CURRICULUM
The Career & Technical Education Program prepares graduates with the career skills they need to find employment and/or pursue post-secondary education. Students spend half the school day in their local high schools and the other half at the Career Services campus in Valhalla.
Instruction is provided by certified teachers who have extensive professional experience in their respective fields. Each student masters job skills in a career cluster area during his or her stay (one or two years) at the campus. Academic courses in English, mathematics, and social studies, needed to fulfill New York State graduation requirements and support Regents standards, are available on site. The New York State Education Department has approved the integration of English 12 into our career and technical programs over two years.
Student services include guidance/counseling, sign language interpretation and Spanish translation. All programs carry up to four sequence credits per year toward graduation. The students may receive a technical endorsement on their Regents diploma provided they pass a national or state certification exam in their skill area. Articulation agreements are in place with colleges throughout New York State and other states that enable students to gain from 3 to 15 college credits while enrolled in our career and technical courses. Students enrolled in our Secondary program also can obtain national and state industry certification in certain areas of study.
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