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Plainview-Old Bethpage outlines new CTE pathways and course proposals including ceramics, marine science and architecture
Summary
District staff presented an expanded career and technical education plan, recapped a successful Career Day with more than 40 industry leaders, and proposed new courses (Ceramics & Sculpture 3, a marine science elective) and architecture pathway expansion tied to future bond improvements.
District curriculum leaders presented an update on career and technical education and proposed several new courses and revisions for the 2025–26 school year.
The presentation, introduced by district leadership, noted five active CTE pathways at the high school — business management and entrepreneurship, business law, early childhood education, pre-engineering, and TV/video production — and proposed additional pathway applications for architecture, accounting & finance, and marketing for the 2026–27 cycle. Career Day, run in partnership with Career Day Inc., brought more than 40 industry leaders to the high school for networking and internship connections.
Specific course proposals included a new full-year, 1-credit Ceramics & Sculpture 3 course for juniors and seniors to follow Ceramics & Sculpture 2, and a half-credit every-other-day marine science elective focused on Long Island marine ecosystems and local industry partnerships. The district also proposed renaming and restructuring advertising & design, separating PE 9 as a ninth-grade course, and expanding college-credit offerings via partnerships with LIU and New York Institute of Technology; administrators said college-credit courses typically carry a small tuition and may be weighted.
Administrators tied program and facility improvements to the district’s planned bond, noting that some facility expansions (art space, makerspace for architecture models) would support hands-on CTE offerings. Staff said the district has seen growing student interest in applied, hands-on courses and that the proposed curriculum changes aim to increase access and align with forthcoming state graduation-pathway requirements.
Quoted from the meeting: "This sort of...shows the work that the district has done in the area of career and technical education," one presenter said, noting a growing number of students eligible for the NYS endorsement tied to CTE pathways.
Next steps: The board reviewed the course proposals and revisions during the meeting; further approvals required to add courses to the program-of-studies and for district scheduling. Administrators noted some college-credit partnerships require final university approval and may carry per-course fees.
