Wappingers Central School District

What is Career and Technical Education?  Why should my child consider this pathway?

Take a look at these handouts:
CTE Business Pathways
What is CTE?
Parent Fact Sheet About CTE

The Career & Technical Education Business Pathway at WCSD Consists of 3.5 Credits. Students must complete

• College & Career Planning
• Money Management
• Virtual Enterprise (earns 6 credits from SUNY Farmingdale) OR Work-Based Learning

For the Business Administration & Management Pathway, students would also take

• Microsoft Office
• Business Ownership
• Pass the Precision Exam: Exploring Business and Marketing

For the Computer/Information Technology Services Pathway, students would also take

• Computer Game Design
• Mobile App Development
• AP Computer Science (can earn college credit)
• Pass the Precision Exam: Exploring Computer Science

To earn the CTE Endorsements, students must also complete the

• Complete the Employability Profile
• Add pass the exam listed above.

Either of the CTE Business Pathways will earn students an endorsement on their diploma. Students completing one of the two pathways will choose to take and pass the four core Regents exams in English, Math, Science, and Social Studies, pass the appropriate Precision Exam and complete the Employability Profile to earn a Regents diploma.

For more information or to see if this pathway is right for your child, contact Maureen Myers, Assistant Director of Athletics, at (845) 897-6700 ext. 30097 or Maureen.Myers@wcsdny.org