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A career-ready graduate is a student who has all possible options available to them upon graduation from Fresno Unified School District.   This student has a strong academic foundation, has completed required courses, and has acquired the workplace skills and competencies necessary for success after high school.
Career Technical Education (CTE)
CTE is a category of courses, programs and training that focuses on the technical and academic skills needed to attain and maintain high-skill, high-demand careers.  The term may refer to a course, topic within a course, or a series of courses.  A quality CTE program offers experiences in Career Awareness, Career Exploration, and Career Readiness for students at a variety of grade levels.

Fresno Unified School District
Pathways
Linked Learning Pathways provide technical courses integrated with rigorous academics, and combines career-based learning and real-world experiences to make daily learning relevant. Geared for high school students, career oriented pathways such as engineering, health care, law and social justice, and business expose students to possible college and career opportunities while addressing employer needs. For students, it answers the question, “Why do I need to learn this?” Linked Learning enhances options for ALL our students and ultimately fulfills the Fresno Unified mission of Preparing Career Ready Graduates. 
Duncan Polytechnic is a unique magnet high school that promotes Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways for all attending students. The Innovative Design and Applied Technology (iDATA) Pathway concentrates on construction, welding, robotics and automotive course.                                           
Mayor Lee Brand returns to Alma Mater for CTE Advisory Committee Meeting
  College and Career Readiness welcomed Fresno Mayor Lee Brand, Interim Superintendent, Bob Nelson, and District Trustee for Area 2, Elizabeth Jonasson Rosas to the Career Technical Education Advisory Committee meeting April 27.  Mayor Lee Brand returned to Roosevelt High School, his alma mater, to open the meeting with comments about the importance of CTE and developing a strong workforce for the community. Roosevelt students from career pathway classes showcased Work -Based Learning projects and interacted with industry participants.  

Spotlight
Sam Geil, the Business Development Director for the San Joaquin Valley Manufacturing Alliance (SJVMA)  and member of Fresno Unified's CTE Advisory Committee, is charged with growing membership and increasing collaboration for the SJVMA. He also sits on the boards of CART and a number of companies in the manufacturing industry with a focus on family owned businesses, as well as the Industrial Manufacturing and Technology Sub-Committee for Fresno Unified.

Sam recently promoted the  Thriving in the Valley-2017 Manufacturing Summit. The event is a regional conference for both community members   and students interested in this field to gain valuable insight from the manufacturing industry's foremost leading experts.This event was April 20th.  

Sam provides Fresno Unified with in-depth knowledge of the manufacturing sector so our CTE programs may build high-quality pathways which ensures Career-Ready graduates and increased work-based learning opportunities.

In a recent interview, Sam stated his motivation for getting involved with CTE and Fresno Unified. "M entoring is a big segment of my consulting work. My wife and son are teachers; we are all engaged in education at some level." His hope is to promote a sustainable community in Fresno that "values spirituality, community, economics and the environment at a equal level. Zero unemployment and Zero homelessness."

Career Technical Education
Advisory Board Information

California Education Code specifies that the governing board of each school district participating in a career technical education program shall approve a career technical education advisory committee to develop recommendations on the program and to provide liaison between the district and potential employers.  

Responsibilities of

Advisory Committee Members:

•Support Career Technical Education programs

•Advise the District staff, site administration, and program teachers

•Validate industry standards and certifications

•Recommend materials and equipment to meet current industry standards

•Promote and market CTE program strategies

•Host student experiences and opportunities

•Sponsor teacher externships

CTE Advisory Committee By-Laws

CTE Advisory Committee and Sub-Committees for Fresno Unified
A Word of Thanks!!!
We would like to thank the industry partners/companies who participated in our recent Job Shadow Day!  

Work-Based Learning 
Work-Based Learning is an instructional strategy that connects student learning with the workplace skills and competencies necessary for success after high school. By engaging with industry partners and stakeholders, students are exposed to Work-Based Learning experiences which prepare them to make informed college and career choices and allows them to acquire necessary college-and-career-readiness skills. For students, it connects classroom learning with the world of work and answers the question, “why do I need to learn this?”

Coming Summer Attractions
Teacher Academy Student Internships
A Work-Based Learning program that offers current high school juniors and seniors a paid internship to work as a paraprofessional in elementary classrooms during Fresno Unified's Expanded Learning Summer Program. 
Summer CTE Enrichment Courses
Elementary & Middle School sites will have CTE Enrichment courses available this summer!
 
Sports Science Camp
A 5-day camp, in partnership with Fresno State that exposes students to hands-on experiences with the area of Kinesiology and Sports Medicine.


CTE Teacher Summer Externships 
Teachers have the opportunity to immerse themselves in industry sectors related to courses they teach in an effort to obtain current skills and certification.
Dates to Remember:


5/11 - Duncan Showcase Night @ Duncan Polytechnic (5-7pm)
5/18 - Business and Entrepreneurship Sub-Committee @ McLane HS (3:30-5pm)
5/23 - Kids Invent Innovation Day @ SaveMart Center (2-8pm)
5/26 - Edison STEM Expo @ Edison HS (9am-12:30pm)
6/01 - Agriculture and Natural Resources Sub-Committee @ Hoover (3:30-5:00pm)

CTE Summit 
  The CTE Summit was held on May 9th at Duncan Polytechnic High School. This was a collaborative effort to share with parents, students and community members all Career Technical Education opportunities in Fresno Unified, Fresno County Office of Education and Fresno City College.
Click here to watch a short video of event