South Dakota CTE Standards Revision Teams, Fall 2025/Spring 2026 - Educator Application

The South Dakota Department of Education Office of Career & Technical Education invites CTE educators and administrators, school counselors, and postsecondary partners to participate in a number of content standards revision work groups this fall/winter.

Each work group will include up to 20 members, including secondary Career & Technical Education educators, postsecondary faculty, and industry representatives. Other stakeholders who are interested in the process are also encouraged to apply. Applicants will be selected to ensure broad representation of all demographics on each work group.

Revision work groups will conduct their group work on standards via after-school virtual meetings in November and December 2025 and March 2026.

November 4 and 6

-Marketing and Sales

November 13 and December 2

-Foundational

-Essential Skills

November 19 and 20

-Energy and Natural Resources

December 3 and 4

-Capstone

March 2, 3, 4

-Architecture and Construction

March 9, 10, 11

-Supply Chain and Transportation

March 30 and 31

-Public Service and Safety

The remaining work groups will meet in full-day virtual meetings in May and June 2026.

May 27 and 28

-Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering

June 1, 2, 3

-Hospitality, Tourism, and Events

June 3, 4, 5

Arts, Entertainment, and Design

June 8-11

-Agriculture

June 15

-Middle School CTE

Educators who are not on contract during the work sessions will be compensated for their time at a rate of $175 per day on the days their work groups meet. Participants are all expected to be fully available during their assigned times, without distraction, and able to have their cameras and microphones on for active participation.

The deadline to apply for these November and December work groups is October 10, 2025. Applicants will be notified by the Department of Education Office of Career and Technical Education by October 16 about the roles they have been selected for.

Please proceed with the survey to apply.

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* 1. Contact Information

Name

Company/School/Organization

Address

City/Town

State

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. Please describe your current role. You may choose more than one if multiple roles apply.

Middle School Educator

High School Educator

School Administrator

Postsecondary Educator

Business/Industry Representative

Organization/Association Representative

Government Representative

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Briefly describe your professional background and work experience.

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* 4. Years of Experience

0-5 years

6-10 years

11-15 years

16-20 years

21-25 years

25+

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* 5. The CTE cluster(s) you are applying to work on.

Marketing and Sales November 4 and 6

Foundational and Essential Skills November 13 and December 2

Energy and Natural Resources November 19 and 20

Capstone December 3 and 4

Architecture and Construction March 2, 3, 4

Supply Chain and Transportation March 9, 10, 11

Public Service and Safety March 30 and 31

Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering May 27 and 28

Hospitality, Tourism, and Events June 1, 2, 3

Arts, Entertainment, and Design June 3, 4, 5

Agriculture June 8-11

Middle School CTE June 15

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* 6. Why are you interested in serving on this standards revision work group?

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* 7. Have you served on a standards revision work group before?

Yes

If yes, please describe

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* 8. In order to participate, you will need to be available to participate in the work group sessions that will be scheduled in November and December as indicated in question 5 above. Please indicate if you will be fully available, without distractions, and able to have your camera and microphone on.

Yes