The District has changed immensely over the past decade, as has the needs and focus of our country's future workforce. Capacity, technology, and knowledge has doubled just in the past ten years and, as an institution whose main mission is to educate America's future labor force, we have changed as well. As a model technology school we have structured our classrooms and our career labs to meet the technology needs of the 21st century learner. Each classroom and lab is outfitted with smart boards, LCD players, closed circuit television and computer and wireless capacity. Our technical areas are equipped with state of the art equipment to meet every national standard and certification. For example, our TV Media/Theatre Arts Program is equipped with a computer lab using AVID technology software, the same software used by movie makers in Hollywood, as well as a state of the art auditorium, television and radio studio. Our Pre-Engineering Program has two robotic arms, CNC machining devices, a seismograph that is connected to Weston Observatory and serves as an off-site registering device, as well as the latest version of AutoCAD, Arc Map and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
As the needs of society changed so did our focus on career pathways. Gone are the sheet metal/welding shop, painting & decorating, horticulture, and data processing. Instead we added Dental Assistants/Early Childhood Education, Robotics, Pre-Engineering Technologies, Banking/Marketing & Retail, Cosmetology, and TV Media/Theatre Arts to meet the future needs noted by both regional and national future job growth expectations.
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