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CTE students present certifications, competitions and clinical experiences to board
Summary
Students and teachers from David Crockett, Daniel Boone and other schools described hands‑on career and technical education work — CNA and medical assisting clinicals, pharmacy tech and digital graphic arts — and highlighted a 91 percent medical‑assisting pass rate and state and national SkillsUSA placements.
Members of the Washington County School Board heard presentations from Career and Technical Education instructors and students who described hands‑on training, certification outcomes and recent competition results.
Sherry Wolf, who identified herself as the nursing‑education teacher at David Crockett High School, introduced students who described the CNA program’s competitive entry process and its clinical partnerships with local long‑term care facilities. “Entry to this program is competitive and requires successful completion of health science, medical therapeutics, and anatomy courses,” Cindy Jo Cox, a student graduate, told the board. Students said applicants submit an application, an essay, a resume and three teacher recommendations and then interview with a panel.
Students described lab schedules, open labs, clinical rotations at nearby facilities and the emotional aspects of long‑term care work. One student said clinical experience helped her begin a military and health‑care career and allowed her to enter the service at a higher enlisted rank; another said she accumulated more than 2,000 clinical hours before college. Several students credited Wolf and local clinical partners with preparing them for certification and for immediate jobs after graduation.
Chris Tipton, the digital graphic arts teacher at David Crockett, described SkillsUSA competition results: two students placed in the state graphic‑communications contest; Simone won first place and Dawson was second, and both will travel to Atlanta to compete at nationals. Tipton said classroom students earn Adobe certifications; one student reported he has taken every Adobe certification available.
Daniel Boone staff described their health science pathway, which includes pharmacy technician, medical assisting and CNA certifications. Michelle Phillips, a registered nurse at Daniel Boone, and Amanda Altman, who also identified herself as an RN and teaches CNA at Boone, said the medical assisting pass rate was 91 percent this year. Students described clinical rotations at hospitals, urgent cares and long‑term care facilities and said internships, job shadows and industry partnerships are common.
Board members praised the programs’ community ties and noted local demand for CNAs and other health‑care workers. One board member said the programs help students obtain marketable skills and college credits or clinical hours that can accelerate further study.
The board received the presentations as information; there was no vote on program changes at the meeting.
