The Career & Technical Center provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the 21st Century. Emphasis is placed on technical skills, general employability skills, and applied academics. Graduates leave the program prepared to enter the workforce, postsecondary technical schools, and colleges.
The Career & Technical high school program is a member of the High Schools That Work (HSTW) consortium. HSTW is a national effort to engage State and local district school leaders and teachers in partnerships with students, parents, and the community to improve the way all high school students are prepared for work and further education.
Courses are redesigned annually based upon employment potential, student interest, and feedback obtained from occupation-specific advisory committees. Courses vary in length and are taught by experienced instructors with extensive job service in their respective fields. Each course is designed to provide individual instruction that allows a student to learn at his or her own pace. Courses emphasize a hands-on approach. Each teacher maintains close ties with business and industry to keep current with employer needs.
Two primary goals of the Center are to raise academic levels and to help students successfully pass their Regents examinations. In order to attain these goals, Career & Technical Center instructors team-teach with certified academic instructors to ensure that technical reading, writing, math, science and communication skills are integrated into each program.
Program Approval All of the high school Career & Technical Education programs are approved by the New York State Education Department. This approval benefits students in numerous ways:
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