CTE Important Dates and Submission Deadlines

3/31/25

Post High School Placement Report for students enrolled in NYSED-approved CTE programs who reached the concentrator level and left secondary education any time during the 2023-24 school year due to the Office of CTE.

4/1/25

First-time Applicants: 
Any LEA or BOCES who is newly eligible or re-establishing eligibility as a Perkins applicant may submit a CLNA in preparation for the 2025-26 Perkins application. The CLNA workbook from 2023-24 on our Office of CTE webpage should be used. 

Both first time and returning applicants that did not apply for funding in the 2024-25 program year, with an individual allocation of or greater than $15,000 and whose programs meet the Perkins V definitions of size, scope, and quality as verified in the Student Information Repository (SIRS) at the time of application, must submit a letter of intent to apply by March 15, 2025, to both the fiscal agent of the consortium joined in the prior year and to the Office of CTE. A PDF copy of the original letter should be sent to emsccte@nysed.gov. A completed Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) is then due to the Office CTE by April 1, 2025. 

The CLNA must be submitted in Excel format to the Office of CTE. The application and budget forms are submitted after the Office of CTE reviews the CLNA and provides feedback to the new applicant. 

6/2/25

Complete 2025-26 Perkins V Application due to the Office of CTE.

Email one electronic copy of the 2025-26 Perkins Application (in Word format), and FS-10 budget (in Excel format) to the Office of CTE.

Mail original application (sections 2-5 only) and FS-10 with signatures in blue ink to:

Office of CTE
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Ave., Room 315 EB
Albany, NY 12234

6/30/25

Final Narratives for 2024-25 Perkins V program year due to Office of CTE.

Email an electronic copy of the Final Narrative (in Word format) to the Office of CTE and send the hard copy Final Narrative with original signatures to:

Office of CTE
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Ave., Room 315 EB
Albany, NY 12234

6/30/25

Complete applications for re-approval of CTE programs to continue to be offered in the 2025-26 school year due to the Office of CTE. Please note incomplete applications will be returned. 

NEW Any issues identified by the Office of CTE must be resolved immediately. Failure to receive program re-approval from the Office of CTE by September 30, 2025, will result in a lapse in the program. Lapsed programs will be removed from the NYSED-approved list and in NYSED’s Information Reporting Services’ Level 2 data, resulting in student CTE data being blocked from SIRS reporting. These lapsed programs are not considered to be active, and therefore, they are not eligible to award the 4+1 CTE Pathway, integrated/specialized academic credit, and the technical endorsement beyond the 2024-25 school year. 

8/31/25

Re-registration forms for Work-Based Learning programs expiring 8/31/25 due to the Office of CTE.

9/30/25

FS-10-F Final Expenditure Report for 2024-25 Perkins V program year due to the New York State Office of Grants Finance.  

Send one FS-10-F Final Expenditure Report with original signature and one copy to: 

Grants Finance
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Ave., Room 510W EB
Albany, NY 12234

10/1/25

Complete applications for initial approval of new programs to be offered in the 2026-27 school year due to the Office of CTE. Please note that all applications that are incomplete will be returned to the applicant and will not be considered submitted for deadline purposes. 

NEW Any issues identified by the Office of CTE must be resolved immediately. If program approval is not obtained by December 1, 2025, students will be ineligible to enroll in a NYSED-approved program for the fall of 2026, and student data cannot be reported to the Student Information Repository System (SIRS) for the 2026-27 school year.