WHAT
IS THE WEST SHORE CAREER-TECHNICAL EDUCATION DISTRICT?
The West Shore Career-Technical Education District is a compact of four school
districts: Bay Village, Lakewood, Rocky River and Westlake. This compact
was organized to provide Career Technical training to students in each school
district. Classes are offered in each of the four school districts, although
most of the students attend Lakewood High School.
The West
Shore Career-Technical Education District also provides services
such as Work Adjustment, Career-Technical Special Education,
Job Placement, Career-Technical Evaluation and Assessment,
Career Education, and Tech-Prep activities.
WHO
PAYS FOR THE PROGRAMS?
Federal Perkin’s funds, State program funds, school district contributions,
and grant money help to fund the West Shore Career-Technical Education District.
The Lakewood City Schools act as the fiscal agent.
WHO
ADMINISTERS THE PROGRAM?
Dr. David Estrop, Superintendent of the Lakewood City Schools, is the West
Shore Career-Technical Education District Superintendent, Linda Thayer is
the Principal/ Director and Cynthia Karger is the Career-Technical Education
Supervisor.
The West
Shore Superintendents Mr. Dennis Woods, Bay Village, Dr.
Dennis Allen, Rocky River, Dr. James Costanza, Westlake,
and Dr. David Estrop, Lakewood meet regularly to provide
direction for the Career-Technical Education programming.
HOW
DO YOU DECIDE WHAT COURSES TO OFFER?
Each program area has an advisory committee made up of community members
and businesses. New ideas for classes start there. Demographic data from
the Department of Labor is used to project areas of future employment growth.
Once a course is proposed, it is then presented to the State Department of
Education, Division of Career-Technical Education, for State approval. Then
the proposal goes to the West Shore Career-Technical Education District Superintendent’s
Committee. After discussion, the Superintendents give their approval for
the course. Once approved, the course is listed in the course catalog for
student scheduling.
