Career & Technical Education
El Paso Indpendent School District's Career and Technical Education (CTE) is dedicated to preparing young people to manage the dual roles of family member and wage earner.
EPISD has implemented AchieveTexas, a new Texas Education Agency (TEA) initiative, designed to prepare all students for a lifetime of success. This new initiative is based on the belief that the curricula of the 21st century should combine rigorous academics with relevant career education.
AchieveTexas allows ALL students to achieve excellence by preparing them for secondary and postsecondary opportunities, career preparation and advancement, meaningful work, and active citizenship.
This implemented initiative uses the sixteen federally defined Career Clusters of the States Career Clusters initiative (http://www.careerclusters.org) as the foundation for restructuring how schools arrange their instructional programs.
Students may choose career pathway models from the sixteen Career Clusters (Plans of study). These models represent a recommended sequence of coursework based on a student's interest or career goal.
The EPISD Magnet Programs are cluster specific pathways that allow students to jump-start their life's ambition.
Other clusters/pathways include:
- Child Development Programs in eight high schools
- Large business education and marketing programs in all the high schools and in some middle schools including sports marketing and travel and tourism courses
- industrial technology programs in most high schools and in some middle schools;
- a variety of shop and pre-employment lab courses including cosmetology, Cisco Systems, legal and medical secretary, auto tech, A+, I-Net, Network +, health science technology, fashion design, HVAC, plumbing, electronics, metal trades, advertising design, hospitality services, culinary arts, nail tech, interior design, architectural and engineering drafting, and horticulture at The Center for Career and Technology.
For information about any of the CTE course offerings, please call our main office at (915) 545-5900, located at The Center for Career and Technology, 1170 Walnut, or contact any of the schools listed above.
The El Paso ISD does not discriminate in its educational programs or employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, military status, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Inquiries concerning the application of Titles VI, VII, IX and Section 504 be referred to the district compliance officer, Vincent Sheffield, at 779-4015; Section 504 inquiries regarding students may be referred to Cecilia Whiteman at 775-2109.
El Distrito Escolar Independiente de El Paso no discrimina en los programas de educación o en prácticas de empleo a base de raza, color, religión, sexo, origen nacional, edad, incapacidad, estado militar, u otra base prohibida por la ley. Preguntas acerca de la aplicación del título VI, IX, y la Sección 504 pueden ser referidas al oficial del distrito, Vince Sheffield al 779-4074; preguntas sobre 504 tocante a estudiantes pueden ser referidas a Cecilia Whiteman al 775-2109.
