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Welcome to the Career and Technical Education Department!
"Educating from the Backpack to the Briefcase"
Academic Department Staff
CTE Department Chair - Laurie Dunham
Marketing/DECA - Marcella Vance
Business/IT/FBLA - Al Smith
Family and Consumer Science/FCCLA - Beth Palmatier, Cathleen Gough, Dawn Clyde, & Laurie Dunham
Headstart - Carol Trejo
Technology Education/TSA - William Craig & Luke Loparo
Mission: Preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s opportunities by educating them from the backpack to the briefcase.
Vision: To provide students the opportunity to participate in a rigorous and relevant career and technical education program that leads to academic achievement and successful employment in a global economy.
CTE Links
Virginia Department of Education CTE
Career and Technical Education in Virginia annually serves more than 550,000 students in grades 6-12 through its career and technical courses and programs. At the state level, Career and Technical Education supports many initiatives and provides valuable resources that further enhance the value of its educational offerings.
Today 170,000 marketing students, 4,500 marketing teachers, and 14,000 postsecondary Delta Epsilon Chi members enjoy the benefits of membership in DECA, the association for students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship
Join Virginia DECA in Exceeding Expectations throughout 2005-2006.
The FBLA-PBL Mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs.
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda is an educational association of student members preparing for careers in business and business related fields. FBLA-PBL provides innovative leadership development programs to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship.
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc. (FCCLA)
FCCLA is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in family and consumer sciences education in public and private school through grade 12.
What is Virginia FCCLA?
It is the ultimate leadership experience! The Virginia FCCLA Association is a state affiliate of the national organization of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc.
TSA | National Website
The Technology Student Association (TSA) is a national, non-profit organization for middle and high school students with an interest in technology. Assisting TSA's diverse population of 200,000+ student members are educators, alumni, parents and business leaders. TSA offers competitions and programs, while providing information about becoming a technology teacher.
Welcome to the official web site of the Virginia Association of the Technology Student Association.