Bisbee High School is a - Bisbee Unified School District

Course Offerings for 2011/2012
Career & Technical Education Department
Mission: The mission of career-technical education (CTE) is to help empower students for effective participation in an
international economy as world-class workers and citizens. Career-technical education fulfills this mission by:
1. Preparing students for postsecondary education in career-technical fields and lifelong learning.
2. Preparing students for initial and continued employment.
3. Assisting students in making educational and career decisions.
4. Applying and reinforcing related learning from other disciplines.
5. Assisting students in developing decision-making, communication, problem-solving, leadership, and citizenship
skills.
6. Preparing students to make informed consumer decisions and apply practical life skills.
7. Making appropriate provisions for students with special needs to succeed in career-technical education programs.
Program Areas: Competency-based courses are offered in three program areas, with each area having school-based,
work-based, or community-based learning opportunities.
• Construction
• Culinary Arts
• Business Management and Administrative Services.
AZ Tech Prep: Cochise College “Compact” Program
High school students can enroll in Cochise College vocational/occupational courses in such areas as welding, drafting,
computers, photography, fire science, law enforcement, avionics, culinary arts, electronics, hospitality and many other
classes, and pay only 50% of what it costs a regular college student. Students can get details from the student services
office.
Career Exploration
Required of all freshmen (meets state ECAP requirement and fulfills Phase I of the
Senior Exit Project) Credit: 1
Grade Level 09 Prerequisite: None
Career Exploration is a foundation class. It assists students with career goals and high school graduation requirements.
The curriculum incorporates a career and life-planning theme where students answer the following questions: Who Am
I? What Do I Want? How Do I Get It? By the end of the class, students will produce a career portfolio and a four year
plan for their high school course work that meets their tentative career objectives as well as Bisbee High School
graduation requirements. It will also, meet the state ECAP requirement.
Business Management Administrative Services Pathway
Business Career Options: Accountant, Business Economics, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Finance,
management Information Systems, Marketing, and Operations and Management.
The Business Management Administrative Services Program prepares students to perform technical support services
involved with planning, organizing, researching, and directing of domestic and international businesses. In addition
students will gain the foundation skills needed for postsecondary studies in any area of business. The program is
designed to be taken in order and it is highly recommended to take all three classes if you are planning a career in
business or to work for a business. The BMAS III class is aligned to a Cochise College course and students taking all
three classes will earn Cochise College dual credits at the end of the program.
Leadership skills for these classes are developed through the Career and Technical Student Organizations – Future
Business Leaders of America (FBLA).
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