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The Idaho Professional-Technical Education System is accountable to Idaho citizens. It is administered with the philosophy that Idahoans deserve the highest level of performance at the lowest practical cost.
Postsecondary
The technical college system is funded through the State General Fund for faculty salaries, operating expenses, capital outlay and local administration. The postsecondary system also receives federal education funds targeted to professional-technical education (Perkins). Student fees are included in the main institutional budgets to support plant maintenance and operations. In some circumstances, part-time student fees are used to support instruction.
Workforce development/customized training (short-term training) for adults is paid primarily by employer contributions and user fees, with additional support from the professional-technical education general program budget.
Secondary
At the secondary level, state appropriated funds provide added-cost funding for professional-technical programs. These funds pay for costs above and beyond the costs of regular instruction and include extended teacher contracts, equipment and supplies. The state is currently reimbursing only a portion of these added-costs for operation of high school professional-technical programs. The secondary programs also receive federal funds targeted to professional-technical programs (Perkins).
Professional Technical Schools were approved in 1998 by the Idaho Legislature. These schools are required to provide high-end, high-quality, state-of-the-art professional-technical programs that are not normally found in a regular comprehensive high school. Programs are based on industry standards and provide opportunity for students to receive industry certification upon graduation. Districts or Cooperative Service Agencies must apply for approval by the last Friday in July for funding to begin one fiscal year later. Funding is based on .33 of the ADA support unit.
