Expanded programs increase opportunities
Environmental science, law enforcement and phlebotomy are just a few of the new Career Technical Education programs coming to the Dayton Public Schools for the 2020-2021 school year.
In an effort to grow CTE offerings and prepare more students to be college and career-ready after high school, DPS is expanding Career Technical Education by moving 11 CTE pathways to Meadowdale High School. Meadowdale will be called Meadowdale High School-Career Technical Center.
Meadowdale High School-Career Technical Center will offer Allied Health, Business, IT, Digital Design, Engineering, Exercise Science, Urban Teacher
Academy, Graphic Design, Biomedical Science, Medical Office and Ag-Environmental Science pathways.
Programs at other schools are also expanding. David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center will now offer law enforcement in partnership with the Dayton Police Department and Belmont High School will now offer Advanced Manufacturing. Overall, DPS will offer more than two dozen CTE programs at Meadowdale, Ponitz, Belmont and Stivers School for the Arts.
By expanding these programs, the district will increase opportunities for students to take part in Career Technical Education. Allied Health, Business and design pathways, for example, will be offered at Ponitz and Meadowdale, which will allow more students to enter these pathways and prepare for their careers while in high school.
The Dayton Public School District works closely with business leaders in Dayton to better understand the needs of the community.
Many of the new programs next school year are based on workforce and business needs as identified by the DPS Business Advisory Committee. DPS aims to offer programs that prepare students for careers that are readily available to them.
As Meadowdale transitions from a traditional high school to a Career Technical Center, current Meadowdale students who do not wish to choose a career pathway and prefer to complete traditional high school may do so.
All future students must apply to the school and spend their freshmen year exploring the pathways offered to determine which program they would like to enter, just as students do at Ponitz. Sophomores,
juniors and seniors will then take classes and earn credentials and certifications related to their chosen pathway.
Students who wish to continue their education after high school may also earn college credit for free through the College Credit Plus Program.
Many of the district’s CTE pathways allow students to take classes through the CCP program online, at Sinclair Community College or at their high school.
For more information about CTE offerings in the Dayton Public Schools, please visit DaytonPublic.com.