The CCSESA CTE committee created the new version of the CTE Course of Study for creating a standards-aligned CTE system. This guide is organized around the "Eleven Elements of a High-Quality CTE sytem" identified in the 2008-2012 California State plan for CTE and the "Nine Essential Program Components" providing a roadmap that will assist instructional leaders as they ensure CTE courses are aligned to the Career Pathway and Foudation Standards. Participants will gain an understanding of the role of the instructional leader and the available materials to assist in writing the school/district CTE plan or standards-aligned CTE curriculum. participants will receive templates for creating CTE plans and professional devlopment materials for training their CTE teams