When I was a CTE director, I didn’t need more theory. I needed tools.
I needed something I could open on a Monday morning when a Perkins application was due in six weeks. Something I could hand to a new WBL coordinator who’d never built an employer partnership from scratch. Something that helped me make the case to a skeptical superintendent about why Career Readiness & Development was worth the investment—not just in words, but with a framework they could follow.
That’s what we’ve built at Pathful. And I want to make sure you know exactly what’s available to you—free.
Over the past year, we’ve developed a library of practical, practitioner-first resources for the full range of leaders shaping CTE and work-based learning programs. Whether you’re a WBL coordinator building your first employer roster, a CTE director navigating a Perkins application, or a superintendent weighing the strategic case for Career Readiness & Development, there’s something in this library for you. No fluff. No vendor pitch disguised as content. Just the tools I wish I’d had—and that I’d give to any educator walking into the work you’re doing.
Here’s what’s in the library right now. Click on the images below to download.
Melinda is a former CTE teacher, Principal, and District Supervisor of Instruction and CTE Director. She holds a M. Ed. in Educational Leadership and Administration and an EdS. in Curriculum and Instruction. She has been an educational leader for over 25 years with experience in K-12 and post secondary education. Her focus has been on meeting the special and specific needs of all students while raising career awareness and opportunities for students to increase relevant and meaningful exposures to various careers and industry. In her former role as Regional Sales Manager and now Vice President of Sales, Mrs. Spivey has a unique perspective and ability to assist school leaders problem solve and find solutions as she has been both an educator and a consumer of Pathful at the district level and a leader in the EdTech Industry.
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