Vinal Tech Criminal Justice students participate in disaster deployment experience with the National Guard
Earlier this month, Vinal Tech’s Criminal Justice and Protective Services program participated in a 3-day, 2-night disaster deployment exercise with the National Guard. Over the course of the trip, students immersed themselves in land navigation exercises, leadership courses, and Stop the Bleed training. Other unique experiences included rappelling lessons, [...]
Talking Shop Episode 02: Busting CTE Myths
In episode 2 of the Talking Shop Podcast, CTECS Interim Superintendent Dr. Ellen Solek sits down to speak with Howell Cheney Technical High School student Jayden Oyola, senior in the Information Technology (IT) program, and John Jordan, Mechanical Design and Engineering Technology (MDET) Instructor. In this episode, [...]
Congratulations to the 2022 CTECS Teachers of the Year!
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CTECS Releases Talking Shop, a Podcast Hosted by Dr. Solek
The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System is pleased to launch Talking Shop with CTECS, a new podcast hosted by Interim Superintendent Dr. Ellen Solek. The goal of this podcast is to educate the general public on the benefits of Career and Technical Education (CTE) while myth-busting [...]
Windham Tech Teacher Announced as CTECS Teacher of the Year
May 4, 2022; Hartford, CT – Rebecca Cipriani Reyer, a science teacher at Windham Technical High School, located in Windham, CT, has been named the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) Teacher of the Year, Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ellen Solek announced today. “CTECS is so fortunate [...]
Voice4Change Awards $240K to CTECS; Student Projects Funded
In a first-of-its-kind statewide civic engagement initiative, Voice4Change empowered high school students to propose and vote on how more than $1.5 million in federal relief funds would be invested to reimagine Connecticut’s schools. Students submitted proposals to the State Department of Education outlining how they would spend $20,000 in [...]