Programming
- CTE Industry Credentialing
- CTSOs
- Dual Enrollment, AP, and Special Programs
- Release of Records to Recruiters
CTE Industry Credentialing
To encourage more students to work towards selected industry credentials or state licenses while pursuing a high school diploma, the High School Credentialing program was developed.
A credential is defined as:
- State-Issued Professional License required for entry into a specific occupation as determined by a Virginia state licensing agency (Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Cosmetology);
- Industry Certification from a recognized industry, trade, or professional association validating essential skills of a particular occupation (A+ Examinations (CompTIA), ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification (National Restaurant Association)); and/or Stackable Industry Certifications which may consist of multiple entry-level exams as a component of a suite of exams in an industry certification program leading toward full certification (ASE- Automotive Service Excellence Entry-Level Certification Tests (National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence), Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Examinations (Microsoft));
- Occupational Competency Assessment, a national standardized assessment of skills/knowledge in a specific career and/or technical area, (Architectural Drafting Assessment (NOCTI), Electrical Level One Assessment (National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER));
- Workplace Readiness Skills (WRS) for the Commonwealth Certification (Career and Technical Education Consortium of States (CTECS)); most valuable when given in addition to appropriate course specific credentials that demonstrate mastery of valuable CTE Skills.
CTSOs
CTSOs enhance Career and Technical Education in Virginia through the co-curricular network of programs, business and community partnerships, and leadership experiences at the school, state, and national levels. Virginia students enrolled in career and technical education courses are members of the local CTSO related to their courses and area of interest. They are given opportunities to apply academic, technical, and employability knowledge and skills necessary in today’s workforce.
Each of these CTSOs attracts students from different CTE curriculum areas. CTSOs extend Career and Technical Education in Virginia through networks of programs, business and community partnerships, and leadership experiences at the school, state, and national levels and provide Virginia students with opportunities to apply academic, technical, and employability knowledge and skills necessary in today’s workforce. Virginia CTE students are served through DECA, Educators Rising, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, HOSA, SkillsUSA, and TSA.
Dual Enrollment, AP, and Special Programs
Dual enrollment courses are taught at the high school and offer college credit through agreements with Danville Community College. Dual Enrollment courses allow high school students to earn credit toward their high school diploma and college credit simultaneously. Courses offered at Danville Public Schools through CTE are Nurse Aide, Dental Careers, VA Teachers for Tomorrow, Automechanic Technology, and IB Management.
Students and their parents must be notified of the availability of dual enrollment, advanced placement classes, career and technical education programs, including internships, externships, apprenticeships, credentialing programs, certification programs, licensure programs, and other work-based learning experiences, the International Baccalaureate program and Academic Year Governor’s School Programs. The notification must include the qualifications for enrolling in classes, programs and experiences, and the availability of financial assistance to low-income and needy students to take the advanced placement and International Baccalaureate examinations. Notification must also be given to students and parents of the division’s agreement with a community college in the Commonwealth to enable students to complete an associate's degree or a one-year Uniform Certificate of General Studies concurrent with a high school diploma. VSBA Policy IGBI Advanced Placement Classes and Special Programs; Va. Code § 22.1-253.13:1.D.11.
Additional information about programs and courses is available in the school division's Program of Studies.
Release of Records to Recruiters
Divisions must notify parents that they will release the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of secondary students to all recruiters or institutions of higher education that request them unless parents (or eligible students) specifically request that this information not be released.
Regarding releasing student records to military recruiters, ACPS notifies parents of secondary students of the requirement and provides an "opt out" option through the annual Student Registration Verification process in the district's CORES handbook.