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Career and Technical Education in the Great Falls Public Schools

Career and Technical Education in the Great Falls Public Schools. Your Logo Here. An overview.

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Career and Technical Education in the Great Falls Public Schools

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  1. Career and Technical Education in the Great Falls Public Schools Your Logo Here

  2. An overview Career and Technical Education courses provide academic and technical knowledge and skills to prepare for further education and careers in current or emerging employment sectors. These programs focus on career preparation, resource management, communication, technical skill development, applied academics, technological literacy, personal skills and leadership. One credit is required by the Montana Office of Public Instruction for graduation There are some 45 high school and middle school teachers teaching 50 courses these four general disciplines:Business • Family and Consumer Science, • Health Science (Med Prep) • Industrial Technology

  3. The need • Cascade County is at full employment with a 2.2 percent unemployment rate • There are critical shortages of workers in the skilled trades (carpenters, plumbers, welders, electricians), hospitality workers, and health care workers • Many of these jobs pay better than those requiring a college degree

  4. By the numbers: who’s enrolled Students enrolled in Career and Technical Education classes: • Great Falls High School: 1,621 • C.M. Russell High School: 1,492 • Paris Gibson Learning Center: 182 • Great Falls Middle Schools: all students • A credit of career and technical education is a graduation requirement.

  5. By the program • Industrial technology • Health professions • Family and consumer science • Business

  6. Special events • Career fairs Construction Trades Fair Health Careers Fair

  7. High school houses • Two houses are under construction by Great Falls High and CMR students in conjunction with NeighborWorks • Interior Design class students help plan furnishings, and a landscape class at CMR helps with outside design.

  8. Business enterprises • DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) stores for students at CMR and GFHS ■ Great Falls High School shop students sell storage units they build in class.

  9. Paris Gibson Learning Center businesses • A number of businesses at Paris Gibson Learning Center: “Sew What” (formerly Avant Gear), “The Company” that runs a school café and catering business, “Lynx Grafix” that does T-shirt and mug design, and “Paris Gibson Designs,” that does business cards, calendars, photos and even Web pages. “The Company” coffee shop and catering business at Paris Gibson Alternative Center Making a quilt for the Paris Gibson Alternative Center “Sew What” sewing business.

  10. Meeting new needs • A wind generator was erected in November 2008 at CMR anticipating the boom in alternative power source jobs. • The Auto Tech Center opened in Fall 06 at Paris Gibson School to train technicians. Partnership with five auto dealerships that put up $15,000 each to fund center: Bison, Bennett, City, Taylor Brothers, and Lithia. Instruction at Paris Gibson Education Center ASE Auto Tech Center. Wind generator goes up at CMR in Fall 2008

  11. Beyond the classroom • There are more than 325 juniors in the Job Shadowing program that offers 600 shadows. • Many students earn credits by taking Work Experience courses and working part-time.

  12. Beyond the district • Students are enrolled in dual credit courses at MSU-Great Falls College of Technology in auto body repair and EMT (first responders) basic. • Med Prep students train at Benefis with nurses to qualify as Certified Nursing Assistants.

  13. Tech Prep Tech Prep credits provide college credit for 20 high school courses, giving students advanced placement in programs leading to a certificate or associate degree for the following CTE courses: ■Accounting, Computer Literacy, Info Processing ■Human Body Systems and Functions 2 ■Textiles and Apparel 1 and 2 ■Developing Child 1 and Child Related Career 2 ■Industrial Tech courses (Welding 1 & 2) Architectural Drafting 3-4, Mechanical Drafting 3-4, Automotive Tech 3-4, Power Tech 1, CISCO 1-4, DC Electricity 1 and Residential Electricity 2, DC Electricity 1 & Applied Electronics, Metals & Manufacturing 2.

  14. Little known facts ■ Enrollment is high. Approximately half of the high school graduates are Vocational Concentrators by taking three CTE credits or more before they graduate. • Post-secondary credit which saves time and money for students is available through Tech Prep and Dual Enrollment opportunities. • Work Experience allows students to receive credit while working for wages on a job. • Career and Technical Education has strong partnerships with the local business community and uses Advisory Boards for all four content areas. • Additional funding comes from a state allocation and from a Carl Perkins federal grant.

  15. Student organizations Career and Technical Organizations: •  Business Professionals of America (BPA), • Association of Marketing Students (DECA), • Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) • Industrial Technology Students (SKILLS USA/VICA) • FFA These organizations enhance education with a co-curricular option that motivates students through competitive events with an emphasis on leadership, citizenship and specific skills.GFPS also requires all Middle School students to take a quarter (each year) in Industrial Technology and Family and Consumer Science. These courses familiarize students with woods, technology, home maintenance, textiles, foods and personal/family issues. These curricula provide an introduction to the high school courses. North Middle School “Company” that uses a laser engraver to learn technology and computer skills as well as how to operate a company and turn a profit.

  16. Other facts: • Students from the Interior Design class help with the high school houses • Field trips include local eateries to find out how they cater to clients • A Robotics competition has been added • Career classes include: Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation class, entrepreneurship class, consumer mechanics class, applied physics class, and landscape design class.

  17. The future • We’re constantly looking for new ideas • For example we’re studying a pre-engineering program that reaches into the Middle Schools to meet a national need for engineers • Ready to work certification • “The Company” business education model • A Career Center? • More partnerships with the community • Volunteerism through AmeriCorps for high school house students Graduates of the Fall 2008 CNA class from CMR. The number of CNA classes has grown from one to three in the past year to meet demand.

  18. How you can help • Volunteer to be a Career Presenter at Career Fairs • Volunteer to be a job shadow mentor • We’re looking for sponsors for various events and programs. An example is the Auto Tech Center that is still looking for sponsorship for its work bays • Talk up Career and Technical Education Veterinarian Kelly Manzer volunteered her time to present to the 8th Grade Career Fair in 2006.

  19. Contact • Tom Kotynski Workforce Development Facilitator Great Falls Public Schools 268 6024 tom_kotynski@gfps.k12.mt.us Career and Technical Education Web page: gfps.k12.mt.us/Departments/ CareerTechEd/CareerTechEd.html

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