Career and Technology Programs of Study-Achieve Texas
Curriculum Description
by Noe Garcia
March 07, 2008
AchieveTexas is a system designed to help students (and their parents) make wise education choices. It is based on the belief that the curricula of the 21st century should combine rigorous academics with relevant career education. When schools integrate academic and technical education, students can see the “usefulness” of what they are learning. The system also facilitates a seamless transition from secondary to post-secondary opportunities.
This
initiative uses the sixteen federally defined Career Clusters of
the States’ Career Clusters initiative (www.careerclusters.org) as the foundation for restructuring how schools
arrange their instructional programs. A Career Cluster is a
grouping of occupations and broad industries based on
commonalities. The sixteen Career Clusters provide an organizing
tool for schools, small learning communities, academies, and magnet
schools. Programs of Study (POS) have been developed for each of
the Career Clusters. The POS represent a recommended sequence of
coursework based on a student’s interest or career goal.
For information on the career clusters at LVHS: http://www.careerclusters.org
