Business Department
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The Business Department program of instruction is designed to offer students the opportunity to explore career options and develop and enhance their computer skills.The SHS business program is like a “mini-university” where students may earn up to 35 college credits before graduating from high school. Business students are introduced to careers in law, management, marketing, finance and accounting.
Business Department: CTE Endorsement
Career and Technical Education(CTE) is an extensive array of secondary instruction preparing students with technical/academic skills and behaviors to be successful in careers and further education.
Eighteen of the 20 fastest growing occupations within the next decade require career and technical education.
High-quality CTE prepares learners for the future of work by:
- Equipping learners with real-world skills, such as entrepreneurial and employability skills, that are foundational and transferrable across rapidly shifting sectors and work activities
- Placing learners on a path to college or career attainment that translates into in demand, high-skill, high wage occupations
- Bringing business and industry to the table to ensure that CTE programs are relevant and future focused
In addition to the course work listed below, students interested in the CTE endorsement must successfully complete the career acquisition common assessment and the industry standard Precision exams. This exam will be administered in the spring of the students' senior year.
Students enrolled in the PCSD’s NYSED-approved CTE program who successfully complete all requirements earn a technical endorsement.
The technical endorsement is imprinted on a seal to be affixed to the diploma.
CTE Pathways: