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Career & Technical Education

Pre-Tech Career Exploration Program
 

Contact Information:

Denise Sullivan, Director of Career & Technical Education
Phone (845) 295-4147 or e-mail denise.sullivan@scboces.org

 

"Through the provision of challenging career & technical programs, we ensure that students possess the necessary 21st Century skills and attitudes to achieve their maximum potential in a chosen career or post-secondary education."

 
The Career & Technical Education Program offers an option for students interested in vocational training upon entering the 9th grade. Many students benefit from this transition since it prepares them for a full CTE experience when they enter 11th grade.  The staff in these programs are flexible in best serving the needs of its student population to promote successful and positive outcomes for the students.
 
 
 
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Coser 101.300 Pre-Tech Career Exploration Program
The Pre-Tech Career Exploration Program offers a project-based experience for students in grades 9 and 10 that will give them the opportunity to earn three credits each year towards a Regent’s Diploma.  This half-day program emphasizes core character education, positive work habits, and life and communication skills, while giving students a glimpse of the vocational possibilities they may have at the Career and Technical Education Center as juniors and seniors. The program offers:
• The exposure to and development of pre-vocational skills and positive work ethics
• Collaboration with home school districts, parents, and other support services
• Ability to earn credit towards a Regent’s Diploma
• Access to career counselors and other professional staff with specialized expertise
• Small class size and differentiated instruction

The typical student is an at-risk student who:
• Is in grade 9 or 10
• Has demonstrated learning and /or behavioral difficulties in a traditional school   
  environment, but is not a safety hazard to the class or themselves
• Shows promise of successfully obtaining a Regents Diploma
• Would benefit from a structured, project-based, hands-on program
• Has expressed interest in Career and Technical Education

Students will spend 18 weeks in each of the two clusters, rotating through the individual courses listed.

1) Natural Resources and Technology:
Computer Technology
Construction Trades
Culinary Arts
Basic Automotive Maintenance
Natural Resources, Landscaping, and Green technology
 
2) Human Services:
Health Occupations
Public Safety
Animal Sciences
Early Childhood Education
Food Services
Entrepreneurship
Basic Woodworking
Retail and Customer Service

 

 
Last Modified on March 26, 2013