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San Dieguito Union High School District

CTE Mission & Vision

Mission: To prepare our resourceful, creative, and technically sound students to be competitive in the global market.

Vision: Career & Technical Education is a district-wide program that facilitates students in making a successful transition from secondary education to college and career. The vision is to incorporate future-ready skills that prepare students to succeed in post-secondary education, the workplace, and community life, keeping America internationally competitive.
We will:

1. Provide early exploration of and exposure to varied career opportunities.
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  • Middle School - Recommend a process for students to explore Career Choices and develop a career portfolio that would follow them through the end of high school.
  • High School - Identify career pathways and interests in the community (students, parents, and business).
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2. Systematically connect core academics to authentic applications in industry, the professions and occupational fields.
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  • Middle School - Provide opportunities for students to explore Career Options through direct work applications presented by the community to enrich instruction.
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  • High School - Develop career exploratory introductory courses in career clusters, as well as focused career pathways.
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  • High School - Examine ways to build flexibility and partner with other schools and businesses to meet student needs.
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  • High School - Examine ways career applied classes can be aligned with core classes to develop innovative career pathways.
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3. Work with business and community partners to engage and motivate students to deepen their understanding of academic knowledge and skills.
 
  • Middle School and High School - Expose students and their parents to various career opportunities through campus-based activities with business, community, and industry involvement.
  • Middle School and High School -Integrate job seeking and job-keeping skills into all classes.

  • High School - Determine strategies to expand internships for students and community classroom programs.

  • High School - Facilitate campus based business/community involvement through advisory boards.

4. Develop a life-long vision of students' futures beyond their educational experiences.

  • Middle School and High School - Investigate "hands-on" exploratory programs through a variety of elective offerings.

  • High School - Surveys to be conducted prior to high school graduation with follow-up questionnaires after two and four-year intervals.