A variety of Tech Prep programs are in place. All students have work-based learning experiences. These include, but are not limited to focused field trips, shadowing experiences, internships, service learning, cooperative education, apprenticeships, mentoring, and school-based enterprises. Students, teachers and other partners work on projects in interdisciplinary work teams. However, courses are not necessarily labeled as college prep.
Education is viewed as a community enterprise.
Business, labor, parents, government, and other community members are all active partners in helping prepare young people for the future. These partners have a clear understanding of the knowledge, skills and behaviors necessary for successful adulthood, and a commitment to ensuring that all students acquire them. The system operates from a philosophy that embraces high quality and continuous improvement. All participants in the system are continually looking for ways to improve it. Students are involved in establishing policies, developing curriculum and helping the system run more effectively.