PCS CTE Connections Spring 2023

Happy New Year and Welcome Back to School!

Lets continue to be great this school year! I hope that everyone had the opportunity to relax, rest, and rejuvenate.

Today embarks the beginning of a new semester where we have new CTE students, some new teachers and most of all a fresh start. We had an enormous amount of momentum going into the new year with our Inside/Out Challenge. PCS CTE teachers did an amazing job exposing students to career fields related to their curriculum. providing students the opportunity to explore their career interest and providing career focused experiences for our students through curriculum. Lets keep the momentum rolling into the new year and semester.

Huge thank you to all CTE teachers, leadership and staff for all that you do for our students daily!

PCS CTE made some amazing things happen in the Fall of 2022. Here is a top 10 list of things that occurred in the PCS CTE world this past semester.

10. CTE Summer Accelerator Interns

9. CTE Bike Build and Donation

8. Topsail High School's Pirate Den

7. PCS CTE Observes National Manufacturing Day

6. Cape Fear Middle Investment Team

5. DPI Computer Science Expo

4. National FFA Trip

3. Middle School Career Fair

2. CTE Life Saver

1. 1st State Approved Pre-Apprenticeship

CTE End of Course Testing was successful, please be aware that we are still awaiting some testing and credential results. Once all of our data is in the system you will get to see how we performed compared to the goals we set this year. I am super proud of everyone for making it to the end of the semester!

PCS CTE has several upcoming events in the Spring that we are planning for our students, teachers and our community. Please see the list below and Flyers embedded in the newsletter.

January 13th - 1st PCS CTE Pre-Apprenticeship Signing Day

February 28th - Spring Job Shadow Day

March 16th - Cruising into Your Career Fair

April 28th - Unsigned Senior Job Fair

May 9th - Career Signing Day

See Save the Date Flyers Below

Portrait of a Graduate

An initiative led by the N.C Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to define the skills and mindsets students need for success after high school has been unfolding since March. Now, with the help of 1,200 North Carolinians across the state, this grassroots-informed Portrait of a Graduate has been finalized.

Revealed October 18th the result of that effort – known as the Portrait of a Graduate – aims to ensure that North Carolina students are well equipped for the broadest range of postsecondary opportunities. Aligning with State Superintendent of Public Instruction’s Catherine Truitt’s 2022 focus on the “Year of the Workforce,” the Portrait can be adopted by schools and districts to better prepare the state’s 1.5 million students for civic life, career or college.

As determined by the design teams that were part of the initiative, the statewide Portrait identifies seven competencies that students should possess upon graduation from high school to help them thrive in the 21st century.

These include:

• Adaptability
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Empathy
• Learner’s Mindset
• Personal Responsibility

This data is put together by My Future NC representatives based on performance indicators dealing with economic mobility in Pender County. Please take a look at the information and see how we are making an impact on our future here in Pender County.

PCS CTE's vision of ensuring that students are enrolled, enlisted or employed are aligned with My Future NC and House Bill 664. To ensure that the state remains economically competitive, the state shall ensure that by the year 2030, 2 million 16 to 24 year olds will have earned a recognized industry credential or post-secondary degree.

The data in the report below:

•Highlights county and regional performance on key indicators

•Lists specific opportunities for improvement that will ultimately lead to increased attainment

•Facilitates decision-making on LOCAL priorities

•Uses data to identify three actionable opportunity areas to improve future attainment outcomes

• December 14th - Proof of Learning Testing Window Opens

Email: dominique_bates@pender.k12.nc.us
Location: 925 Penderlea Highway, Burgaw, NC, USA
Phone: 704-918-3245