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Education, Hospitality, & Human Services

  • Culinary Arts

    The Culinary Arts program provides students with an introduction to the principles and techniques of commercial food production. Areas of study include basic skills in food handling, food and nutritional science, equipment technology, cooking methods, kitchen safety, sanitation procedures, and employability skills in environments that model industry standards.

    • Academy of Arts, Careers & Technology (AACT)
    • Damonte Ranch High School
    • Debbie Smith CTE Academy
    • Galena High School
    • Hug High School
    • Incline High School
    • McQueen High School
    • North Valleys High School
    • Reed High School
    • Sparks High School
  • Family and Consumer Sciences

    The Family and Consumer Sciences program provides instruction in topics which prepare students for adult roles and responsibilities, as well as workplace readiness. This program of study focuses on developing skills for balancing home, work, and life. Students study life, wealth, and home management, family dynamics, nutrition, wellness, and community leadership. This program also offers students a pathway into occupations related to human and social sciences: such as consumer or financial services, home care assistance, food related industries, counseling, social work, and family and consumer sciences professions.

    • Spanish Springs High School
  • Human and Social Services

    The Human and Social Services program provides students with opportunities to learn about occupations in Human Services. Areas of study include Consumer Services, Counseling and Mental Health Services, Early Childhood Development and Services, Family and Community Services and Personal Care Services.

    • Hug High School
    • Reed High School
  • Teaching and Training

    The Teaching and Training program provides students with the principles of Teaching and Training. Areas of study include foundations of education, professional practices, instructional design, educating diverse learners, and designing and managing the learning environment.

    • Academy of Arts, Careers & Technology (AACT)
    • Spanish Springs High School
    • Sparks High School

Career and Technical Education Programs: As required by the 1979 Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination in Vocational Education Programs (34 CFR Part 100, App. B, IV-O), the District offers several Career and Technical Education Programs. Admission to these programs is open to all students enrolled in the Washoe County School District.

Programas de Educación Técnica y Profesional: Como lo requieren las Pautas de 1979 para Eliminar la Discriminación en los Programas de Educación Vocacional (34 CFR Parte 100, Apéndice B, IV-O), el Distrito ofrece varios Programas de Educación Técnica y de Carreras. La admisión a estos programas está abierta a todos los estudiantes inscritos en el Distrito Escolar del Condado de Washoe.

Kathie Smith- CTE Coordinator
kksmith@washoeschools.net