CTE Acronyms

CTE

• Career and Technical Education

• Vocational Education

• Career and Life Skills

• Can't Tell Everyone

CTSO

• Career and Technical Student Organization

• Career Transition State Organization

• Caring Teachers StandOff

• Cat Tick Spray Office

Answer explanation

Hmmm, how many can you name?

FTE

• Feature Teacher Exhibit

• Fraternity of Teacher Employers

• Forget The Equation

• Full Time Equivalent

CIP

• Classification of Instructional Programs

• Coding In Progress

• Crying Inside Privately

• Cartwheels Intelligence Program

Answer explanation

These are assigned by the State

IRC

• Internal Revenue Committee

• I Really Can

• Industry Recognized Credential

• Individual Retreat Care

Answer explanation

Students may have the opportunity to pass industry certifications!

WTP

• Will Travel Periodically

• Written Training Plan

• Wilting Tree Protection

• Warning Temperature Program

Answer explanation

A training plan that outlines the steps a teacher is taking to achieve their Initial CTE teacher certification.

PAC

• Performing Arts Collaboration

• Pet Architecture Consortium

• Poker Addicts Council

• Pathway Advisory Committee

Answer explanation

This group of community business people guides a specific program to keep it up to current industry standards.

WBL

• Work-based Learning

• Working the Best Life

• Worksite Learning

• Working By Laughter

Answer explanation

Work-based learning activities extend the classroom into the workplace, connecting acquired knowledge and skills to a student's future employment.

GAC

• Graduate All Children

• Graphing Academic Challenge

• Goal Achievement Celebration

• General Advisory Council

Answer explanation

This committee, made up of community business people, guides the direction of all CTE programs in a district.

OSPI

• Open Season Porcupine Invasion

• Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Optimal Secondary Program Induction

• Obvious Secret People Introduction

Answer explanation

This is what we call it in Washington State.

Do you know who our Superintendent of Public Instruction is?