Pinkerton Academy

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www.pinkertonacademy.net/cte
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• What is it?
• How to Begin?

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• It is completely understood that students will
  change their minds (perhaps many times) during
  their high school career.
• Pinkerton Academy offers many courses to help you
  decide which is the right career for you!

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• Begin Early
• Give thought to areas of interest and abilities
• 1. Discussions between student and parent
• 2. Discussions with Guidance and teachers
  3. Participate in transitional opportunities
  such as Career Awareness Night, Course
  Night, and tours when offered
• 4. Develop a career and course plan
• Read the course catalog
• visit the CTE website
• Don't wait!

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Click Departments Then CTE
www.pinkertonacademy.net/CTE
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Click Courses
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CAREER INTEREST SURVEY

• A simple Career Clusters Interest Survey
  available on our web site allows you to see which
  cluster may be the right one for you!

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• Career Clusters are groups of occupations and
  broad industries that have commonalities.
• Offers options for students to experience All
  Aspects of an Industry
• Blends rigorous academic/technical preparation
• Provides career planning
• Facilitates/assists students with transitions

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Career Field
One of the 16 Clusters
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• A plan designed by the student to make sure what
  he/she learns is useful in their life.
• The pathway will help put things in focus, giving
  a better idea of options for success.

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CTE Pathway
CTE / PA Courses
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• Counselors use clusters/pathways to help students
  explore options
• Curriculum is made relevant BY DESIGN!
• Parents can learn what academic and technical
  courses their children need better preparation
  for college and work.
• Employability, academic and technical skills are
  enhanced

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• Source Figures derived from impacts observed
  seven to nine months after leaving both high
  school and college-level CTE programs as reported
  in Workforce Training Results 2008.

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Click Courses Then Click what
cluster you are interested in
Once inside the cluster you want find the
program you are interested in, and click it
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Each program page provides a course description
and pre-requisites for the program
Scroll down to find valuable resources regarding
each particular program
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When Saturday, Nov 14th, 2009Where Hackler
Field HousePinkerton AcademyTime 9am -
3pmAdmission Free!
The CTE Fair is open until 800 tonight. Thank
you for attending the program this evening.
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Pinkerton CTE Contacts437-5200, ext.
1172http//www.pinkertonacademy.net/cte/

• Jack Grube, Director
• jgrube_at_pinkertonacademy.org
• Tracy Untiet, Assistant Director
• tuntiet_at_pinkertonacademy.org
• Doug Cullen, Career Coordinator
• dcullen_at_pinkertonacademy.org