Career and Technical Education

The purpose of this course is to give students an overview of personal and family finance concepts including the American economic system, personal and family management of resources including income, money management, saving and investing, spending and credit, the role of financial institutions and the consumer, consumer information and taxation and financial planning. This content includes, but is not limited to, consumer rights and responsibilities, record-keeping, decision making and consumer choices, resource management, credit, taxation, wills, savings plans, investments, money management resources, insurance and contracts.

This course develops an awareness of the need for care and organization in planning for the wise use of economic resources and financial products available through a study of savings, credit, insurance, banking, and financial institutions. Students are provided with the concepts needed to understand international trade and are also made aware of the career opportunities offered by lending institutions.

Students investigate the human body systems and various health conditions. This course is designed to provide an overview of all the courses in the Biomedical Sciences program and lay the scientific foundation for subsequent courses. Students are introduced to human physiology, medicine, research processes and bioinformatics. Key biological concepts including homeostasis, metabolism, inheritance of traits, and defense against disease are embedded in the curriculum. Engineering principles including the design process, feedback loops, and the relationship of structure to function are also incorporated. Laboratory investigations that include scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, emerging technologies, tools and equipment, as well as, experimental quality, and safety procedures will be an integral part of this course. Students will interact with materials and primary sources of data or with secondary sources of data to observe and understand the natural world. Students will develop an understanding of measurement error, and develop the skills to aggregate, interpret, and present the data and resulting conclusions. Equipment and supplies will be provided to enhance these hands-on experiences for students. A minimum of 20% of classroom time will be dedicated to laboratory experiences.

This course provides instruction in the basic principles of entrepreneurship including the role of the entrepreneur, entrepreneurship as a career, ethics in business, and the principles of marketing, financing, and managing a business.

This course is the second course of the fashion design services program. It is designed to further develop competencies in the area of fashion design services. It includes employment opportunities in fashion design services, basic skills essential to working in this industry, employability skills, elements and principles of design, the terminology of the apparel industry, garment construction skills, sales techniques, and entrepreneurship. *This course will satisfy the high school graduation requirement

This course is the second course in the Interior Design Services program. It is designed to further develop competencies in the area of interior design services. It includes employment opportunities in interior design services, basic skills essential to working in this industry, employability skills, the elements and principles of design, sales techniques and entrepreneurship. *This course will satisfy the high school graduation requirement

This course is designed to develop competencies related to employability skills, developing relationships between school and the home, intrapersonal skills and professionalism.

This course offers content aligned with academic standards and technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the communications career cluster.

This course offers coherent content aligned with academic standards and technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the communications career cluster. Students will attain skills in reproduction photography and image assembly.

This course offers coherent and rigorous content aligned with academic standards and technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the communications career cluster. Students will attain skills in finishing and binding operations.

This course offers coherent and rigorous content aligned with academic standards and technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the communications career cluster. Students will attain skills in film assembly and plate making.

This course offers coherent and rigorous content aligned with academic standards and technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the communications career cluster. Students will attain skills in plate making as well as electronic imaging competencies.

This course offers coherent and rigorous content aligned with academic standards and technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the communications career cluster. Students will attain skills in electronic imaging competencies and typography.

The Private Pilot Ground School course prepares students for entry into the aviation industry. Students explore career opportunities and requirements of a professional aviation pilot/mechanic. Students study general shop safety, fundamentals of flight, FAA regulations, meteorology, aircraft communications, propulsion, and navigation systems, flight planning, communication and analytical skills, applied sciences, safe aircraft operation’s and principles, flight training processes, and airport environments.

This course continues the study of computer programming concepts with a focus on the creation of software applications employing procedural programming techniques.

This course prepares students to use JAVA programming software to design and edit software programs.

The purpose of this program is to prepare students for employment as a Private Security Officer and Public Service Aide. The content includes, but is not limited to, legal issues, basic first aid, emergency procedures, ethics and professional conduct, access control, patrol techniques, report writing, interview techniques, fire safety, crime and accident prevention and protection, terrorism awareness, public relations, courtroom procedures, communication skills, and personal protection.

This course provides students with extended content and skills essential to the design and operation of robotic systems, including artificial intelligence, specialized sensors, electronic applications, engineering technologies, environmental physics, manufacturing, topographical considerations, programming, communications, simulation and modeling, and critical thinking skills.

This course provides students with content and skills essential to the design and operation of robotics, including artificial intelligence, sensors, electronic devices, engineering technologies, motion physics, electrical motors, programming, simulation and modeling, and critical thinking skills.

This course provides students with extended content and skills essential to the design and operation of robotic systems, including artificial intelligence, specialized sensors, electronic applications, engineering technologies, environmental physics, manufacturing, topographical considerations, programming, communications, simulation and modeling, and critical thinking skills.

This course is designed to provide students with an in-depth study of sport, recreation, and entertainment marketing in a free enterprise society and provide the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for employment in a wide variety of sport, recreation, and entertainment marketing occupations.

The purpose of this course is to develop the competencies essential to sport, recreation and entertainment marketing.

This course provides instruction for career sustaining level employment in the sport, recreation and entertainment industry.

This course is designed to further develop competencies in the areas of maintenance of greens and tees, maintenance of fairways, roughs and traps, fertilization of turf and establishing turfgrass.

This course provides students with instruction in the characteristics and evolution of technology, underlying principles of design, and fundamental knowledge and skills in the use of illustration and drafting software. Included in the content is the use of essential application software. The ultimate output of this course is a design portfolio created by the student.  Each item or product included in the portfolio should include a narrative description and an explanation of the technical approach or techniques used to create the item.  Consideration should be given to having students present the portfolio using presentation software.

In this course, students learn more about the nature of design and drafting techniques for architectural purposes.  Students are also provided with instruction in a variety of technical illustrations commonly produced to depict architectural concepts and designs.  Students are expected to continue collating their portfolio using exemplars of their work.  As with previous portfolio pieces, each exemplar should include a narrative description of the item with an explanation of any special techniques used to create the item.

This course is designed to provide an introduction to computer technology and to develop entry-level skills for computer-related careers in the hospitality and tourism industry.

The purpose of this program is to further prepare students for initial employment as television production operators, television broadcast technicians, camera operators, other professional/para-professional technicians, video recording engineers, audio recording engineers. *This course will satisfy the high school graduation requirement

The purpose of this program is to prepare students for initial employment as television production operators, television broadcast technicians, camera operators, other professional/para-professional technicians, video recording engineers, audio recording engineers. *This course will satisfy the high school graduation requirement

The purpose of this program is to continue to prepare students for initial employment as television production operators, television broadcast technicians, camera operators, other professional/para-professional technicians, video recording engineers, audio recording engineers. *This course will satisfy the high school graduation requirement

The purpose of this program is to continue to prepare students for initial employment as television production operators, television broadcast technicians, camera operators, other professional/para-professional technicians, video recording engineers, audio recording engineers. *This course will satisfy the high school graduation requirement

The purpose of this program is to continue to prepare students for initial employment as television production operators, television broadcast technicians, camera operators, other professional/para-professional technicians, video recording engineers, audio recording engineers. *This course will satisfy the high school graduation requirement

The purpose of this program is to continue to prepare students for initial employment as television production operators, television broadcast technicians, camera operators, other professional/para-professional technicians, video recording engineers, audio recording engineers. *This course will satisfy the high school graduation requirement

The purpose of this program is to continue to prepare students for initial employment as television production operators, television broadcast technicians, camera operators, other professional/para-professional technicians, video recording engineers, audio recording engineers. *This course will satisfy the high school graduation requirement

The purpose of this program is to continue to prepare students for initial employment as television production operators, television broadcast technicians, camera operators, other professional/para-professional technicians, video recording engineers, audio recording engineers. *This course will satisfy the high school graduation requirement

Students will learn the correct and safe use of TV production equipment, lighting, following and writing scripts, video recording, and video editing.

Students will expand on skills learned in TV Production Technology 1 and also learn to stage a set and create captions and graphics added during the editing process.

Students will expand on skills learned in TV Production Technology 1 and 2 and also learn film directing, performing on-screen, and creating a television show from the beginning.

Students will expand on skills learned in TV Production Technology 3.

Students will expand on skills learned in TV Production 3 and 4 and also learn advanced scriptwriting techniques, setting production deadlines, and performing advanced audio and video editing operations.

The purpose of this course is to provide students necessary career specific instruction in travel and tourism. Students will learn sales techniques, marketing principles, and entrepreneurship skills necessary to succeed in the travel and tourism industry.

This course is designed to develop competencies in the areas such as basic first aid; scientific and technological; tools and equipment; breed identification; and functions of systems.

This course is designed to develop competencies in areas such as the history of the animal industry; applied scientific and technological concepts; safety; terminology; careers; breed identification; animal care and human relations skills.

This course is designed to develop competencies in the areas animal digestive systems; animal breeding; animal control; animal overpopulation; animal related laws; and breeds.

This course is designed to develop competencies in the areas of animal welfare and rights; research; record keeping; disease and parasites.

This course prepares students to program the code to develop websites and to use website design software to design and update websites. Students will learn HTML, CSS, Javascript and Dreamweaver programs.

This course addresses the creation of secure websites and authentication applications, including identifying the vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies. This is a level 3 course, Honors Weighting.

This purpose of this course is to provide students with those workplace skills essential for gainful employment. The content of this course includes the following: developing an employment plan, seeking and applying for employment opportunities, accepting employment, communicating on the job, maintaining professionalism, adapting and coping with change, problem-solving and decision-making, maintaining a safe and healthy work environment, demonstrating work ethics and behavior, demonstrating technological literacy, maintaining interpersonal relationships and demonstrating leadership and team work.

The purpose of this course is to provide students with general knowledge of technology, how it works, and its uses in the workplace.