2026 CACTE CareerTech Summit

Through examination of the Alternative Cooperative Education (ACE) program in Colorado, this presentation will look at how CTE career development programs designed for special populations can serve as high-impact interventions within MTSS. Creating CTE pathways that include academic, behavioral, and social-emotional supports, schools can address disengagement, improve persistence, and reduce dropout rates among historically underserved learners.
Attendees will examine strategies, implementation, and data that show CTE not as an alternative track, but as an effective intervention for dropout prevention.