Douglas P. Daley
Director Career and Technical Education | Barbara VeNard
Assistant Superintendent
Douglas P. Daley
Director Career and Technical Education
Delre Kringen
Accounting Technician, x129
Judy Hurley
Administrative Assistant Ph: 480-545-3826 x127
Fax: 480-507-1593
Gail McLaughlin Youth Employment Service GYES Coordinator, x131 |
Career and Technical Education
Mission: The mission of Vocational Career and Technical Education in the Gilbert Public Schools is to prepare each student who elects to benefit from quality vocational education programs to:
- be effective and responsible;
- develop premier leadership qualities, high level technical skills, critical thinking abilities and employable work habits;
- choose a career field, formulate goals, work to accomplish their goals, practice positive work ethics, and; grow into a unique, productive citizen.
Four elements make these outstanding vocational career and technical education programs unique among high school course offerings:
- Hands-on learning in laboratory based experiential instruction. This includes the theory put into practice, reinforced and made to come alive for any students.
- Work based learning, relating the technical instruction and practice to what happens in the real world of work. This could be in a simulated lab experience, a school based enterprise or in a paid or unpaid, real work experience.
- Personal leadership development - DECA, the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Family, Community and Career Leaders of America (FCCLA), Future Educators Association (FEA), FFA, and SkillsUSA-VICA each offer individuals the opportunity to connect with professionals in employment areas related to the student interests, and develop personal leadership qualities to assist initial and advancing employment and education.
- Reinforcement of academic skills related to the technical area of study. These real life applications reinforce the requisite academic skills as they are applied to the real life settings - the academic theories come to life and are truly practiced and integrated through the practical application and critical thinking required to solve real problems.
CTE Student Contact Information
Please complete this online form as accurately as possible.
Each year we must conduct a follow-up survey of all CTE graduates, that is all graduates that have completed a CTE Program. You will be asked if you are
1) enrolled in post-secondary education or advanced training;
2) employed or
3) in military service.
This Placement Survey that we conduct each school year determines a significant part of our CTE funding each year. So, the survey information that you provide could help us secure significantly more funding then we would otherwise receive. |
