CTE

The mission of our Career and Technical Education Department is to provide all Commodores an education driven by competency-based instruction preparing students with academic knowledge, essential life skills, certified occupational skills, technical and employment skills vital for entry into an institution of higher education and/or the ever-evolving workforce of the 21st Century. 
 

Our Career and Technical Education Department consists of four pathway concentrations:  Business & Information Technology; Health Sciences; Family & Consumer Sciences; Media Arts.  

Workplace Ethics

In an effort to be "the Provider of Choice, the Employer of Choice and the Investment of Choice", we are committed to giving our students meaningful career and workplace experiences. "Career development is a lifelong process that requires an individual to align interests, values and skills, explore opportunities and consider both personal and monetary costs in order to develop both short and long-term goals. Demands of today’s 21st century workforce requires individuals who embrace lifelong learning, exhibit initiative, productivity and responsibility within the context of an innovative, dynamic and global society. Essential Skills such as adaptability, diligence, reliability and effective communication provide the foundation to achieve these goals. These eight skills outlined in KRS 158.1413. Preparing Kentucky’s students for successful transition to post-secondary education, work and the community requires careful and strategic planning and integration across content areas. Districts and schools must provide opportunities for students to acquire, apply and integrate knowledge, skills and understandings in real-life contexts through problem-solving, decision-making and critical and creative thinking." (KDE, Career Studies Standards Manual) Our ongoing work with established and new pathways make our Workplace Ethics Program beneficial for both students and our community partners.