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HS Course Registration 2026-27

HS Course Registration 2026-27

Jan 22 2026

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Rising MS Course Registration 2026-27

Rising MS Course Registration 2026-27

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MS Course Registration 2026-27

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GCS to Surplus Three Former Office Buildings

GCS to Surplus Three Former Office Buildings

Feb 10 2026

Board of Education
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Naming Suggestions for GCS Facilities Sent for Public Input

Naming Suggestions for GCS Facilities Sent for Public Input

Feb 10 2026

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Board Approves Plan for Seven Schools to Exit Restart Designation

Board Approves Plan for Seven Schools to Exit Restart Designation

Feb 10 2026

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Why CTE?

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</a></h2> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://nc01910393.schoolwires.net/families/schools-of-the-future/career-and-technical-education-cte" aria-invalid="true">GCS CTE HOME PAGE</a></h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h1 style="text-align: left;"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">What is CTE?</span></em></strong></h1> <p>What is CTE? &nbsp;Career Technical Education, also referred to as CTE, is a multi-year sequence of courses that integrates core academic knowledge with technical and occupational knowledge to provide students with a pathway to post-secondary education and careers. &nbsp; &nbsp;What is CTE? Why? Career and Technical Education (CTE) prepares all students for high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand careers. The experience begins with career inspiration in Pre-K, awareness in elementary school, exploration in middle school, and preparation in high school. CTE equips students for post-secondary education and immediate employment opportunities to compete successfully worldwide.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>CTE Mission Statement</strong></em></span></h1> <p>Guilford County Schools CTE programming will empower all students to be successful citizens, workers and leaders in a global economy. In Guilford County Schools, we build our CTE programming to prepare students for success by assisting students in the acquisition of:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="48" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Soft skills&nbsp;</li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="48" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Technical skills&nbsp;</li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="48" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Academic skills through application&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p> &nbsp;</p> <h1><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>CTE Programmatic Goals</strong></em></span></h1> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="49" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"> Increase student secondary completion and postsecondary placement&nbsp;</li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="49" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"> Increase technical attainment&nbsp;</li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="49" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"> Increase career technical student organization participation (CTSO)&nbsp;</li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="49" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Increase work-based learning participation&nbsp;</li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="49" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"> Increase involvement of business and community partnerships</li> </ul></div></fs_content>