They both help and hinder the improvement of CTE programs. I agree that the state/local systems should match spending with federal dollars and Perkins funds should only be spent on CTE programs, staff, students, and resources. However, supplanting is ridiculousness. Once the federal dollars have been delegated to the states and the state has delegated the funds to the local systems, then the monies should be usable on any item that is needed to improve/grow the CTE programs of each secondary school system or postsecondary institution as laid out in the comprehensive local needs assessment plan. For example, the state/local systems paid the salary of a CTE staff member the year before, but this year the system needs to move the money around and pay for the CTE staff members salary out of the federal dollars this year, it should not matter which funds are paying for the CTE staff member or be called supplanting, if the state/local system is matching funds.
