Vol. 41, No. 19

March 2, 2007

CONTACT:  JIM MORRIS
Director, Public Information
573-751-3469

 

State Education Officials Honor 13 “Tech-Prep” Students of the Year

State education officials honored 13 students as Tech-Prep Students of the Year in a ceremony today (March 2) at the Capitol in Jefferson City. The honorees and their schools are:

                                                                                                                                     

Students were selected on the basis of their commitment to career and technical education, academic achievement, involvement in school or community activities, leadership abilities, and their involvement in student organizations related to career and technical education.

“Tech-prep” focuses on academic and career education to prepare young people for postsecondary training in a technical field. All tech-prep students take part in so-called “2+2” programs, in which they take career-oriented classes during 11th and 12th grades, and then move directly into related studies at a community college, a technical school, or an apprenticeship program.

There are 15 regional tech-prep "consortiums" in Missouri, coordinated by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.  Each consortium involves local high schools, area career and technical centers, community colleges and representatives of business, industry and labor. The groups work to coordinate curriculum, academic standards and policies, and articulation agreements so that students are able to move smoothly from high school into postsecondary studies.

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For more information, contact: Don Walker, director of tech-prep programs for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, at 573-751-8465.