Vocational Program
Newton County Schools’ Technical/Career Program offers innovative programs, as well as traditional offerings for basic instruction and on-the-job placement of students. Classes are offered in Business Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, Agriculture, Drafting, Graphic Arts, Technology, Health Occupations and various work-based programs.
Technology Modules include a variety of study areas such as computer-aided drafting, robotics, flight simulation, electricity, electronics, hydraulics, automotive, computerized publishing and bio-technology.
The Georgia Youth Apprenticeship Program and the Technical Preparation (Tech Prep) Program recently have been implemented. The Youth Apprenticeship Program offers a systematic mix of training with academic and technical instruction on the secondary and post-secondary levels. Students are trained at a level of quality sufficient to certify the ability of the individual to perform task-oriented duties in professional, technical and skilled occupations. Youth Apprenticeship is a combination of school-based work and work-based learning that is used to smooth the transition from school to work. Areas of apprenticeship opportunities include automotive services, industrial-engineering sites, and banking and finance.
Current and future work places require, more than ever before, education and special skills. Critical thinking, creativity, problem solving, decision making, and adaptability to new working environments are now necessities in the work place. The Tech Prep program is designed to increase curriculum and training articulation efforts between secondary schools and post-secondary schools by helping students participate in a coordinated academic and technical program which starts at the high school level and continues at the post-secondary level. Through this program, the Newton County Schools and DeKalb Technical Institute have committed to work together to coordinate career opportunities for students seeking post-secondary education and/or employment. An improved high school curriculum offers a planned sequence which links educational programs to provide a seamless curriculum for students to move smoothly from one instructional level to another without duplication of courses, loss of credit, or delay in program.
Contacts:
Dr. Kathy Reese
Director 9-12 Curriculum and Vocational Program
(770) 787-1330 ext. 1216
reese.kathy@newton.k12.ga.us
Ms. Rhonda Kiblinger
Secretary
(770) 787-1330 ext. 1212
kiblinger.rhonda@newton.k12.ga.us
Ms. Cynthia Marvel
Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator
(770) 784-2979
(770) 784-4981 (fax)
marvel.cynthia@newton.k12.ga.us
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