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Career & Technical Education (CTE) Committee - Governor's Workforce Development Board (GWDB)

About:

The CTE Committee was established under the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, Md. Code, Educ. § 21-209, as a unit within the Governor’s Workforce Development Board. The Blueprint is a landmark education law that passed in 2021 to transform Maryland’s education and ensure students graduate with the skills to be successful in postsecondary education, work, and life. The GWDB CTE Committee was established in 2022 and is composed of 11 members of the GWDB, as required in statute. The GWDB CTE Committee is committed to fundamentally reimagining and redesigning career-connected learning and career pathways to ensure all of Maryland’s students have real access to fulfilling and family-sustaining careers.

The committee is aligned with Pillar III of Maryland’s 2024-2028 State Workforce Development Plan: Prepare the Future Workforce - Transform and expand career-connected learning opportunities to ensure every young person has access to a family-sustaining career pathway, regardless of their plans to obtain a college degree.

Mission:

Build an integrated, globally leading framework for providing CTE to Maryland students in public schools, institutions of postsecondary education, and the workforce.

CTE Committee Members

Myra Norton, Chair
Senior Director
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures

Kevin Anderson
Secretary
Maryland Department of Commerce

Donald Boyd
Director of Teaching and Learning
Dorchester County Public Schools

Brian S. Cavey
International Vice President
International Association of Heat and
Frost Insulators & Allied Workers

Matthew Holloway
Owner & Operator
Quantico Creek Sod Farms, Inc.

Robert Limpert
Director of Workforce Development
Harford Community College

Dr. Sanjay Rai
Secretary
Maryland Higher Education Commission

Michael Thomas
Vice President, Workforce Development &
Continuing Education

Baltimore City Community College

Carey Wright
State Superintendent of Schools
Maryland State Department of Education

Portia Wu
Secretary
Maryland Department of Labor

Charnetia V. Young
Director, Diversity Workforce Initiatives
CVS Health


Past Meetings

2024

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 (2:00p.m.)

North Harford High School (211 Pylesville Rd, Pylesville, MD 21132)

To watch the meeting live, register here. For those planning to attend in-person, please RSVP to molly.mesnard@maryland.gov by Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (2:00p.m.)

MSDE State Board of Education Board Room (200 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 - 7th floor)

For those planning to attend in-person, please RSVP to molly.mesnard@maryland.gov by August 21, 2024

To watch the meeting live, either register here or watch via livestream here.

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 (2:00p.m.)

Special Virtual Public Meeting

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 (2:00p.m.)

North Point High School (2500 Davis Rd. Waldorf, MD 20603)

Members of the public can attend in-person or register in advance to watch the meeting live. The recording of the meeting will also be posted to the CTE Committee's YouTube page.

Wednesday, February 28, 2024 (2:00p.m.)

Thomas Edison High School of Technology (12501 Dalewood Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20906)

This meeting will be livestreamed here. For those planning to attend in-person, please RSVP to molly.mesnard@maryland.gov by Wednesday, February 21, 2024

2023

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 (12:00p.m.)

This meeting will be hybrid. The in-person meeting will take place at the Maryland Department of Commerce (401 E Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202). Or watch the meeting via livestream).

Thursday, November 2, 2023 (8:00a.m.)

Wednesday, October 25, 2023 (2:00p.m.)

This meeting will be hybrid, with the in-person portion hosted at the Center for Applied Technology South (211 Central Avenue, East, Edgewater, MD 21037). For security purposes, in-person attendees must RSVP with their DOB to molly.mesnard@maryland.gov. To watch the meeting virtually, see the link below.

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 (12:00p.m.) - Cancelled

Wednesday, August 23, 2023 (12:00p.m.)


Wednesday, May 31, 2023 (12:00p.m.)

March 14, 2023 (2:00p.m.)

February 16, 2023 (12:30p.m.)

January 26, 2023 (12:30p.m.)

2022


CTE Committee Documents

Connect With the Committee

E-mail: dlcte-labor@maryland.gov
YouTube page for livestreams and recordings
Written Public Comment Submission: https://bit.ly/ctepubliccomment