• Continue to align existing curricula with the strands and standards in the Frameworks leading to a Certificate of Occupational Proficiency.
   
• Based on current data, begin to plan for the possible expansion of existing Career and Technical Education programs.
   
• Continue to provide professional development opportunities, which further ensure that staff will be able to employ current research-based best practices in pedagogy.
   
• Continue to develop hybrid high-tech occupational courses such as Home Technology Integrator Plus (HTI+).
   
• Continue with the restructuring of the Business and Information Technology departments to reflect current industry needs.
   
• Continue to develop the Aerospace Maintenance Academy in partnership with Westover Air Force Reserve Base.
   
• Continue the Explore 2000 project while shifting the focus from ELA to mathematics.
   
• Continue to develop partnerships that help to develop and drive programs.
   
• Continue with equipment updates that support the curricula and the alignment with national certifications and standards.
   
• Continue to use High Schools That Work benchmark indicators as a planning tool.
   
• Continue to promote college preparatory standards of academic achievement and technical and employability skills needed to produce work of the highest quality.
   
• Continue to develop an accountability-based system of high quality secondary education that prepares students for a specific career, post-secondary education and lifelong learning.
   
• Continue to create and update course syllabi for all Career and Technical Education offerings.

Goals and Objectives/Planned Improvements for 2007-2008
 

• Continue to align curricula with the strands and standards in the Frameworks leading to a Certificate of Occupational Proficiency.
   
• Based on current data, continue planning for the possible expansion of existing Career and Technical Education programs.
   
• Continue to develop additional courses leading to nationally recognized certifications such as IC³ in Business Information Technology
   
• Continue to develop additional courses such as IC³ that can lead to earning college credits
   
• Continue to develop the Aerospace Maintenance Academy in partnership with Westover Air Force Reserve Base.
   
• Continue the Explore 2000 project shifting the focus from ELA to mathematics.
   
• Continue to develop existing and additional partnerships that help to support and drive programs.
   
• Continue with equipment lists and updates that support the curricula and the alignment with national certifications and standards.
   
• Continue to use High Schools That Work benchmark indicators as a planning tool.
   
• Continue to update and create course syllabi.
   
• Continue to promote college preparatory standards of academic achievement and technical and employability skills needed to produce work of the highest quality.
   
• Continue to develop an accountability-based system of high quality secondary education that prepares students for a specific career, post-secondary education and lifelong learning.
   
• Continue to create and update (as needed) course syllabi for all Career and Technical Education offerings.