Celebrate the achievements of Tucson Unified Career and Technical Education
students & teachers in this edition of
Career Connect.
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2019-2020 PROGRAM EXPANSIONS
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DENTAL ASSISTING, DIESEL ENGINE REPAIR, HEATING, VENTILATION & AIR CONDITIONING, CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES, & COMPUTER SCIENCE!
CTE Program Expansions for SY 19.20 included:
Dental Assisting and
Diesel Engine Repair Santa Rita High
HVAC in-progress - Rincon High
Construction Technologies in-progress - Cholla High
Computer Science - Tucson High and Palo Verde High
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SANTA RITA DENTAL ASSISTING & DIESEL ENGINE REPAIR RIBBON CUTTING
The transformation of a former construction lab is complete and on September 26th, Students, Parents, Community Partners, TUSD Administration, JTED Administration and more gathered to make it official at the ribbon cutting ceremony at Santa Rita High. Thanks to the JTED at Santa Rita Culinary students for the tasty refreshments.
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Celebration slide show for Santa Rita High Dental Assisting & Diesel Engine Repair Ribbon Cutting
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As seen on KGUN 9
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As seen on KVOA
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TUSD1 CTE IMPACT
Student achievement in CTE classes is measured through End of Program Technical Assessments, Industry Certifications, internships and a completed CTE sequence of instruction.
For the school year 2018-2019, students achieved the following:
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ASSESSMENTS PASSED: 989
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CERTIFICATIONS
TOTAL: 632 |
INTERNSHIPS*
TOTAL: 100 |
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Catalina
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71 |
32 |
14 |
| Cholla |
170 |
45 |
8 |
| Palo Verde |
97 |
35 |
13 |
| Pueblo |
86 |
141 |
5 |
| Rincon |
34 |
61 |
8 |
| Sabino |
35 |
59 |
0 |
| Sahuaro |
87 |
36 |
5 |
| Santa Rita |
68 |
18 |
0 |
| Tucson High |
292 |
205 |
47 |
| University |
49 |
0 |
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Thanks to the following business and industry partners. They provided work-based learning experiences for our students.
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KS Mission Automotive
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El Corral Restaurant
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Savoy Opera House
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Eddie's Inboard
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Pima County JTED
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Pinnacle Peak Steak
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Quebedeaux Buick/GMC
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El Rio Med Clinic
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Hood's Etc.
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Pima County Library
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Nurse Core Of Tucson
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JB Steel
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Red Lobster
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Catalina High School
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Chapman Honda
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Palo Verde High School
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Scripps Media (KGUN9)
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Chapman Collision
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Tucson High Magnet School
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Old Pueblo Trolley
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Competitive Engineering
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Jim Click: Dodge Auto Mall, Ford 22nd, Hyundai
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JAYBEES Auto Service
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O'Rielly Chevrolet
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Simmons 4X4 Auto
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Hyundai/Mazda
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AZ Litho
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PV Family Resource Ctr
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U of A Life Sciences
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Mercedes Benz
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Goodwill Midvale, Speedway, 4th, Alvernon
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Central Pet
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St. Mary's Hospital
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Big Frog Custom T-Shirts
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Amazing Discoveries
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Auto Mall Collision
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Ballistic
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Reid Park Zoo
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Sargent AeroSpace
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Industrial Tool and Die Engineering
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Sunnyside District Office
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U of A College of Pharmacy
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Javelin Mech LLC
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Pelstar Comp Sys
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Congratulations to the following TUSD1 CTE Programs who met or exceeded the state average on the Technical Skill Assessments.
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SCHOOL |
TEACHER |
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Automotive Technology |
Rincon |
Dale Pelton |
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Automotive Technology |
Tucson High |
William Corrales |
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Bioscience |
Pueblo |
Dr. Andrew Lettes |
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Bioscience |
Tucson High |
Jeremy Jonas |
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Business Management |
Tucson High |
Mona Rutherford |
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Business Operations |
Cholla |
Lucia Swift |
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Business Operations |
Tucson High |
Melissa Pippen |
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Digital Communications |
Tucson High |
James Bourland |
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Digital Photography |
Rincon |
Elyse Damiani |
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Digital Photography |
Tucson High |
Alejandro Gonzalez, Jeffrey Arthur, James
Bourland |
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Digital Printing |
Tucson High |
Jerald Zivic |
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Film & TV |
Tucson High |
Rosie Zwaduk |
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Graphic Web |
Pueblo |
Ernesto Somoza |
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Graphic Web |
Tucson High |
Pete Pederson, Jerald Zivic |
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Law & Public Safety |
Cholla |
Elizabeth Pippen |
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Marketing |
Pueblo |
Dr. Maria Bicknell |
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Pharmacy Support Services |
Cholla |
Dr. Janelle Hunter |
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Software Development |
Sabino |
Brandon Wingert |
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Software Development |
University High |
David Herring |
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Sports Medicine |
Cholla |
Jenny Adams |
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LEGENDARY TEACHER RECOGNITION
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Chuck McCollum, TUSD CTE Coordinator; Frank Rausthenhausler, Pueblo High Principal; Andrew Lettes, Pueblo High Bioscience Legendary Teacher; Dr.Nicholas Clement, Founder, Legendary Teacher Day
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Dr. Andrew Lettes is Legendary!
Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Lettes for his recognition as a Legendary Teacher.
A ceremony took place at the Pima County Superintendents Office where Dr. Lettes was introduced by Pete Wells, Treasurer of the Tucson Optimist club, and the sponsor of the JTED Legendary Teachers. The premise of a Legendary Teacher, developed by Dr. Nicholas Clement, is based on these three tenets: Building relationships, Engaging deeply with students, Creating high expectations.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT of EDUCATION VISIT
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Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education
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Assistant U.S. Secretary of Education Scott Stump visited University High School in Tucson Monday, September 16th as part of the department's 2019 National Back to School tour.
Stump visited Mr. David Herring's UHS CTE Software Development class and commented: "Career and Technical Education is important and . . . you are meeting the needs of today's generation and absolutely setting them up for success."
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FIRST PLACE IN THE NATION
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Abriana Williams and Alondra Grijalva-Andrade.
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CHOLLA STUDENTS EARN GOLD - strive to keep children alive!
Congratulations
2019 Cholla grad Abriana Williams and current senior, Alondra Grijalva-Andrade. They earned 1st place Gold Medals during the 2019
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) National Leadership Conference, in Anaheim, CA, June 29 - July 4, 2019.
According to
Cholla HS chapter adviser, Gloria Nelson, their "Illustrated Talk" presentation focused on
Forgotten Baby Syndrome, titled "Baby, Look Back!" to increase awareness and prevent leaving young children in vehicles during hot temperatures.
Their presentation included a trifold brochure with background data and tips on ways to remember to look in backseats before exiting vehicles.
Prior to attending the conference, they presented "Baby, Look Back!" to Cholla student, Administrators, their own families, to employees at two local childcare facilities, and at the Arizona State Conference, where they earned a perfect score. Nelson said they will continue briefing childcare centers, churches, and schools throughout the year and will create a Spanish version of their brochure!
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SKY SCHOOL
Pueblo High and Santa Rita High Bioscience students participated in a weekend of
place-based and inquiry-based science education and research on Mt. Lemmon at the University of Arizona SkySchool.
Photo Credit: Ernie Somoza, Pueblo High Graphic/Web Teacher, who accompanied the group and documented the learning.
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Save the Date!
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10/04/19
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TUSD End Q1
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10/07-10/11
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TUSD FALL BREAK
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COLLEGE NIGHT
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11/6-11/7
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SOUTHERN AZ CONSTRUCTION CAREER DAYS
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1/7
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FBLA & FCCLA CONFERENCES PHX
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11/11
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VETERANS DAY - NO SCHOOL
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11/14
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HOSA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE PHX
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11/28-11/29
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THANKSGIVING BREAK |
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12/20
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END FALL SEMESTER
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12/21/
19-1/5/20
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TUSD WINTER BREAK
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THE ARCHIVE
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