CTE: Family & Consumer/Health Science

“Two-for-One” Policy for Career and Technical Education “CTE” Courses – WAC 180-51-067

Students who take CTE-equivalent courses (see course description of qualifying courses) may satisfy two graduation requirements while earning credit for a single course; hence, “two-for-one.” The purpose of this policy is to create flexibility for students to choose more elective courses or to address other graduation requirements.

CTE-equivalent courses consist of two courses: one CTE, one academic. One of those courses is placed on the student’s transcript for credit. Students generally choose which course they want placed on the transcript, and this choice is driven by their High School and Beyond Plan. The second course will be “checked off” as a “met requirement.” The total number of credits the student needs to graduation will not change.

Health       HEA101

Length: Semester CADR: No

Satisfies: .5 Health Open To: 9

Prerequisite: None Repeatable: No

Health is a course which is required of all 9th grade students. Students will learn to identify the process for having a healthy lifestyle.  They will learn first aid, investigate careers in the health field and analyze food offered by the fast food industry. In this class, students can obtain a CPR/First Aid card.

Foods & Nutrition HEC102

Length: Semester CADR: No

Satisfies: .5 CTE or .5 Elective Open To: 9-12

Prerequisite: None Repeatable: No

Foods is a class which teaches basic cooking skills and safe kitchen procedures.  Students will be actively engaged in the kitchen and share duties of food preparation, cooking, and clean up.  A food handler’s card will be obtained.  In this class, students can obtain a Food Handler's Permit.

Housing, Interiors, & Furnishings HEC111

Length: Semester CADR: No

Satisfies: .5 CTE or .5 Elective Open To: 9-12

Prerequisite: None Repeatable: No

This course introduces students to careers within housing, interiors, and furnishings. Students learn fundamental concepts and principles related to creating functional and aesthetically pleasing living spaces. Students explore topics such as color theory, space planning, furniture arrangement, and design elements. The course covers architectural styles, historical influences on interior design, and the use of various materials. Practical skills in creating floor plans, selecting color schemes, and incorporating design elements are developed through hands-on projects. Additionally, students gain insight into residential, work, and leisure spaces, as well as sustainable and eco-friendly design practices.

Introduction to Health Careers I & II HEC200-201

Length: Semester CADR: No

Satisfies: .5 CTE or .5 Elective Open To: 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: None Repeatable: No

Part I: Students will explore health-related careers such as Nursing, Dental, Radiology, EMT, and Pharmacy Tech, and the components associated with each career.  Learning objectives will include anatomy, terminology, job responsibilities and professional ethics linked to each career. In this class, students can obtain a CPR/First Aid card.

Part II: Students will learn the basics associated with dentistry including:  tooth surface, and quadrant identification, dental instrument identification and transfer, take an alginate impression, create a plaster model and fabricate a bleach tray, perform coronal polish technique.

Introduction to Sports Medicine       HEC211

Length: Semester CADR: No

Satisfies: .5 CTE or .5 Elective Open To: 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: None Repeatable: No

Intro to Sports Medicine is designed for students interested in health care fields such as athletic training, physical therapy, medicine, fitness, kinesiology, nutrition, and other sports medicine related fields.  The course includes class work and practical hands-on application in the following areas:  prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of sports injuries, taping and wrapping of injuries, first aid/CPR, emergency procedures, nutrition, sports psychology, anatomy and physiology, and sports medicine careers.

Eagle Reading Corp HEC401

Length: Semester CADR: No

Satisfies: .5 CTE or .5 Elective Open To: 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: None Repeatable: No

Eagle Reading Corp is a one semester class that provides high school students training in workplace skills, leadership, community service, mentoring, and an introduction to children’s literacy. High school students will tutor elementary students at Connell Elementary. They will be paired with elementary students, providing an opportunity to support the reading growth of the elementary student while learning the value of community service and mentoring.

Advanced Eagle Reading Corp HEC402

Length: Semester CADR: No

Satisfies: .5 CTE or .5 Elective Open To: 10, 11, 12

Prerequisite: None Repeatable: No

This is a continuation of the mentoring program at the elementary school started in the first semester Eagle Reading Corp class.  Each student will also participate in their community through community service and develop a portfolio after completing career research and a life plan.