Our Vision
Poway Unified School District and our entire community value the key role that Career-Technical Education plays in helping to fulfill the District’s mission of college readiness for every student.
As an integral part of the entire educational program, Career-Technical Education in Poway Unified School District offers academically challenging technical courses and programs. These courses and programs are comprehensive and future-oriented; are responsive to student, parent, community and workforce development needs; and are proven to positively affect student achievement.
Career-Technical Education in Poway Unified School District:
- Provides early experiences for every student to gain exposure to and explore a full array of post-secondary, college and career choices.
- Reinforces, integrates and delivers core academic content (English, mathematics, social sciences, and science).
- Offers well-defined, articulated course sequences and experiences that foster the acquisition of knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to prepare students for post-secondary study and careers in well paying, high-demand professions and occupations.
- Provides on-going opportunities for authentic, relevant, work-based experiences to students through effective business and industry partnerships and participation in student organizations.
- Maximizes and leverages resources to ensure fiscal, facility, and personnel resources are used efficiently and effectively.
- Systematically collects and shares data to drive decisions and promote student achievement.
- Develops a vision for the future that connects to the educational experience.
- Creates meaningful and relevant projects as a part of all academic areas.
- Has multiple and non-traditional choices available to meet educational requirements.
- Graduates from high school with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to be successful in college and careers.
- Completes high school with college credit.
Results
Every student: