Joint Education Committee Visits Quincy to Inform Pending CTE Legislation

BOSTON — March 24, 2026 — The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Education traveled to Quincy Public Schools to hear testimony on career and technical education programs ahead of pending statewide CTE legislation. Co-Chairs Representative Jason M. Lewis and Senator Kenneth I. Gordon led the March 24 field hearing, which drew testimony from Superintendent Kevin Mulvey, Executive Director of CTE Keith Sagala, workforce board officials, business partners, and three senior students. Sagala told the committee the district enrolls approximately 1,360 students in CTE programs at its two high schools — up roughly 60 from the prior year — and has collected $2.3 million in Massachusetts Skills Capital Grant funds over eight years, with an additional $63,000 secured this year for engineering and computer science programs. Assistant Superintendent Aaron Perkins outlined the district's MICAP college-and-career planning initiative, supported by a state planning grant, calling it a tool to "close opportunity gaps" for historically underserved students. Three seniors — Ellie Crump, Emily Infantino, and Alexander Liu — each described clinical placements, industry certifications, and post-secondary plans ranging from construction management at Wentworth Institute of Technology to nursing at a four-year university. Gordon said Quincy is "ahead of the curve" on new graduation standards the committee is actively examining.