JHS Tours of High School CTE Programs

Chaperone Training

Career and Technical Education The

Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs at Chandler Unified School District provide students with real-world skills in a wide variety of fields ranging from traditional vocational education courses to cutting edge programs. CTE programs are planned course sequences of high quality academic core content* and technical skills, which focus on a specific career cluster and prepare students to successfully transition toward their career goal.

*Many CTE classes are eligible for concurrent enrollment with Maricopa Community Colleges.

Which CTE programs are offered in the

Chandler Unified School District?

AgriscienceDraftingTV ProductionAutomotive TechnologyBiotechnologyBusiness ManagementComputer MaintenanceCulinary ArtsFashion Design

Early Childhood EducationEducation ProfessionsEngineeringGraphic Arts/DesignMarketingMedical ProfessionsPhoto ImagingSports MedicineCarpentry

Note: Not all courses are available at all schools. Please refer to the individual school curriculum

AGRISCIENCE

This program is designed to prepare students for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success in the agriculture industry in areas related to plants, animals, food, and mechanical sciences. Hands-on work areas include creating and maintaining student gardens, plant production, use of greenhouse,

PVC, and masonry.

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

This program is designed to prepare young men and women for a career as an entry level automotive technician or for a career in one of the many automotive related fields. A simulated industrial level garage allows students to learn all aspects of auto maintenance.

* Available only at Chandler High School

BUSINESS

This program is designed to engage students in entrepreneurial thinking and the importance of small business in a competitive global economy. Students work independently and in teams to learn principles in accounting, economics, ethics, finance, management, and marketing using the latest computer technology and software. Senior students learn how to conduct a formal job search including a live interview with participating employer advisory members.

CABINETMAKING

The Cabinetmaking program is designed to prepare individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in the woodworking industry. This program belongs to the National WoodLINKS Organization, which links education with the woodworking industry.

CULINARY ARTS This program is designed to prepare students

to apply technical knowledge and skills required for food production and service occupations in institutional and commercial food establishments. State of the art industrial equipment is used to simulate real-world culinary establishments.

DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING

This program prepares students to work in the design industry. Elements and principles of design, fabric and textiles, marketing principles, creating window displays, apparel construction, and store operations are addressed and practiced.

DRAFTING

This program, with an emphasis on Mechanical and Architectural Drafting, is designed to prepare students to apply technical skills developed through various means of occupational resources including computer assisted design and drafting. Students explore a wide range of drafting associated fields using the latest software and equipment while creating their own designs of the future.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

This program includes instruction in child growth and development, health and nutrition, safety, planning, and supervision of developmentally appropriate play and learning activities. Students gain hands on experience in the on-site childcare during class time.

EDUCATION PROFESSIONS

This program provides instruction in education career choices, education structure and systems, theory, stages of development, various learning styles and methodology. It also provides interactive experiences with students at different age levels, in a variety of content areas within educational environments.

ENGINEERING

This is a 2-fold area of study. The first year curriculum is offered as dual enrollment through Maricopa Community Colleges and includes CAD modeling through Autodesk Inventor and The Engineering Design Process. The design process focuses on problem solving, brainstorming, reverse engineering and modeling through class projects.

The second year course, Principles of Engineering, is offered as concurrent enrollment at ASU with hands on student projects in civil, mechanical, electrical & robotic engineering applications.

GRAPHIC ARTS

This program prepares students to use graphics software to effectively communicate ideas visually, combining both text and graphics. Students will create products using Corel and Adobe software graphic suites and a variety of hands-on technologies such as cut-vinyl, dye-sublimation and screen printing. Industry standard equipment and Apple® computers are the highlights of this class.

GRAPHIC DESIGN

This program is designed to introduce students to the world of design. If you can dream it, you can design it in this class. State of the art computers, programs and equipment allow the student to go out of bounds with creative ideas.

BIOSCIENCE This program

prepares individuals to use microorganisms or biological substances to perform industrial processes. Students will learn to support biologists and biotechnologists in research, genetic testing, and scientific studies.

MEDICAL PROFESSIONS

NURSING SERVICES

This program introduces the student to medical terminology, various medical careers and the skills needed to pursue a certificate in nursing assistance. An opportunity to complete “clinicals” are available in the second year of this program, which will render the student eligible to participate in the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) exam.

SPORTS MEDICINE

This program prepares students to perform technical services involved with planning, organizing, researching, directing and controlling functions and processes related to the provisions of sports medicine. Students assist as student trainers with athletic teams as part of their studies.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

This program introduces the basic concepts of computer maintenance (A+ Strut), software development and the exciting study of Robotics. In addition, this program provides an understanding of the IT industry, computer mathematics and the evolution of the computer.

MARKETING

This course is designed to further the student’s knowledge in the field of Marketing. Students will explore product distribution, pricing, selling, market research, product planning, advertising, promotion, visual merchandising, and careers in Marketing and related areas. Students will have the opportunity to enroll in School-Based Enterprise; a retail-based class where students will learn how to manage a small retail store on campus.

PHOTO IMAGING

This program involves the fundamentals of traditional and digital photography. Areas of study include composition, digital and analog image capture, film/print processing, digital input/manipulation, black & white and color printmaking.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

This program option is designed to prepare students for employment and postsecondary education related to maintaining computers or developing computer software.

TV PRODUCTION

This program is designed to prepare students to apply technical knowledge and skill in the writing, directing, production and performance of broadcast journalism for television as well as communication of dramatic information through the producing and editing of video. State of the art equipment and a broadcasting studio highlight this program.

COOPERATIVE EDUCATION

This program is a work-based learning program for students who have taken at least 2 sequential CTE classes in the same program area and are seniors.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONSFFA HOSA SkillsUSA FBLA

FCCLA FTA DECA

For more information on each, please visit our website:

http://www.mychandlerschools.org/page/952

AVID AVID stands for “Advancement Via Individual Determination”.

Students apply to be interviewed for the AVID program and commit to taking AVID as one of their elective classes.

Organizational and study skills are emphasized in the AVID elective.

AVID targets students in the academic middle — B, C, and even D students — who have the desire to go to college and the willingness to work hard.

Typically, they will be the first in their families to attend college, and many, but not all, are from low-income or minority families.

AVID pulls these students out of their unchallenging courses and puts them on the college track.

Why is it important for students to view these CTE programs before high school?

• Students more than ever are coming to high school equipped with information about what career area they will likely go into (thanks to the KUDER assessments that they are completing in 7th & 8th grade).

• Being able to explore their career clusters while still in high school is very important for today’s student.

(For example, students that indicate strong interest (or aptitude) in health sciences, may choose to start taking some Health Sciences classes in high school. This might allow them to pinpoint a specific medical profession and will drastically increase the chance of them going on to college to complete a program or learn a trade/skill in the field.)

When are we taking our 8th graders on the CTE Fieldtrip?

CUSD will be sponsoring this field trip from January 11 -13, 2012

What is the teacher’s role while chaperoning this field trip?

The main role for the chaperones is to monitor the students’ behavior and to encourage attentiveness to each program presentation. Next are the expectations and guidelines that should be reviewed with the students before the trip.

While on the field trip, students are expected to:

• Conduct themselves in an appropriate manner at all times

• Follow all bus rules when traveling to and from the high school

• Follow directions from all adults• Wear assigned nametags at all times• Stay with assigned teacher and group at all times• Be attentive listeners during the CTE career rotations• Remember you are guests on the high school campus

and must act accordingly

Field trip Checklist

• Logistical Information Sheet which outlines the dates, times, name tags, attendance procedures

• Folder containing all students’ permission slips for which the chaperone is responsible

• Identification of any students who will need to take medicines or visit the nurse on the trip

• The timeline of the tours (including start and end times of each rotation as well as the order of the CTE programs to be seen).

• Map of the school