Cumberland County Technical Education Center

A Message from the PrincipalMission StatementThe Mission of Cumberland County Technical Education Center is to provide all of our students with apathway into the global workforce with advanced educational options.Core ValuesWe have established core values to drive our mission statement. All programmatic, academic, andadministrative policies and procedures are developed with these core values in mind.C.C.College & Career Readiness: All students will leave CCTEC college and career ready. Our goal isto prepare all students through a rigorous academic program that includes opportunities toenroll in Advanced Placement courses and courses that have articulated credit with colleges anduniversities. In addition, all students will leave CCTEC with industry licensure/certification andthe skills needed to be successful in any industry.TTechnology & Innovation: CCTEC is a high school of innovation! As our logo depicts, ourstudents and staff think outside of the box. In our ever-changing, global economy, we arepreparing our students for jobs that haven’t been created and for problems that do not yet exist.In addition to being academically rigorous, our curriculum is project-based and requires studentsto analyze, synthesize, collaborate, evaluate, and create solutions to real problems.EExcellence & Leadership: CCTEC is committed to excellence and to fostering the next generationof leaders! We provide our students with numerous leadership experiences in our curricular andco-curricular program and hold our staff and administration accountable to the highest level ofexcellence.CCitizenship: In addition to preparing the next generation of mechanics, engineers, doctors, andmore, we want to ensure that we are promoting and supporting strong values of citizenship.CCTEC believes a good citizen is someone who takes responsibility for his/her actions, worksdiligently in his/her profession, contributes to the community, respects others and their property,helps those who are not in a position to help themselves and continues to keep informed aboutthe world around him/her. To that end, our student code of conduct was developed with thegoal of creating responsible and accountable citizens.College & Career Readiness, Technology & Innovation, Excellence & Leadership, and Citizenship areCCTEC’s core values. When students leave CCTEC, our expectation is that they leave with the education,certification, and skill set to be New Jersey’s next generation of innovative leaders!Greg McGrawPrincipal10

A District Focused on Career and Technical Education (CTE)The information contained within this guide provides the direction needed to capture the careerinterests of CCTEC students while preparing to meet the demands required for graduation inthe State of New Jersey. These innovative career-centered programs have been developed toaccommodate all students in the school system. Their purpose is to assist children and theirparents/guardians in knowing the plan to achieve certain goals in preparing for the students'future professions and careers while current interests and goals are taken into consideration.In order to develop appropriate college and career pathways, Cumberland County TechnicalEducation Center has developed both Program and Program of Study course sequences. Bothpathways set students up to pursue advanced educational options through dual college credits.This is accomplished by having students automatically dual enrolled at Cumberland CountyCollege beginning with their freshman year and continuing throughout their four years in highschool.Although there are many similarities between the school-offered programs and programs ofstudy, there is one major difference. Enrolling in a Program (i.e. Automotive Technology,Construction Trades, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, and Welding Engineering) will allowstudents to graduate with work credentials to begin a career directly after high school. It isimportant to note that this does not restrict students to this outcome but provides it as anoption. Selecting a Program of Study (i.e. Engineering Technology, Health Science andMedicine, Information Technology, Law Enforcement, and Studio Production andBroadcasting), on the other hand, will provide more of a foundation for students to continuetheir education at either a two or four year institution directly after high school. Many of thesePrograms of Study (and some selected Programs) also provide for more dual college creditthrough the career-specific courses that are taken by students.Cumberland County Technical Education Center has established the following five (5) Programsto assist students in the preparation of future career goals.1.2.3.4.5.Automotive TechnologyConstruction TradesCosmetologyCulinary ArtsWelding Engineering11

Cumberland County Technical Education Center has established the following five (5) Programsof Study to assist students in the identification of future career goals.1.2.3.4.5.Engineering TechnologyHealth Science and MedicineInformation TechnologyLaw EnforcementStudio Production and BroadcastingEach of the above noted Programs or Programs of Study correlate to one of the following sixteen(16) nationally recognized career clusters: Agriculture, Food & 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, and STEM.The Programs and Programs of Study established by the district aim to: Help students make career decisions; Identify how specific courses correspond to specific careers; and Improve students’ skills and increase their potential for employability and further training andeducation.Additionally, the goals of these above noted Programs and Programs of Study prepare students tocreate a career plan that: Helps them to understand and have knowledge of a variety of jobs within a career field; Creates awareness of training and educational opportunities; and Provides opportunities for training, re-training and further education.For more information on the specific career clusters, please visit www.careertech.org/careerclusters.12

Graduation RequirementsA graduating student must have earned a minimum of one hundred twenty credits in coursesdesigned to meet all of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards including, but not limitedto, the following credits:1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.At least 20 credits in language arts literacyAt least 15 credits in mathematics (must include algebra, geometry, and a 3rd year mathbased upon algebra and geometry)At least 15 credits in social studiesAt least 15 credits in scienceAt least 15 (3.75 per year) credits in health, safety, and physical educationAt least 5 credits in visual and performing artsAt least 5 credits in world languagesAt least 2.5 credits in economics/financial literacyTechnological literacy, consistent with the New Jersey Student Learning Standards,integrated throughout the curriculumAt least 5 credits in consumer, family, and life skills; career; or vocational-technicaleducationElectives as determined by the high school program sufficient to total a minimum of onehundred twenty creditsAdditional Graduation Requirements1.Attendance requirements as indicated in Policy and Regulation 5200;2.Any statutorily mandated requirements for earning a high school diploma;3.Any Statewide assessment graduation requirements as determined by the New JerseyDepartment of Education;4.A graduating student must have earned a minimum of thirty credits in career andtechnical education courses. Credit shall be only awarded through the successfulsequential completion of courses as outlined by program course sequences (designatedin the Course Description Guide).13

CCTEC Qualifying CoursesSUBJECTLANGUAGE ARTSLITERACYREQUIRED CREDITS20ELIGIBLE COURSESEnglish I, II, III, IV; AP Language andComposition; AP Literature andCompositionAlgebra I, Geometry, Algebra II,Precalculus, Calculus, AP Calculus AB,AP Calculus BCMATHEMATICS15SCIENCE15Biology, Chemistry, Physics, IntegratedScience, AP Biology, AP Physics I, APChemistrySOCIAL STUDIES15World History, US History I, US HistoryII, Pre-AP US History I, AP US History IIFINANCIAL, ECONOMIC,BUSINESS, ANDENTREPRENEURIALLITERACYHEALTH, SAFETY, ANDPHYSICAL EDUCATIONVISUAL ANDPERFORMING ARTSWORLD LANGUAGES2.5CTE Seminar, Financial Literacy159-12 PE/HE5Applications in Art, Graphic Design521ST CENTURY LIFE ANDCAREERS, OR CAREERTECHNICAL EDUCATION5Spanish I, II, III, IV; Heritage Spanish I,II, III; AP SpanishAll CTE-related courses fall in thiscategoryPlease note that students must earn additional credits outside of the ones outlined in this chartin order to meet the 120 credit minimum state requirement.14

Graduation OptionsIndividualized Student Learning OpportunitiesThe 120 credit requirement set forth in N.J.A.C. 6A:8-5.1 may be met in whole or in part throughprogram completion of a range of experiences that enable students to pursue a variety ofpersonalized learning opportunities, as follows:The district shall establish a process to approve individualized student learning opportunitiesthat meet or exceed the New Jersey Student Learning Standards.Individualized student learning opportunities in all New Jersey Student Learning Standardsareas include, but are not limited, to the following:1.2.3.4.5.Independent study;Online learning;Study abroad programs;Student exchange programs; andStructured learning experiences, including, but not limited to, work-basedprograms, internships, apprenticeships, and service learning experiences.Individualized student learning opportunities based upon specific instructional objectivesaimed at meeting or exceeding the New Jersey Student Learning Standards shall:1. Be based on student interest and career goals as reflected in the PersonalizedStudent Learning Plans;2. Include demonstration of student competency;3. Be certified for completion based on the district process adopted; and4. Be on file in the school district and subject to review by the Commissioner ordesignee.Students wishing to apply for or explore individualized learning opportunities must meet withtheir Guidance Counselor.15

Early College High SchoolThe district shall also establish a process to approve post-secondary learning opportunities thatmay consist of dual enrollment coursework at accredited higher education institutions.Please visit the school’s website for more information on our Early College High SchoolProgram. Click on the “Academics” tab and then “Early College High School.” This willprovide access to dual credit and dual enrollment opportunities available by program withinthe school.There is also a detailed handbook titled “Early College High School Handbook” that includesall necessary information. The website is also listed early-college-high-school/16

GradingOne of the primary purposes of grades is to provide specific and accurate feedback on astudent’s ability and performance in relation to the course material and curriculum. As such,Cumberland County Technical Education Center (CCTEC) has adopted the following gradingcalculation guidelines: 60% Major Assessments (summative) 30% Minor Assessments (formative) 10% Participation/Classwork/HomeworkAll teachers will use the following Grading System in determining the grades of students:Letter GradeA AAB BBC CCD DDFNumerical GradeRange98-10095-9793-9490-9287-8985-8681-847

Section 504 Administrator and ADA Coordinator 3400 College Drive Vineland, NJ 08360 cnolan@cctecnj.org 856-451-9000 All requests for accommodations from Cumberland County Board of Vocational Education employees, guests, and visitors, pursuant to Section 504 or the ADA, should be directed to Dr. Nolan, the Section 504 Administrator and