Tulare Joint Union
High School District
Tulare Joint Union High School District
teacher at chalkboard

Career Technical Education (CTE)

Career Technical Education, also referred to as CTE, is a multi-year sequence of courses that integrates core academic knowledge with technical and occupational knowledge to provide students with a pathway to post-secondary education and careers.

Career Technical Education can give your child what's needed to succeed in life: technical skills, academic skills, and employability skills. In fact, college-bound students can get job experiences to help them define their career plans, identify an appropriate course of study, and help pay for tuition.

In California, CTE is made up of 15 career pathways:

  1. Agriculture and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and Natural Resources
    • Agricultural Business
    • Agricultural Mechanics
    • Agriscience
    • Animal Science
    • Ornamental Horticulture
    • Plan & Soil Science
  2. Arts. Media. and EntertainmentArts, Media & Entertainment
    • Design, Visual & Media Arts
    • Performing Arts
    • Production & Managerial
    • Arts
  3. Building and Construction TradesBuilding & Construction Trades
    • Cabinetry, Millwork, & Woodworking
    • Mechanical Systems Installation and Repair
  4. Business and FinanceBusiness & Finance
    • Business Management
    • Financial Services
  5. Education, Child development, and family servicesEducation, Child Development & Family Services
    • Child Development
    • Education
  6. Energy, Environment and Utilities Energy, Environment & Utilities
    1. Engineering and ArchitectureEngineering & Architecture
      • Architectural Design
      • Engineering Design
    2. Fashion and Interior DesignFashion & Interior Design
      • Fashion Design & Merchandising
    3. Health Science and Medical TechnologyHealth Science & Medical Technology
      • Biotechnology
      • Patient Care
    4. Hospitality, Tourism, and RecreationHospitality, Tourism & Recreation
      • Food Service & Hospitality
    5. Information and Communication Technologies Information & Communication Technologies
      • Games & Simulation
    6. Manufacturing and Product Design Manufacturing & Product Design
    7. Marketing, Sales and ServicesMarketing, Sales & Services
      • Marketing
    8. Public ServicesPublic Services
      • Public Safety
    9. TransportationTransportation
      • System Diagnostics, Service & Repair

    The Tulare Joint Union High School District offers opportunities in each of the career pathways except in Energy, Environment and Utilities.

    Vision

    Our students will acquire relevant skills and knowledge through meaningful learning opportunities to empower them to productively contribute to an ever-changing community. We are committed to providing a safe and supportive environment that promotes academic and emotional growth.

    College and Career Readiness means students are:

    • Ready to enter college and do college-level coursework without remediation
    • Ready for entry-level careers that offer the opportunity for advancement

    Our Mission

    Our mission is to empower all students to graduate with college, career, and life-readiness skills.

    Vision for Student Learning and Instruction

    • The ability to independently think critically, to organize and analyze information, to make sound decisions, and to solve complex problems
    • The ability to work independently and collaboratively with students and adults and to demonstrate appropriate character as well as cultural and social awareness
    • The ability to effectively communicate with a diverse population through multiple modalities, including verbal, non-verbal, listening, and writing while utilizing up-to-date technology
    • The ability to use creativity and imagination in developing innovative solutions applicable to an evolving society
    • The non-cognitive skills of self-efficacy, self-advocacy, self-regulation, academic motivation, and grit
    • The ability to set short and long-term goals; adapt to change; persist; and demonstrate social, cultural, and civic responsibility
    • The understanding that there are multiple pathways to success and the knowledge of how to navigate the post-secondary institutions’, as well as career and industry processes

    Vision for Learning

    In order to be college and career-ready, every student engages in meaningful work every day.

    Vision for Instruction

    Our instruction consists of:

    • Actively engaging all students in critical thinking, academic discussions, and problem-solving through rigorous, relevant, and meaningful curriculum.
    • Professionals collaborating and utilizing data from formative and summative assessments to drive instructional decisions.
    • Enhancing student learning through building relationships and using tools such as technology and research-based instructional strategies.
    Tulare Joint Union High School District
    426 N Blackstone, Tulare, CA 93274
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    PH: (559) 688-2021
    FAX: (559) 687-7317
    Statement of Non-Discrimination/Harassment (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973): The district prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying in all district educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis and/or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics of age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family or marital status. TJUHSD will take steps to assure that the lack of English will not be a barrier to admission and participation in District programs. The District and its Title IX Coordinator are aware of and acknowledge the new Title IX regulations that took effect on August 14, 2020. The District is in the process of training its Title IX team, as well as all District administrators on the impact of the new regulations. Title IX Training. The District is also in the process of reviewing and revising its Title IX policies and practices to comply with the new regulations, which involves hearing from and obtaining final approval from the District’s Board of Trustees. In the interim, the District will be working closely with its legal counsel on Title IX issues that arise to ensure immediate compliance with the new regulations. For more information or to report an incident of sexual harassment, please contact our Title IX Coordinator: Tammy Aldaco, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources & Business, 426 North Blackstone, Tulare CA 93274, (559) 688-2021.