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Culinary Center of Excellence Program
Culinary Arts I - lV
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Prerequisite: None for Culinary Arts I;
advanced courses require teacher approval
Culinary III - IV Q
Full Year - 1 Credit each
Class Fee of $25
This program provides students with the opportunity to learn about the restaurant and food industry. The Pro Start
curriculum created by the National Restaurant Association. Allows students to learn basic food preparation, accounting,
cost control, sanitation, and workplace safety. On-the-job training through internships and job site mentoring are an
important part of the instruction. Upon successful completion of this program, students are eligible for certification for
advanced training programs and/or employment beyond entry level.
Subject Overview:
The purpose of Culinary Center of Excellence is to facilitate students with a deep interest in culinary arts to experience
aspects of the industry that will be conducted in and out of regular class time. The focus will be on advanced food
preparation techniques. In the Culinary Center students will study different types of food service establishments and food
related careers. They will apply the fundamental principles of food preparation and service to various projects. Students
will acquire a basic knowledge of nutrition as they participate in the planning, preparation and service of a variety of foods
using commercial equipment in a professional kitchen. National standards for safe and sanitary food handling with be
emphasized and applied as students develop the ability to work effectively as a cooperative member of a food production
and service team.
As students graduate from the Osceola Fundamental High School Culinary Center of Excellence, students will have
industry certification and the opportunity to post-secondary culinary schools.
After 9th and 10th Grade:
1. Students will be able to pass the ProStart Level I certification, in line with the National Restaurant Association
guidelines.
2. Students will finish 100 volunteer hours related to the foodservice industry (after 9th grade).
3. Maintain a grade point average of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale.
After 11th and 12th Grade:
1. Students will be able to pass the ProStart Level II certification, in line with the National Restaurant Association
guidelines.
2. Students will finish 400 volunteer hours (the 100 to be completed by the end of 9th grade are included in this) related
to the foodservice industry.
3. Maintain a grade point average of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale.
• Students in the Culinary Center of Excellence will also have the opportunity to compete in local, state and
national culinary competitions.
• Culinary Center of Excellence students will have a lab fee attached for culinary uniforms.
9 th and 10 th grade students in the Center of Excellence will be taking the following academic classes in addition to Center of
Excellence courses:
9 th Grade
English I or English I Honors
U.S. Gov’t or U.S. Gov’t Honors
World Cultural Geography
Earth Science or Biology I Honors
Algebra I or Geometry Honors
10 th Grade
English II or English II Honors
World History or World History Honors
Geometry or Algebra II Honors
Biology I or Chemistry I Honors
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