Career technical education (CTE) added-cost funds are intended to provide additional resources for approved secondary CTE programs to support program operations, maintenance, and improvement. CTE added-cost funds are to be used to supplement, not supplant, other district funding resources and should be used in accordance with your district policies.
The Idaho Division of Career Technical Education (IDCTE) distributes added-cost funds to districts to cover instructor and program expenses beyond those normally encountered at the secondary level. Allocations are calculated based on CTE teacher full-time equivalent and shall be used to support all CTE programs in the district. Added-cost funds are used in the five categories identified below and must be used for expenses directly related to approved CTE programs in accordance with Idaho State Board of Education policy.
Instructional materials and supplies
Allowed
- Single-copy reference materials (e.g., teacher edition), including single-user electronic reference materials.
- Consumable student lab and classroom manuals.
- Consumable materials and supplies that support the instructional program.
- National official CTSO dress chapter set (i.e., official dress to be retained and maintained by the local chapter).
- Consumable materials during an instructional activity to be used for fundraising (e.g., purchasing seeds to grow hanging baskets or steel used on a plasma cutter for metal art)
- Workplace Readiness Assessment (WRA) and Technical Skill Assessment (TSA) exam costs (excluding retakes).
- Web-based licensed products to support program instruction and management.
- Materials and supplies used in CTE program and CTSO promotion (e.g., flyers, banners, brochures).
Not Allowed
- Print textbooks, electronic textbooks, and/or other electronic media used as the primary content delivery source.
- Technology related to general instructional delivery (e.g., projectors or cell phones).
- Classroom equipment, supplies, and web-based licensed products that are provided to all district teachers and classrooms.
Equipment
Allowed
- Industry standard equipment costing $500 or more with an expected life greater than two years.
- Industry standard computers and peripherals above and beyond equipment provided to academic classrooms.
Not Allowed
- Equipment unrelated to program instruction.
- Technology related to general instructional delivery (e.g., projectors or cell phones).
Salaries
Allowed
- Time beyond the normal academic year (defined as the last day of the academic calendar year and before the first day of the subsequent academic calendar year), which should be a documented agreement between the district and the CTE instructor(s).
- Time during the normal academic year for career technical student organizations advisors who travel and stay in hotels to attend state and national leadership conferences with their students beyond the normal school week, including one day for a state leadership conference and two days for a national leadership conference.
- For health professions only, time beyond the normal school day (i.e., evenings and weekends) for licensed professional teachers delivering required instruction/supervision to students at clinical sites.
Not Allowed
- Salaries and benefits for certified employees (i.e., teachers who hold certification) and classified employees (i.e., employees other than certified or professional teachers).
- Salaries and benefits to replace furlough days.
- Salaries and benefits for district pre-service and/or in-service days.
- Salaries and benefits for substitutes.
Contracts
Allowed
- Services contracted by the district for maintaining and repairing CTE equipment and for operating and maintaining CTE labs and shops (e.g., equipment, service contracts, and hazardous waste disposal).
- Fees and expenses for supplemental specialized instruction (e.g., certified CPR trainer, OSHA certification instructor, short-term specialized instruction from subject matter expert).
Not Allowed
- Contracted salaries or benefits to provide the basic instructional program.
Travel and professional expenses
Allowed
- Instructor(s) travel costs (e.g., mileage, per diem, lodging) and fees for CTE-related professional development (e.g., conferences, seminars, workshops, state-sponsored meetings, summer conferences, and back-to-industry experiences related to the CTE program).
- Instructor travel costs and fees related to CTE student activities and CTSO activities (e.g., conference registration fees, mileage, per diem, lodging).
- May include chaperone(s); must follow district guidelines/policy.
- Instructor membership dues for professional associations and CTSO affiliations related to program area.
- Up to 10 % of the CTE added-cost funding for student transportation within the state to a state- approved CTSO leadership conference or event.
Not Allowed
- Fees to obtain or renew teaching credentials and/or professional licenses.
- Tuition and transcripted credits, including professional development credits.
- Individual student travel fees and expenses.