IN Brentwood-Baldwin-Whitehall Spring 2016 | Page 90

Every year we offer informational programs to freshmen students, as well as providing tours for student to see Steel Center for Career and Technical Education and the offerings in action. We also provide individual and small group tours as needed. Students enrolled at Brentwood High School may attend Steel Center for Career and Technical Education for a morning session in a career area of their choice. They get to work in the class and get an actual experience of what the class is like and if it meets their needs before making a decision. We have a number of students who are taking courses at Steel Center for Career and Technical Education and are also taking high level academic classes at Brentwood High School. We do our best to accommodate schedules so that our students can take career education and high level classes for college readiness. The Brentwood Borough School District has recognized the need to promote and inform the public of this educational opportunity for students. Recently, the Pennsylvania Department of Education approved Brentwood Borough School District’s Comprehensive Plan starting July 1, 2016. Within this plan, one of the goals was to make an extra effort to promote and guide students to this viable educational option. One of the members of the Brentwood Borough School District Board of School Directors, Mr. David Schaap, serves on the Joint Advisory Committee at Steel Center for Career and Technical Education. There is a great need for jobs in this area and the Brentwood Borough School District and Brentwood High School are making sure that parents and students are aware of the fantastic opportunities and options for students looking into future careers. SC HO O L DI ST RI C T NE WS rentwood Borough What does Steel Center for Career and Technical Education offer in regard to programs for our students? There are 16 programs that our students are eligible to take. These are the program offerings: • Advertising and Design • Automotive Mechanics • Baking/Pastry Chef • Building Trades • Carpentry • Collision Repair and Refinishing • Computer Information Systems • Cosmetology • Culinary Arts • Electrical Construction • Health Assistants • Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration • Medium/Heavy Truck Technology • Protective Services • Retail Food Merchandising and Production • Welding 88 Brentwood-Baldwin-Whitehall