Curriculum Development

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Assignment: NCAT: Curriculum Development Assignment

It is the initiative of the Common Core Standards to fully prepare students in making the transition from secondary schools to post-secondary to make sure that all of our students are granted environment that encourages education. To ensure that our mission live true to its word we must removed daily distractions and provides the students with the necessary attention they deserve. Teaching content alongside professionalism and the value of education will create individuals that are college and career ready. The district mission coincides with these values.
Queens Vocational and Technical High School:
SED - School of Exploration and Discovery Mission Statement

The mission of the 9th grade School of Exploration and Discovery (SED) at Queens Vocational and Technical High School is to prepare students for transition into selected 10th through 12th grade Career and Technical Education (CTE) Small Learning Communities.
Our administration, faculty, staff, community-based organizations, partners, parents and students work collaboratively toward the education of the whole student in SED. Through standards-based academic and technical programs, advisory classes, career exploration and relevant school-to-work experiences, and personalized instruction, we increase the number of students that successfully achieve the appropriate number of credits to move into the 10th grade and into their chosen CTE majors.
Our program develops confident, productive, responsible and self-reliant young adults that are capable of succeeding in their CTE majors and in their pursuit of post-secondary degrees. (SED - School of Exploration and Discovery Mission Statement)

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