A 100=107 99=106 98=105 97=104 96=103 95=102 94=101 B 93=100 92=99 91=98 90=97 89=96 88=95 87=94 C 86=93 85=92 84=91 83=90 82=89 81=88 80=87 79=86 78=85 77=84 D 76=83 75=82 74=81 73=80 72=79 71=78 70=77 F 69=69 68=68 67=67 66=66 65=65 64=64 63=63 Students receiving a numeric grade of 69 or below will not receive weighted credit. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION To help students investigate careers and design their courses of study to advance their career goals, the Office of Career and Technical Education in Henry County Public Schools has adopted the nationally accepted structure of sixteen career clusters. The career clusters are as follows: The 16 Career Clusters Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Architecture & Construction Arts, A/V Technology & Communications Business Management & Administration Education & Training Finance Government & Public Administration Health Science Hospitality & Tourism Human Services Information Technology Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security Manufacturing Marketing, Sales & Services Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Transportation, Distribution & Logistics Career and Technical Education Definitions: A concentration is a coherent sequence of courses completed by a student in a specific career area. A career and technical education completer is a student who has met the requirements for a career and technical concentration and all requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program. Students may take additional career and technical education courses that will enhance their career pathway goals. A specialization is a choice by a student to specialize in an occupational field by taking additional courses in a specific career area as appropriate to his/her career pathway. Agricultural Education The minimum requirement for a career and technical concentration is any two courses, at least one of which is at Level III, IV, or V, which includes Agricultural Production Technology, Agricultural Production Management and Agriculture Business Management, or Small Animal Care II. The minimum requirement for a career and technical concentration in Horticulture include the following: completion of Applied Horticultural Science and Floral Design I and Floral Design II or Applied Horticultural Science and Landscape Design, Construction and Maintenance I and Landscape Design, Construction and Maintenance II. . Business and Information Technology The minimum requirements for a career and technical concentration for a business program include the completion of two courses from the following options: Accounting,
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUED VHOSA-Virginia Health Occupations Students of America HOSA is the recognized co-curricular student organization for approved Health and Medical Sciences programs and courses. Local HOSA activities reinforce the skills, knowledge, and behavior that contribute to successful employment. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION Virginia SkillsUSA SkillsUSA-Virginia is the student organization for students enrolled in career and technical occupations in Virginia's high schools and community colleges. SkillsUSA student to more detailed information about the career. CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES Finally, students who desire a more extensive, hands-on Cooperative education is a method of instruction that combines career and technical classroom instruction with paid employment directly related to the classroom instruction. Both student instruction and employment are planned and supervised by the school and the employer so that each contributes to the student’s career objectives and employability. Students interested in cooperative education should see their guidance counselor. & ASSESMENTS Certain CTE courses enable students, who complete a CTE sequence of courses, to earn industry certifications, a state license, and/or a national certification. These credentials are beneficial (and sometimes essential) to students seeking employment in a career field or occupational specialty. In addition, students who obtain these credentials earn verified credit toward graduation. For a complete list of available certifications, licenses and assessments, please see the Henry County Public Schools Industry Guide which can be obtained from your school counselor or at www. henry.k12.va.us. experience may choose to participate in an Oh Henry Internship during their senior year. Internships are