To earn a Career & Technology Education (CTE) Endorsement, in addition to diploma requirements, students must:

● Additional credits above diploma requirements:

○ Complete a minimum of 8 credits at a CTE Center

○ Complete an additional 2 credits in electives (24 credits of courses total coursework)

● Proficiency requirements:

○ Demonstrate proficiency in the chosen CTE area of study (Automotive Repair, Welding, Cyber Security, Child Care, etc.) by passing appropriate Industry standards as measured by the CTE instructor(s)

● Demonstrate substantial commitment and excellence in CTE learning beyond our courses with at least 25 hours of content area learning in one or more of the following activities (must be pre-approved by High School Principal or Designee):

○ Complete a content-related internship or work study

○ Participate in content-related co-curricular clubs/activities

○ Participate in Professional Talks & Presentations

○ Other extended content-related learning

● Present a portfolio demonstrating completion of the above requirements

*At the end of Junior year, in order to be officially “on track” for the CTE Endorsement and to be able to report this out to college admissions, students must have earned at least 4 credits at a CTE Center and completed 30 hours of additional content area learning.