“ Kids are first at cscisd ” CTE Mission Statement: The mission of the CSCISD Career and Technical Education program is to develop and implement a comprehensive and challenging educational curriculum enhanced with practical experiences designed to empower students with academic and technical skills needed to be successful in the global workforce and/or in post-secondary education.

Business and Industry Public Services STEMMultidisciplinary Arts and Humanities

A student may earn a business and industry endorsement by completing foundation and general endorsement requirements and a coherent sequence of courses for four or more credits in CTE that consists of at least two courses in the same career cluster including at least one advanced CTE course which includes any course that is the third or higher course in a sequence. The final course in the sequence must be selected from one of the following CTE career clusters:  Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources  Architecture & Construction  Information Technology  Business Management & Administration  Hospitality &Tourism

FreshmanSophomoreJuniorSenior Principles of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Wildlife Fisheries & Ecology Management Range Ecology & Management Practicum in Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Ag Mechanics & Metal Tech Ag Facilities Design & Fabrication Principles of Floral Design Landscape Design

FreshmanSophomoreJuniorSenior Principles of Architecture & Construction Construction Technology Advanced Construction tech Practicum in Construction Management Mill & Cabinetmaking Tech

FreshmanSophomoreJuniorSenior Principles of Information Technology Digital Interactive Multimedia Web Technologies Research in IT Solutions

FreshmanSophomoreJuniorSenior Principles of Business, Marketing & Finance Touch System Data Entry Business Information Management 1 & 2 Practicum in Business Management Human Resources Management Business Law

FreshmanSophomoreJuniorSenior Principles of Hospitality and Tourism Restaurant Management Culinary ArtsPracticum in Culinary Arts Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness

A student may earn a public services endorsement by completing foundation and general endorsement requirements and a coherent sequence of courses for four or more credits in CTE that consists of at least two courses in the same career cluster including at least one advanced CTE course which includes any course that is the third or higher course in a sequence. The final course in the sequence must be selected from one of the following CTE career clusters:  Education & Training  Health Science  Law, Public Safety, Corrections, & Security Or four courses in Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC)

FreshmanSophomoreJuniorSenior Principles of Education and Training Human Growth and Development Instructional Practice in Education and Training Practicum in Education and Training

FreshmanSophomoreJuniorSenior Principles of Health Science Health ScienceLifetime Nutrition and Wellness Certified Nurses Assistant (CNA)

FreshmanSophomoreJuniorSenior Principles of Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security Law Enforcement 1 Correctional Services Law Enforcement 2 Forensic Science Practicum in Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security Security Services Court Systems & Practices

A student may earn a STEM endorsement by completing foundation and general endorsement requirements including Algebra II, Chemistry, Physics and (A ) or (B) A. A total of five credits in mathematics by successfully completing Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and two additional mathematics courses for which Algebra II is a prerequisite :  Precalculus  Calculus  DC Math 1314  DC Math 1324  DC Math 1332  DC Math 1342 B. A total of five credits in science by successfully completing biology, chemistry, physics, and two additional science courses:  AP Biology  Anatomy and Physiology  Medical Microbiology  DC BIOL 1306  DC BIOL 1307  DC BIOL 1308  DC BIOL 1309

A student may earn a multidisciplinary studies endorsement by completing foundation and general endorsement requirements and: A. four advanced courses that prepare a student to enter the workforce successfully or postsecondary education without remediation from within one endorsement area or among endorsement areas that are not in a coherent sequence B. four credits in each of the four foundation subject areas to include English IV and chemistry and/or physics C. four credits in advanced placement, or dual credit selected from English, mathematics, science, social studies, economics, languages other than English, or fine arts

A student may earn a performance acknowledgment for outstanding performance:  in a dual credit course (12 credit hrs or assoc. degree)  in bilingualism and biliteracy  on an AP test  on the PSAT, the ACT-Plan, the SAT, or the ACT  for earning a nationally or internationally recognized business or industry certification or license