According to the published CALPADS Data Guide, A CTE completer is identified locally and is a student who has completed a minimum of 300 hours in a state-approved CTE pathway and has successfully passed the capstone course in that sequence with a grade of C- or better.
The CDE counts as a completer, students the LEA has identified as a completer by populating the Field 11.14 – CTE Pathway Completion Academic Year ID on the SCTE file with the current academic year. CALPADS validates whether students who are identified as CTE pathway completers on the SCTE file, have completed the capstone course in the pathway. This article will show you where to navigate in PowerSchool to label a student as a CTE completer after the CTE Program Staff identify which students are completers of which pathways.
Navigating to Career Pathways
Old Interface: From the Start Page > Select the student completer > State/Province-CA > CALPADS Career and Technical Education (CTE)
New Interface: Start page > select a student > Compliance > Career and Technically Education (CTE)
Adding a New Pathway
Select New tab > select the Applicable School of Attendance, Academic Year and Pathway Code.
For completers, check the Pathway Completer box.
Check the completed box > click Submit
Enter as many pathways as the student has completed at your school. Be certain that the School of Attendance and the school where the CTE Capstone was taken are aligned to reduce risk of fatal errors in CALPADS.