Chandler Unified School District High School CTE Programs

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Chandler Unified School District High School
CTE Programs
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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
  college/career goal.
• Many CTE classes are eligible for concurrent
  enrollment with Maricopa Community Colleges.

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Which CTE Programs Are Offered In The Chandler
Unified School District?
Early Childhood Education Education
Professions Engineering Graphic
Design Information Technology Marketing Medical
Professions Multimedia and Film Sports
Medicine Technical Theatre

• Agriscience
• Architectural Drafting
• Automotive Technology
• Biotechnology
• Business Management
• Cabinetmaking
• Culinary Arts
• Fashion Design
• Digital Printing
• Digital Photography

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

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ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING

• This course is designed for students wishing
  to be architectural draftsmen, interior designers
  or architects. Students will study architectural
  style and design, architectural drafting and
  detailing, and CAD. Students will work towards
  the design of a house while creating a complete
  set of plans.

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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

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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.

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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

• This is an introductory business course
  designed to provide a fundamental understanding
  of business management using technology. Students
  will be exposed to many facets of business
  including accounting, personal finance,
  budgeting, ethics, employability skills and
  marketing. Personal finance concepts such as
  checking and savings accounts, investing,
  interest rates, credit and banking are integrated
  throughout the course in order to assist students
  in preparing for the economic roles of consumer,
  worker, citizen, and business owner.

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CABINETMAKING

• The Chandler High School WOODS Program is a
  member of
• WCA,(Woodwork Career Alliance) of North America.
  WCA is a national
• organization of Woods instructors working in
  partnership with Wood
• Industry Businesses. WCA is responsible for
  training and evaluating
• personnel in the Wood Industry. Our membership in
  the WCA helps
• students to further their education and explore
  employment in the
• wood product industry. Students that are WCA
  certified can receive
• scholarships to universities, technical schools
  and take their WCA
• certification directly in to the workforce in
  the Wood Industry.

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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.

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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.

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DIGITAL PRINTING
This course introduces the student to the
creative processes used in printed and digital
media fields. Students will explore the Adobe
Creative Suite to create visually dynamic
printed and digital products.
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DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

• This program involves the fundamentals of
  digital imagery. Camera, computer, and printing
  operations will be demonstrated and implemented.
  Photographic concepts, photographic history and
  photography as a career will be covered in this
  beginning level course

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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.

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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.

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ENGINEERING

• This is a 2-fold area of study. The first year
  curriculum is offered as dual enrollment through
  Embry Riddle University and includes an
  introduction of the interdisciplinary aspects of
  engineering. This is a project-based course
  demonstrating how aerospace engineering,
  electrical engineering computer engineering
  mechanical engineering and software engineering
  are combined to solve interdisciplinary
• problems that engineers might incur.
• The second year course, Principles of
  Engineering, is offered as concurrent enrollment
  with ASU with hands on student projects in civil,
  mechanical, electrical robotic engineering
  applications.

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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.

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

• This course focuses on the implementation of
  STEM in phones, tablets, computers, and new
  emerging technologies. In addition, it provides
  an understanding of the Information Technology
  industry, computer mathematics, and the evolution
  of the computer Students will attain skills to
  design and develop websites for various devices
  that can be marketed. Students will
• gain expert knowledge on the
• specifications of these
• multimedia devices.

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MARKETING

• This class is designed to introduce students
  to marketing in the world of business. It will
  discuss the topics of how to promote, package,
  price, and sell a product. There is an overview
  that covers ethics, finance, economics,
  management and career exploration. Students will
  learn how to determine a target market, create a
  SWOT analysis, develop a marketing plan, and
  design and promote a product. Hands on projects
  are incorporated into every unit to enhance a
  higher level of thinking.

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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.

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MULTIMEDIA AND FILM

• This is an exciting hands-on class that
  provides the student with the fundamental
  concepts of video production. Students learn how
  to operate digital video cameras, video mixers,
  audio mixers, and other studio equipment.
  Students will film on and off campus to complete
  assignments and projects.
• Students will edit video using MACS and
• non-linear editing software to develop their
• videos into short films, commercials and
• documentaries.

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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.

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SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

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

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TECHNICAL THEATRE
Technical Theatre is designed to introduce
students to the basic fundamentals of theatre
production. This hands-on program includes
instruction in set design, set construction,
scenic painting, lighting design, costume design
and construction, audio engineering, rigging, and
production management. Students will complete
design programs and will serve as a member of a
production crew.
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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.

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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
  todays 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.)