System Overview FY 11

One of the primary strengths of Oklahoma's CareerTech system lies in its diversity.  Here's a few of the diverse constituencies the CareerTech system serves:

• Oklahoma's businesses and industries,
• junior high school students,
• high school students,
• non-diploma holding adults,
• employed adults,
• unemployed adults,
• senior citizens,
• law offenders, and the list goes on and on.

Each of these constituencies has its champions; Oklahomans who have personally experienced what the system has done for them or who have witnessed that personal growth in others.

The system's diversity helps it rise to the challenge of meeting:

• high expectations,
• new standards and accountabilities,
• managing and staffing such a diverse system
• funding emerging technologies

Through efforts such as Tech Prep and High Schools That Work, we've seen firsthand that cooperative efforts between CareerTech educators and academic teachers pay big dividends in increasing academic performance.

Oklahoma's CareerTech Education System maintains quality instruction by recruiting, retaining and developing instructors on the front line. We have placed great emphasis on our teachers attaining national certifications in their respective fields. In addition, Oklahoma ranks in the top 10 states per capita with teachers who have earned certification through the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards.

Our mission, our single and steadfast mission, is to help Oklahomans succeed in the workplace, in education and in life. In the following pages, you'll learn about our five delivery systems dedicated to ensure that result.

Download - FY2011 CareerTech System Power Point Presentation