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District CTE leaders report expansion of college-credit courses and new high school offerings
Summary
Prosser's CTE staff highlighted College in the High School credit expansion, new courses in exercise science and digital literacy, partnerships with local colleges, and plans to supply downtown landscaping with student-grown plants.
CTE staff and the district’s career-technical education director briefed the board on programming updates, including growth in College in the High School credits, new course proposals and community partnerships.
Rick Follett, CTE department representative, said engineering students earned dual credit through Central earlier this year and that the robotics program and future personal-finance offerings will expand college-credit opportunities. Follett said the district is working with Walla Walla and Eastern Washington University to align other computer and sports-medicine courses for potential college credit.
Follett described two new course proposals for next school year: an exercise-science class designed to prepare students for personal-trainer certification and a digital-literacy class that will teach basic computer skills, keyboarding, Microsoft Office fundamentals and online-safety practices. Those classes are intended to fill identified gaps in students’ technical skills.
Staff also said the district produced short videos so parents can see course descriptions before registration and that downtown Prosser has asked the CTE program to supply plants and planters for public spaces; the program will pilot a partial partnership this year and expand next year.
Board and staff noted continued marketing needs so families understand available CTE pathways and College in the High School opportunities. No formal board action was required.
