FY26 426A Round 2 CTE Frameworks and Competency Based Implementation

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is offering a competitive grant aimed at advancing Chapter 74 Career Technical Education (CTE) programs within the state’s school districts. The contract focuses on the development, implementation, evaluation, and ongoing refinement of a replicable scope and sequence tool, originally initiated in Phase I, to effectively guide the rollout of CTE frameworks and the integration of competency-based educational systems. This initiative seeks to ensure consistent, standards-driven instruction across CTE programs and to promote best practices that can be adapted and applied by multiple districts. Vendors selected for the contract will be primarily responsible for overseeing the design and execution of the scope and sequence tool, supporting districts as they apply its framework to real-world educational settings. The contract requires strict adherence to Massachusetts regulations, including compliance with the Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) requirements for staff who may interact with students, notification of staffing changes, and ongoing alignment with state specifications. The work is to be conducted within Massachusetts school districts, and the estimated contract value ranges from $500,000 to $2,000,000. Specific dates for the period of performance were not provided in the solicitation. The overall aim is to elevate the quality and consistency of CTE programs to better serve students across Massachusetts.