Course Catalog 2018_w_ CTE draft

This course prepares students for success in the carpentry profession. Students use hand and power tools to cut stock; build and install foundations, trusses, doors, windows, stairs, and finishes; study blueprints; and frame walls, floors, ceilings, roofs, decks, and porches. In addition, students are introduced to basic rigging, learn to estimate and select building materials, and install cabinets. This course is available with two additional options (dual enrollment & STEM Academy) which can both be utilized. Preferences will be given to students who take advantage of dual enrollment and/or STEM academy options.  CTE DUAL ENROLLMENT (CARPENTRY III) 8603 (2 credits, 2 blocks) (NRCC college credit in BLD 126 and BLD 135, 6 credits) Grade Level: 12 Prerequisite: Carpentry II, NRCC Placement Examination and NRCC Application.

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STEM Academy (Carpentry III) Grade Level: 12 Prerequisite: Carpentry II STEM Academy, NRCC Placement Examination and NRCC Application.

This course is STEM-based, meaning all curriculums reinforce the benchmarks of science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.

COSMETOLOGY I

8522 (2 credits, 2 blocks) Grade Level: 10 Prerequisite: None

The Beauty Salon Assistant course prepares students for work as an assistant in a hair salon. Students study and prepare in a clinical lab setting, learning practical and manipulative skills. The program emphasizes safety and sanitation, shampooing and conditioning, retailing, inventory control, and receptionist work. Competency completions allow students a certificate for entry-level employment. A course fee of $45 is required. Cosmetology refers to the study and practice of beauty culture. In this introductory course, students study hair, skin, and nails and their related care. Students are grounded in theory as they prepare to practice procedures in a clinical lab setting or classroom, using manikins for manipulative skill practice. The first-year course emphasizes personal safety, professionalism, sanitation, and disinfection of equipment and facilities. Students develop skills in shampooing and conditioning hair, as well as styling and cutting hair. They are introduced to chemical texture services and develop skills in manicure and pedicure procedures. This class allows students to be members and participate in Skills USA. A course fee of $45 is required.

COSMETOLOGY II

8523 (2 credits, 2 blocks) Grade Level: 11 Prerequisite: Successful completion of Cosmetology I

Students are required to submit an application including two written teacher recommendations that are positive and favorable of the student’s qualifications to work in Cosmetology. In efforts to secure a successful candidate in the program, discipline records and attendance will be checked and used in the consideration of student enrollment. In this course, students study hair, skin, and nails and their related care. Students are grounded in theory as they prepare to practice procedures in a clinical lab setting or classroom, using manikins for manipulative skill practice. The course emphasizes personal safety, professionalism, sanitation, and disinfection of equipment and facilities. Students develop skills in shampooing and conditioning hair, as well as styling and cutting hair. They are introduced to chemical texture services and develop skills in manicure and pedicure procedures. Students will be introduced to a business management unit with a focus on managing the salon. Students will gradually assume the role of an employee in a lab that is operated as a beauty salon serving outside patrons (students may opt to intern in a salon). This class allows students to be members and participate in SkillsUSA. A course fee of $45 is required.

COSMETOLOGY III

8529 (2 credits, 2 blocks) Grade Level: 12 Prerequisite: Successful completion of Cosmetology II EOC Test: Industry credential test or licensure test required upon completion of this course.