Perkins Career and Technical Education Program

Individuals who are members of special populations are provided with support services designed to enable the special populations to meet or exceed adjusted levels of performance.

LEAs at the secondary level will assure the Delaware Department of Education that students from special populations have Student Success Plans designed to meet or exceed State adjusted levels of performance, and to prepare them for further learning and for high–skill/high–wage occupations. Student Success Plans (SSPs) are required for for all students from 8^th through 12^th grades. The SSP is a five–year individualized plan developed by every student to identify post–school goals and to meet those goals through a variety of experiences during each student’s high school years. It includes a series of career and learning styles assessments for each student, meetings with school advisors, development of a high school course of study, including career pathways and CTE coursework, and the identification of needed supports and other activities to reach those goals. The intent of the SSP is to encourage students to enroll in rigorous high school coursework that will lead to meet or exceed levels of performance and prepare them to enroll in postsecondary education/training programs and obtain high–skill/high–wage occupations.