Technology Education is a subject for general education purposes and a bridge to vocational education. Technology Education provides specific application of the changes made by humans in the forms of materials to increase their value and of the problems related to these changes. Technology Education is a study of the fundamental principles about industry and its related occupations. Technology programs will be offered to grades 6-12 at all secondary schools.
Technology is a required program at the sixth and seventh grade levels.
The Technology Education Department will provide consulting and coordinating services, and inservice education. Each secondary school will receive an annual per pupil allocation for the purchasing of materials and for student projects. There will be continuous evaluation and revision of technology education curriculum and facilities at all grade levels. The Coordinator of Technology Education will coordinate activities to define and design programs for interdisciplinary approaches. A textbook selection committee, composed of community representatives and teachers representing all courses offered in technology education, establishes criteria, evaluates and studies each course, and recommends for adoption textbooks and materials.