Compliant CTE Pathways for Ohio Middle Schools

Ohio CTE waivers are expiring—PLTW Gateway is your complete solution.

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CTE-Aligned STEM Curriculum for Ohio Middle Schools

(Grades 7–8)

By next school year, all Ohio middle schools must provide approved 7th–8th grade CTE pathways. PLTW Gateway makes it easy to comply—and empowers students with hands-on, career-connected learning.

Ohio schools that relied on the middle school CTE waiver now face an urgent challenge: how to deliver high-quality, compliant CTE programs quickly, with limited time and resources.

PLTW Gateway is the turnkey solution that solves licensure, funding, and implementation challenges—and it's already trusted by 330+ Ohio middle schools.

The Top 5 Reasons PLTW Gateway is Ohio's Complete Solution

Aligns with Ohio’s 7th–8th grade CTE requirements for middle school career exploration.
Meets teacher licensure requirements, removing a major licensure barrier for schools.
All 10 PLTW Gateway units can be coded as pre-engineering or biomedical science, fully aligned to existing Ohio high school pathways.

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Provides hands-on CTE-aligned STEM curriculum built for middle school students.
Includes professional development and classroom equipment for best fidelity success.
Integrates smoothly into the school day, reducing lift for administrators and teachers.

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Already implemented in 330+ Ohio middle schools.
Used successfully in urban, suburban, and rural districts across the state.
A trusted solution with measurable impact on student engagement, skill development, and career readiness.

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PLTW Grants can help offset initial implementation costs for middle school STEM curriculum in Ohio.
Explore grant and funding options, as well as the CTE26 process, with PLTW’s Ohio team.

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Our Ohio-based team members are ready to help you navigate implementation, funding, and curriculum alignment.
PLTW is the proven leader in STEM and CTE pathways, providing ongoing support every step of the way for nearly 30 years.

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Don't wait–waivers are expiring.

Be ready for the new CTE mandate and set your students up for success with PLTW Gateway. We can guide you on direct course code alignment with PLTW and how to see our curriculum in action.

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Get the Ohio CTE Alignment Guide

In this guide, you’ll see how PLTW’s curriculum aligns directly with ODEW course codes for middle school CTE and high school pathways to career readiness.