Carbon Career & Technical Institute

CCTI is a comprehensive career and technical school offering both academic studies and career and technical studies in a full and half day format. The school serves students in grades 9, 10, 11 & 12 from the five Carbon County School Districts (Jim Thorpe, Lehighton, Palmerton, Panther Valley, and Weatherly). We also offer FLEX scheduling for students who want to get a portion of a program to round out their high school curriculum and perhaps provide them with some skill or information to give them an edge in their college career.

Our goal is to prepare students to pursue a variety of options: 2 year college or technical school; 4 year college; military or entry into the workforce. By addressing the diversity of opportunities available to our students, we feel they will be able to make informed decisions as to the career path they wish to select. If you would like to visit or need more information, please call our guidance department at 570-325-3682 ext 1506.

CCTI believes all students should acquire the skills and knowledge to enter the workforce or to enroll in a post-secondary educational program.

Comprehensive Plan Planning Requirements

Chapter 4 specifies planning requirements for school entities. A school entity is defined as a local education provider (e.g., public school district, charter school, cyber charter school, AVTS or Intermediate Unit).  These planning requirements are as follows:

• Every 3 years, a school entity must submit to the Secretary for approval a professional education plan. The professional education plan must be made available for public inspection and comment for 28 days, and then it can be approved by the board and then submitted to PDE.
• Every 6 years, a school entity must submit to the Department for approval an induction plan. The induction plan must be made available for public inspection and comment for 28 days, and then it can be approved by the school entity’s governing board and then submitted to PDE.
• Every 6 years, a school entity must develop and implement a comprehensive and integrated K-12 program of student services. This student services plan must be made available for public inspection and comment for 28 days, and then it can be approved by the school entity’s governing board.
• Every 3 years, each school district must develop and submit to the department a special education plan. The special education plan must be made available for public inspection and comment for 28 days, and then it can be approved by the school entity’s governing board and then submitted to PDE.
• Every 6 years, each school district must develop and implement a gifted education plan. The gifted education plan must be made available for public inspection and comment for 28 days, and then it can be approved by the school entity’s governing board.

Comprehensive Plan – Comprehensive Plan _ 2026 – 2029

Professional Development Plan – Professional Development Plan (Act 48) _ 2026 – 2029

Health and Safety plan – Health & Safety Plan, Revised 01/18/2024

Any questions, please email David Reinbold at dreinbold@carboncti.org.

Act 44

CCTI Students, Parents, Guardians:

The purpose of this letter is to share information about a new Pennsylvania school safety law and what it means for how CCTI communicates with families.

Governor Josh Shapiro signed Act 44 of 2025, which requires schools to notify families and staff when certain incidents involving a weapon occur. This law is now in effect; and under this law, CCTI must send a notification when an incident involving a weapon happens in a CCTI school building, on school transportation, or at a school-sponsored activity.

As per the law, notifications will be sent based on where the incident occurs. In most cases,
notifications must be sent within 24 hours. To disseminate this information, we will use our e-mail and SchoolMessenger text system to send messages.

To protect student privacy, notifications will not include student names or identifying details. Families can expect to see only basic information, such as the date and general location of the incident.

It is important for families to know that this new law may result in more frequent notifications, even in situations that do not pose an active safety threat. In the past, CCTI used discretion in situations where items were unintentionally brought to school, such as toy look-alikes or everyday tools such as a small pocketknife or multi-tool left in a backpack. Under Act 44, some of these situations may now require a notification. Please understand that an increase in messages does not mean schools are less safe! It is simply a reflection of this new legal requirement that CCTI must adhere to as per Act 44 of 2025.

Families can help lessen the need for these notifications by regularly checking backpacks, jackets, and sports bags, and by reminding students that prohibited items are not allowed at school, on buses, or at school activities. If you ever have a safety concern, please notify the school immediately, or report it through Safe2Say Something at 1-844-723-2729.

Please be assured that we will continue working closely with law enforcement, safety personnel, and threat assessment teams to keep our schools safe. The safety and well-being of our students and staff remain our top priority.

Thank you,
CCTI Administration