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Chicopee Public Schools
Continuing Education
Vision Statement
- Continuing Education for the Chicopee
School District will continue to function as an
accountability-based system of high quality education that
prepares students for a specific career and/or provides
additional opportunities such as the Arts for lifelong learning.
- All Chicopee School District Continuing
Education students will continue to have this additional
opportunity to be equipped with the academic, technical and
employability skills necessary to succeed in a dynamic, global
workplace and/or further education and training.
- All citizens of Chicopee and surrounding
local communities continue to view the Chicopee Continuing
Education program as an investment in local economies.
- All students enrolled in Career and
Technical Education in Chicopee will be able to take related
courses (Such as Welding, ServSafe or Journeyman Electrical Code
Courses) gratis as long as they are enrolled in the Career and
Technical Education program.
Mission Statement
- To continue to ensure that all interested
students are given the access and opportunity to succeed in a
high-quality Continuing Education program
- To continue to promote high standards of
academic achievement and technical employability skills needed
to produce work of the highest quality
- To continue to ensure that all students
have the opportunity to engage in coursework which supports
personal lifelong learning goals
- To ensure that all Chicopee residents have
the opportunity to pursue offerings in the Arts
Following are program goals for the
2008/2009 Continuing Education program:
- To increase community input into the
Continuing Education program for the 2008/2009 school year
- To continue to review previous years’ data
to help make informed decisions on program offerings as well as
scheduling
- To continue to increase enrollments
- To diversify course offerings by
complementing existing courses and offering new courses
- To review pricing structure, especially as
it relates to consumables such as steel, sheet metal, gases,
etc. along with contractual obligations in order to make
recommendations based on the review
- To continue to work closely with the
Director for Career and Technical Education and the high school
principals.
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