Several sending school districts offer career and technical courses or programs covering skills also taught at CMAVTS, including engineering, CAD, automation, media, and agriculture.
Pennsylvania allows approved CTE programs at both regional technical schools and individual school districts. However, overlapping offerings raise important questions about how public resources are coordinated.
Are we making the best use of taxpayer dollars by maintaining similar educational opportunities across multiple schools?
The available research identifies overlapping instruction but has not established how much, if any, unnecessary spending or enrollment loss results.
We believe the six sending districts should work together to evaluate these offerings, coordinate resources, and ensure that CMAVTS remains a strong, comprehensive career and technical school.
Our goal should be better regional coordination, responsible spending, and the strongest possible opportunities for students.
