Joint technological education district

{{short description|Special school district in Arizona offering career and technical education programs}}

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In Arizona, a joint technological education district (JTED) is a school district that offers high school career and technical education programs to partner school districts. The concept was created in 1990,{{cite web|url=http://www.azleg.gov/briefs/Senate/JOINT%20TECHNOLOGICAL%20EDUCATION%20DISTRICTS.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-05-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111134302/http://www.azleg.gov/briefs/Senate/JOINT%20TECHNOLOGICAL%20EDUCATION%20DISTRICTS.pdf |archive-date=2011-01-11 }} and there are 13 such districts in Arizona. A 14th JTED was proposed for Yuma, the only county in the state without one;[http://www.yumasun.com/articles/jted-89182-board-yuma.html District board OKs makeup of JTED for career program] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130815200945/http://www.yumasun.com/articles/jted-89182-board-yuma.html |date=2013-08-15 }}, Yuma Sun 14 Aug. 2013 it was approved by vote in November 2014 and began operations as STEDY in January 2015.