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Career and Technology Education
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Career and Technology Education (CTE) programs are designed to provide broad career development and skill training for students in the comprehensive high schools and the Center for Career and Technical Education. Programs consist of a 4 - 6 credit sequence of courses in a variety of Career Clusters. Students may choose an occupational completer program as a pathway to graduation or as an elective to add value to the high school course of study. Business/Community Partners work closely with instructors to advise and assist in the development of curriculum that prepares students for successful careers in their chosen career paths. Students completing an occupational program may choose to continue training at two- and four-year colleges or in an apprenticeship program. Students add value to their overall education by completing a CTE program of study. Today's career and technology education programs incorporate rigorous and challenging academic content standards leading to an industry-recognized credential or certification for immediate employment or advanced college standing. According to many national studies, career and technology education graduates are 10 - 15% more likely to be in the labor force and earn 8 - 9% more than graduates of academic programs.
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Technology Education
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The high school technology education program builds on the middle school model. The Foundations of Technology course is a required graduation credit. This course is designed to help students understand and apply technology concepts and processes. Group and individual learning activities engage students in creating ideas, developing innovations and engineering practical solutions. The elective advanced technology courses are designed for engaging students in academics and general technological studies that lead to the ability to understand how technology's development, control and use is based on design constraints, and human wants and needs. The structure of the courses challenges students to use design processes to think, plan, design and create solutions to engineering concepts, and scientific procedures. Students learn how to comprehend how human conditions and personal preferences drive technological design and problem solving. Students may choose to take two (2) advanced technology courses as a pathway to graduation. Students extend and transfer their knowledge of systems to new and emerging applications by the time they graduate from high school.
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STEM Initiatives
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Career and Technology Education (CTE) programs are an integral part of Allegany County Public Schools STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Initiative. ACPS CTE Programs are aligned with the vision, needs and goals of the STEM Initiative. For more information on STEM Programs in Allegany County Public Schools click here.
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Confused about which path to take in life? Prepare yourself for a career in business and/or computer related fields! Wouldn’t you like to be able to type and format documents faster so you can have more free time? Interested in starting your own business or managing a business—we can help? Do you like working on the computer and being in charge of your own destiny? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics for Occupational Employment and the Division of Occupational Outlook, 7 of the top 20 growing occupations require courses in business.
Allegany, Fort Hill, and Mountain Ridge high schools offer a Career and Technical Education (CTE) completer program. Designated as the Finance and Accounting Program, the series of four (1 credit) courses provides students with experience in financial management, business communication skills, human resource management, problem solving, teamwork and networking skills. With emphasis in technology, students become competent working with business transactions and financial reports. Successful completers are eligible for college credit articulation through Allegany College of Maryland. ACPS offers the following business education courses, with 803, 823, 843, and 844 representing the CTE completer program.
803 Honors Principles of Business Management 1 credit
813 Business Law 1/2 credit
814 Office Technology 1 credit
821 Document Processing I 1/2 credit
822 Document Processing II 1/2 credit
823 Honors Financial Management Applications 1 credit
824 Honors Business Computer Applications 1 credit
833 Business Communications 1 credit
843 Accounting 1 credit
844 Honors Accounting 1 credit
ACPS also offers a variety of computer courses. Although not part of a completer program, the following computer science elective courses are offered.
031 Computer Literacy 1 Credit
032 Honors Computer Logic 1 Credit
035 Web Design I 1 Credit
036 Web Design II 1 Credit
037 Honors Web Design 1 Credit
Full descriptions for each of the classes are available in the Programs of Study booklet. If you have any questions, or need assistance with course selections for the business program, please see your guidance councilor or any business teacher in your school.
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CTE Publication
Business Administrative Services Brochure
CASE - Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education Brochure
2013-2014 Recruitment Booklet
Summer 2010 Gateway Engineering Academy Application
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