Career Technical Education Program

WHAT IS CTE? 

A state funded organization CTE has been the primary source of career training for high school students in our county for the past 33 years. State certified teachers, high tech equipment and a commitment to students ensure a positive learning experience. Located on high school campuses, CTE courses are taken as part of a student’s regular high school schedule. Students advance through 90-540 hours of sequenced curriculum and earn high school graduation credits and/or college units.  Students can earn Certificates of Proficiency upon successful completion of the class.

ADVANTAGES OF CTE:

Students can use CTE courses to gain employment skills, explore a career field, get a head start on their college major, or “try out’ a career choice through internships available in many classes.  Many students use their newly acquired skills to work part-time after graduation to help pay college expenses.

TO ENROLL IN AN CTE CLASS: 

Indicate the course on your schedule for next year

Expected Schoolwide Learning Results

Skills students should leave an CTE class with.

• Demonstrate effective skills in oral and written communication.
• Demonstrate job skills and the behavior and work ethic valued by employers.
• Demonstrate the ability to be critical, complex and creative thinkers.
• Work productively both as individuals and as team members. 

• 21st century content: emerging content areas such

as global awareness; financial, economic, business,

and entrepreneurial literacy; civic literacy; health and

wellness awareness.

• Learning and thinking skills: critical thinking and

problem-solving skills, communication, creativity

and innovation, collaboration, contextual learning,

information and media literacy.

• ICT literacy: using technology in the context of

learning so students know how to learn.

• Life skills: leadership, ethics, accountability,

personal responsibility, self-direction, and so on.

• 21st century assessments: Authentic assessments

that measure all five areas of learning.

21st Century Learning Environments

• Personalized learning strategies and customizable content.

• New tools, including individual notebook or Tablet PCs,

wireless connectivity, a projection device, printing needs,

wireless access points, accessories like notebook PC

bags, mobile carts, USB key drives, etc.

• Learning spaces that encourage collaboration

and communication.

• Project-based learning that addresses state

learning standards.

• Performance-based assessments.

• Formative assessment using notebooks to get

immediate feedback.

• Differentiated instruction—adjust learning activities to

address varied learning styles and to maximize each

student’s learning experience.