Dr. Karla Eslinger Commissioner | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has allocated nearly $2 million to seven local education agencies through the Career and Technical Education Limited Access Grant. Each agency was eligible for up to $400,000 to enhance CTE programming for the 2026-27 school year in areas with limited access to high-quality learning opportunities.
The grant aims to address current limitations in student access to Health Science and Skilled Technical Sciences programs. This year's recipients will offer prerequisite courses that prepare students for CTE programs and expand capacity in fields such as Graphic Arts Occupations, Project Lead The Way Biomedical Sciences, transportation services to an Area Career Center, and facility expansions for growing CTE programs.
“This will be a fantastic resource for our schools to prepare the next generation of Missouri’s workforce,” said Commissioner of Education Karla Eslinger. “This work is vital to fulfilling our mission to improve lives through education.”
The recipients and their award totals are as follows:
- Allen Village Charter School: $48,750
- Owensville High School, Gasconade County R-II School District: $295,317
- Hannibal Career and Technical Center, Hannibal 60 School District: $400,000
- Piney River Technical School, Houston R-I School District: $400,000
- Pike-Lincoln Technical Center, Pike Co. R-III School District: $77,011.40
- Raymore-Peculiar LEAD Center, Raymore-Peculiar School District: $370,163.60
- Sikeston Career and Technology Center, Sikeston Public Schools: $400,000
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