HOME DISTRICT INFORMATION SCHOOLS TEACHER RESOURCES STUDENT/PARENT RESOURCES WALTHALL COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER 803 Ball Avenue Tylertown, MS 39667 601-222-1500 601-222-1506 (fax) Welcome The Walthall County Career and Technology Center was established in 2001. We service high school students grades 10th - 12th from Tylertown High School and Salem Attendance Center. We offer eight 2-year programs of study. Each class is a 2-hour period where 2 Carnegie units are given for successfully completing the course. The students are bused from their home school to attend the 2-hour class period each day. Mission Our mission is preparing today's students for tomorrow's careers. Vision Our vision is that all students will learn and be engaged in a career pathway experience to a level that makes them highly qualified for post-secondary education and the workplace. Beth Cowart, Principal The Law and Public Safety and Teacher Academy Classes Learn Fire Safety The Law and Public Safety and Teacher Academy Classes collaborated together to demonstrate fire safety. The kids were given the chance to observe and put out a fire using a fire extinguisher. Construction Classes Build Ramp 1/5 Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Careers Career & Tech. Center Staff RESOURCES CTE Newsletter ACT Website FAFSA Website MTAG Website MS Security Commission (Available Job Listings) Student Services Coordinator What does a student services coordinator do? 1. They help recruit and guide students into a vocational program. 2. They provide additional instruction to CTE students who need help preparing for any subject-area test or CPAS test. 3. They provide additional instruction to CTE students who need help in any of their classes. 4. They help non-traditional students be successful in their CTE class. 5. They assist CTE students in making responsible choices about their career. Mississippi Works magazine The construction classes helped build and construct a ramp to assist the elderly in the local community. Law and Public Safety and Teacher Academy Complete CPR Training FBLA Competition Winners Tech Master Students FFA Competitions Ag. Mechanics 1st Place District Winners Senior Tractor Driving 2nd Place Senior Tool Identification 1st Place Health Science Hosa Competitions Health Science students compete in district competition. We had two first place , one second place and one fourth place winners. Teacher Academy Competitions Students competed in Exploring Education Administration Careers, Exploring Support Services Careers and Children's Literature K-3. Programs Automotive Service Technician Automotive Service is a pathway for students in the Transportation career cluster. The Automotive Service pathway includes classroom and hands-on experiences that prepare students for employment or continuing education in the auto service industry. This program is written to incorporate the ASE learning objectives/content and hours. Business Marketing and Finance Business Marketing and Finance is a 2-year program for students in the Business: Management, Marketing, and Technology Pathway. The program is designed to prepare students for careers or continuing education in business management or entrepreneurship. Business Marketing and Finance class can count as the economics credit needed to graduate. Construction/Carpentry Construction/Carpentry is an instructional program that prepares students for employment or continued education in the occupations of carpentry. The curriculum framework for this program was developed in partnership with the Mississippi Construction Education Foundation (MCEF). Health Sciences I and II Health Sciences is a pathway of courses for students in the Health Sciences career cluster. The Health Sciences pathway includes classroom and hands-on experiences that will provide students with an overview of the health-care field as well as begin to prepare students for careers in occupations including registered nurses, nurse aides, practical nurses, and home health aides. Health Sciences I and II can count as 2 science credits needed to graduate. Law and Public Safety The fields of Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security involve planning, managing and providing legal, public safety, protective and homeland security services and also include the professional and technical-support assistance of personnel within these fields. Careers in this field involve serving and/or protecting our citizens. Law, public safety, corrections and security workers are found in a variety of settings. This pathway prepares students for careers in such areas as criminology, legal studies, forensics and psychology. Teacher Academy I and II Teacher Academy is a pathway for students in the Human Science, Art, and Humanities career cluster. The Teacher Academy program is a high school course designed to attract students to the field of education, to provide information and field experiences relevant to pursuing a degree in education, and to prepare students for the rigors of a career in education so they will remain long-term educators. Welding Welding is an instructional program that prepares students for employment or continued education in the occupations of the welding field. The curriculum framework for this program was developed in partnership with the Mississippi Construction Education Foundation (MCEF). MCEF is the accredited sponsor for the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER). A Agriculture and Natural Science The Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Career Pathway focuses on supporting life by ensuring that we are responsibly managing our food production and natural resources. These areas supply us and many other countries with a wide variety of food products and non-food products, such as fibers, natural resources, and nursery items. These fields contribute positively to our foreign trade balance, and they remain some of the nation’s larger industries in terms of total employment. This pathway focuses on preparing students for careers in the planning, implementing, producing, managing, processing and marketing of agricultural goods and services. The Walthall County School District offers equal educational and employment opportunities on a non-discriminatory basis in compliance with the requirements of the following federal civil rights legislation: Title VI, Title IX, the Vocational Amendments of 1976 and 1979, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public Law 94-142. Further, the Walthall County School District offers equal educational and employment opportunities to all persons without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, age, or handicap. The lack of English language skills is not a barrier to participation in any course. ESSA Law Section 112 (e) (3) (D) BASIS FOR ADMISSION OR EXCLUSION. A student shall not be admitted to or excluded from, any federally-assisted education program on the basis of a surname or language minority status. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries and grievances regarding the non-discrimination policies: Title IX/ADA Coordinator, 814A Morse Avenue, Tylertown, MS 39667, 601-876-3401, or 504 Coordinator, 814A Morse Street, Tylertown, MS 39667, 601-876-3401. Any waste, fraud, and abuse complaints should be reported to the superintendent's office.