CTE Standards Revision

The Nebraska Department of Education is seeking a qualified vendor to design, facilitate, and manage a comprehensive revision and modernization of the state’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) system. The effort includes updating state model Programs of Study, revising course‑based standards, aligning with high‑skill industry sectors, creating career‑readiness frameworks, and delivering implementation support materials. The contractor will coordinate stakeholder engagement, manage educator‑writer teams, administer stipends, and produce all final deliverables in editable formats owned by the state. • Develop full project plan, governance structure, and bi‑weekly status reporting. • Conduct extensive stakeholder and industry alignment sessions, focusing on H‑3 occupations. • Oversee a statewide educator‑writer process to draft, review, and finalize CTE standards and model programs. • Produce crosswalks, implementation kits, and special‑population guidance, delivering all outputs as editable, publication‑ready files.