CTECS Celebrated Staff Convocation to Kick-off the 2022-2023 School Year
The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) officially kicked off the 2022-2023 school year at a Convocation celebration, welcoming back teachers and staff from 20 school locations. The event was held on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. [...]
CTECS Offers Free Students Meals Through Community Eligibility Provision
The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) is participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) as part of the National School Lunch Program for school year 2022-2023. Under this provision, participating districts and schools provide free breakfast and lunch to all students at all times. All students enrolled [...]
CTECS Students Place with High Honors at SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference
CTECS students from around the state showcased their skills and earned honors at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) held in Atlanta, Georgia on June 20-24, 2022. The conference held more than 6,500 career and technical education students from around the country and focused on 108 different [...]
Talking Shop Episode 03: Women in the Skilled Trades
In episode 3 of Talking Shop with CTECS, "Women in the Skilled Trades," Interim Superintendent Dr. Ellen Solek sits down to speak with Vinal Technical High School student Krista Meehan, junior in the Carpentry program, and Sara Bruno, Sustainable Architecture Department Head (DH) at Platt Technical High [...]
Free Summer Meal Program
Free summer meals! Kids and teens 18 years of age and younger are eligible. To locate a site, call 211, text CTmeals to 877877, or find a summer meal location by searching online. For more information, visit CTSummerMeals.org.
Seniors at Wolcott Tech celebrate future employment with Career Signing Day
Dozens of parents, students, employers, and industry partners gathered at Oliver Wolcott Technical High School in Torrington, Connecticut last Wednesday for a Career Signing Event and celebration. 27 seniors from Oliver Wolcott Tech were honored as they signed contracts for full-time positions after graduation with their future [...]