A Career and Technical Education Addition - Grades 4-12
A Career and Technical Education Addition - Grades 4-12
Iowa School Performance Profiles (School Report Cards) are NOW measured on school offerings with CAREER CONNECTED learning. West Marshall CSD and all Iowa districts MUST PROVIDE career exploration AND work-based learning experiences.
State of IOWA Legislation requirements with guidelines established by the Department of Education
In addition to reading, math, and science, our district is also "scored" on whether or not we offer these types of programs. While your school can thrive in areas of reading, math, and science, the new guidelines require districts to NOW meet the additional requirement of providing work-based classroom experiences.
Currently, West Marshall students must travel daily off campus to access a qualified experience in order to ensure West Marshall is compliant with these requirements. If we do not, then we face public scrutiny for failing students on our "district report card".
That said, our goal is to build an ONSITE learning experience where business partners and "work-based career classrooms" educate West Marshall students on OUR SCHOOL GROUNDS. A complete WIN-WIN for EVERYONE!
A connecting LINK between the middle school and high school
A connecting LINK between the High School and Middle School
A connecting LINK between the High School and Middle School
Nearly 20 years ago, the Board of Education attempted a bond in 2009 which would have connected a Middle School to the the High School. When the bond failed the Middle School was built as a stand alone building only allowing for 3 grade levels at the time, yet requiring duplicated Library, Media Rooms, Lunchrooms, Music Room, Etc. The CTE building would connect the two buildings together:
For the SAFETY of 300+ students walking between buildings (each and every school day) where vehicle, delivery, exposure to unwanted guest or worse.
Connecting the two buildings allows for 9+ shared staff to transition to fixed rooms as opposed to TWO rooms of the same content. One media center in the MS and one Media center in the HS, could now be used for a additional robotics (STEM) rooms or additional career-tech program students to remain onsite for rather than travel to DMACC or MCC.
The CTE connection addition will allow our current "woods-shop" to NOW relocate from the Annex building to NOW the High School where transportation-shuttle expenses could be saved. The HS operates an 8 period day, so when student transport to the woods classroom at the Annex, nearly 15 days of class-time a year is spent in a bus being transported rather than in the classroom.
OVER 75% of students, beginning in 4th grade, are enrolled in Career and Technical Education (CTE) Courses:
OVER 75% of students, beginning in 4th grade, are enrolled in Career and Technical Education (CTE) Courses:
Woods
Small-engines
Robotics/Computer Science
Engineering (Computations/Material-Labs)
FFA Programs
Human Services
Business (Marketing-Accounting-Commerce)
*Metal Fabrications
*Business Academy Program
*Automotive Electrical-Service-Diagnostic
*Diesel Mechanic Electrical-Service-Diagnostic
*Construction Tech/Blue Print Reading Design
Additional Trades Based on Individual Student Needs
*Currently partially or completely off-site
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