $25,000 program resource allowance.
• what evaluation strategy for determining program success.
• Make sure the program and/or services help students who are academically gifted and/or academically or emotionally challenged and/or offer alternatives to the traditional K-12 school system if appropriate.

Part 2: Vocational Program Infographic

• Career clusters
• Short-term and long-range goals of the program
• Key businesses and/or community leaders to be involved
• Benefits to students, school, and community

Consider the following when creating your infographic:

• Organization of information
• Use of space
• Appropriate font choices and color scheme