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Career Development/Occupational Studies

Career and Technical Education (CTE) students are fortunate to have the experience of major corporations and the leadership of highly qualified teachers available when developing their skills for college and their future careers. Albertville High School’s Career and Technical Education  programs develop the talents and skills of students in classroom settings that are rigorous, progressive and certified to international standards.
The Alabama Department of Education is the only state-level educational agency in the nation to receive certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for its business/industry certification (BIC) process, used to certify CTE programs for industry compliance.  All of the programs at Albertville High School are Business/Industry Certified.  This process is relative to the standards and quality that businesses expect to have in their employees.
Alabama’s Career and Technical Education program is representative of the national career and technical education model. The national model includes sixteen career clusters. Career clusters in Alabama’s curriculum include courses that identify academic and technical knowledge and skills needed for students to pursue a wide range of career opportunities. Courses provide rigor and relevance for students by linking school-based learning with career-related experiences. Career clusters provide the framework for what students know and what they need to know to be able to attain success in the twenty-first century.  The clusters and pathways that we have decided upon are as follows:
 
     Agriscience
        Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resource Cluster
                    Power, Structure, and Technical Systems Pathway
                 Agriscience
                 Introduction to Metal Fabrication
                 Construction Framing
                 Power Equipment Technology
         Plant Systems Pathway
                 Agriscience
                 Horticulture Science
Commerce and Information Technology
        Finance Cluster
         Accounting Pathway
                 Business Technology Applications
                 Accounting
                 Business Finance
       Information Technology Cluster
         Interactive Media Pathway
                 Business Technology Applications
                 Multimedia Publications
                 Multimedia Design
                 Career Cluster Explorations (Middle Level)
                 Computer Essentials (Middle Level)
      Family and Consumer Science
        Education and Training Cluster
         Teaching and Training Pathway
                 Education and Training
                 Teaching I
                  Life Connections
                 Child Development
                 Teen Connections (Middle Level)
                 Teen Discoveries (Middle Level)
Health Science
        Health Science Cluster
         Diagnostic Services Pathway        
                  Foundations of Health Science
                 Human Body Structures and Functions
                 Diagnostic Services
                 Health Science Internship
       JROTC (new to Career/Technical Programs this year as deemed by the SDE)
      Government and Public Administration Cluster
        Public Management and Administration Pathway
 
 
Staff:
Michelle Mitchell, Career and Technical Education Administrator
AgriScience Teachers:
  Heath Golden
  Phillip Williams
Family and Consumer Science Teachers:
                   Carla Fleming (AMS)
   Diana Johnson (AHS)
Health Science Teacher:
                    Leanne Killion
Commerce and Information Technology Teachers:
  Charlie Krausse
   Lori Loveday (AMS)
   Marsha Mitchell
   Beth Todd
   Juddie Walker
   Kim Wilabay (AMS) 
Career/Tech