Kansas’s EXCEL in CTE program is a program lowering the costs for high school students to attend tech schools. It not only creates technicians for careers in all fields, but sets these students up for success so that they can become home owners, parents, entrepreneurs, tax payers, neighbors, friends. These are the professionals that will repair your cars, care for you in the hospital, make an anniversary more special by doing your hair or creating a wonderful dinner experience. Here is the problem: to save a few dollars, the Kansas Board of Regents will very soon vote to remove Culinary, Graphics Design, and Cosmetology from the opportunities afforded to Kansas HS students. Please sign below to urge the KBOR to retain these 3 programs in the EXCEL in CTE funding, and further if you believe that decisions like this are short sighted. Thank you for your consideration.