SUSSEX COUNTY TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 

Course Title:  Technical Education (Shared Time)

Course Length:  Full Year / Credits: 10+ or 15 .    

A shared-time program is offered to the Sparta High School student who would like to remain a Sparta student but also would like to take advantage of one of the many vocational programs listed below at the Sussex County Technical School. Three or four periods would be spent at SCTS in the vocational program of the student’s choice. The student would be at SHS for the remainder of his/her educational program. Transportation is provided.

Due to the specific graduation requirements set by the State of New Jersey, it has become increasingly difficult to complete the mandatory 130 credits requirements and be enrolled in SCTS as a shared-time student. Careful consideration should be given to decide if the shared-time program is appropriate for your child. A share-time program decision should be discussed between student, parent, school counselors, and Sussex County Technical High School before making the final commitment. A meeting will be required for any student who plans on attending the SCTS share-time program between student, parents, and high school and middle school counselors to make a final determination if this is an appropriate program of study.

Course Title:  Supportive Employment Experiences for Special Education Students (SEE)

Course Length:  Full Year / Credits: 10

The implementation of this program will provide the student with the opportunity to earn credits while learning vocational skills in local businesses or agencies. This work experience will be a structured non-paid activity of limited duration and with specific learning objectives. Enrollment will be through an IEP developed by the IEP team and school counselor. The student will be eligible to receive 10 credits for a full year program. Students must be seniors or have departmental permission.

Course Title:  21st Century Skills Internship Program  

Course Length:  Half Year - Full Year / Credits:  2.5 - 5.0

Prerequisite:  Entrance Criteria

As part of the district’s Gifted and Talented Program, students will work collaboratively with both the informational and instructional technology specialists in the school district. Participants will assist teachers and peers as well as become a model for establishing the newest technologies into the classroom. Through the use of developing technology skills and by working with teachers to infuse them into the classroom, students will help develop beneficial workplace skills. This internship program will focus on hardware as well as software with the primary focus on the essential skills needed for implementing technology tools into the 21st Century classroom. In the process, it will sharpen students’ skills in problem solving, collaboration, civic awareness, ethics, leadership, and media literacy.