Finding F4a
Findings and Recommendations
The Grand Jury finds the total revenue from all sources for CTE is disproportionally low in school budgets, generally less than 2% which severely restricts school districts’ ability to implement CTE programs to their maximum potential. (R4)
Jury report: Career & Technical Education: An Underutilized Pathway to Success for High School Students · PDF page 20
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Sacramento County Office of Education and participating district boards and superintendents
The respondents partially agree but say the two-percent calculation omits district matching funds.
Read official response · PDF page 4The response identifies excluded district investments and the 2:1 matching requirements of named state grants. This is a specific, traceable explanation of the disputed funding measure.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.