Career TEchnical Program Offerings

Benefits of being a CTE Student

•Work-based learning:   A range of additional Work-based learning opportunities are available throughout the completion of the program, including work placements, mentorships, job shadowing, field trips, industry speakers, professional skill sessions, workplace simulations, and more.

•Membership in a Career-Technical Student Organization (CTSO):: student organizations with chapters at Ohio Virtual Academy. This is a place for our CTE Pathway students to learn more about their fields and interact on a state and national level. OHVA currently has BPA, TSA, FFA, Educators Rising, and HOSA 

•College credit opportunities: Students have the possibility of transferring technical credits to Ohio's public colleges and universities after successfully completing their program at Ohio Virtual Academy. This transfer takes place with something called a CTAG. CTAG stands for Career Technical Assurance Guide, and it is the ticket to earning college credit by successfully taking an approved CTE program in high school at OHVA. Each program has at least one CTAG course.

•Industry credentials: Each program has industry credential opportunities built into the curriculum. Paired with passing additional credential tests, this is one option to graduation.

OHVA’s CTE Program Expectations of Class Attendance, Coursework Completion, and CTSO Participation:

The vision of the CTE Program at OHVA is to give hope by empowering students to be engaged, responsible, productive members of the community, providing them with the experience, readiness, and resources to remove barriers, close the skills gap, and make a positive impact in society. Two of the most important components of this vision are engagement and responsibility. To that end, each student that chooses to apply, and is accepted, to a CTE pathway at OHVA must adhere to certain expectations that are stated below.

OHVA CTE Program Pathway Expectations Students are expected to:

• Commit to participating for the duration of the pathway (four-year long courses; no dropping mid-year)

• Attend ALL Live Class Sessions for their pathway courses

• Complete coursework for the pathway courses by the due date

• Maintain passing grades in all pathway courses

• Complete a signed learning agreement 

• Earn the OMJ Seal

• Attend all Skill Builder Tuesday sessions

• Participate in:

  1.  Career Technical Student Organization(CTSO) -student needs to attend meetings, participate in regional events, and participate in at least one fundraiser

  2. Work-Based Learning (WBL) – Students are expected to participate in WBL activities. Students will earn and document a minimum of 250 WBL hours in a supported tracking platform. 

  3. Quarterly conferences with school counselor during which a career/graduation plan will be completed and updated annually

• Prepare for and take:

  1. WebXam pretests for each pathway course at the beginning of the year

  2. WebXam posttests for each pathway course

• Earn at least one 3-point valued Industry Recognized Credential Test within the program

The CTE Program Administration reserve the right to remove a student from the program for failure to meet the CTE Program requirements set forth by OHVA. These may include, but are not limited to:

• Failure to attend more than three Live Class Sessions in a semester for pathway courses, without notifying the teacher of the absence PRIOR to the class, and watching the recording promptly after the absence

• Failure to complete coursework by the due date three times in a semester, without notifying the teacher that the work will be late PRIOR to the scheduled due date

• Failure to take a WebXam pre or post test

• Attending less than 75% of virtual CTSO meetings

• Failure to have an approved WBL plan in place by the end of year one in a program

• Failure to attempt at least one Industry Recognized Credential test

Student Behavior

It is expected that the behavior of students during work-based learning opportunities will always be appropriate and professional. Students must recognize that having the opportunity to participate in experiences at community locations is a privilege afforded students engaged in OHVA’s CTE Program. This privilege has certain responsibilities. Students participating in any work-based learning experience that is facilitated through OHVA’s CTE Program have the following responsibilities:

• Act professionally at all times (language, tone, actions, attire).

• Be at assigned location during the designated times.

• Call appropriate supervisor/teacher/administrator if absent.

• Follow all rules of OHVA while interacting in the community, recognizing your behavior is a direct reflection of the CTE Program and OHVA.

• Realize that a violation of any of the above will result in them no longer being able to participate in school facilitated off-site experiences.

*If a student wishes to continue with a CTE Program after a violation of any of the above criteria, the student will meet with the CTE administration and be placed on a behavior contract. The parent will be notified of this decision.

*Violation of the behavior contract will result in the student being removed from the CTE Program

Program Retention Criteria Policy

It is a privilege for a student to be accepted into OHVA’s CTE Program.

It is the student’s responsibility to maintain good standing in the CTE Program. The criteria required in order to remain in OHVA’s CTE Program include:

•Meeting all pathway expectations listed above

•Passage of sophomore/junior/senior level CTE program classes

•Placement on and completion of an “Action Plan” if at risk of failing CTE program classes

•On target to graduate with passage of core subjects

•Appropriate attitude/behavior during classes and/or fieldtrips/internships/job shadowing

*If a student violates any of the above criteria and wishes to continue with a CTE Program, the student will meet with a CTE administrator to discuss the requirements of a behavior contract to address the area of concern and determine requirements for remaining in the CTE Program. The student’s parent, if not involved in the discussion with the CTE administrator, will be immediately notified of this decision.

For more information on OHVA’s CTE Program, and to view the full CTE Program Policy, go to our CTE Program web site or contact your counselor.