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Electrical, Plumbing, Masonry, Marine Mechanics,
<br /> Report of the Auto Technology, Auto Collision Technology,
<br /> Cape Cod Regional Technical Horticulture, Graphic. Arts, Heating/Ventilation/Air
<br /> Conditioning, Electronics, and Welding, enabling our
<br /> High School District students to refine their skills while instilling pride in
<br /> their accomplishments which is the ultimate goal of
<br /> vocational technical education.Additionally,we main-
<br /> The Commission on Technical and Career tain an excellent Co-Operative Program with local
<br /> Institutions, part of the New England Association of businesses.
<br /> Schools and Colleges, Inc., conducted a five year
<br /> focus visit this past year at the school and voted to As is our usual practice we have had a very busy
<br /> continue accreditation for our school. The year here at school. We have had a very successful
<br /> Commission noted, during its deliberations, the fol- program for fifth, sixth, and seventh graders, which
<br /> lowing commendations: a) the faculty and staff have are student members of our district. We have had col-
<br /> done an outstanding job in carrying forward the rec- lege programs being offered here, the JTEC Summer
<br /> ommendations of its decennial visiting team of Program, Quilt Show, the Brewster Whitecaps, soccer
<br /> November 2-5, 1992; b) the completion of a major camps,Pop Warner Football,adult programs,Certified
<br /> effort that resulted in the relocation of the school's Nurse's Aide programs, and the summer camp pro-
<br /> media center and the enclosure of various academic gram for the Lower Cape schools (both in remediation
<br /> classroom areas; c) the communities that support the and enrichment programs).
<br /> school should be commended for their continuing
<br /> interest in the school and for providing the necessary Our Community Education and Training Program
<br /> financial support to provide the services needed by its developed and managed funds derived from grants,
<br /> students and the area's business/industrial community; tuition, and fees, which were expended in services,
<br /> d) 88% of the Commission's recommendations have equipment, and resources for the students of Cape Cod
<br /> been addressed or are in progress, e) and the school Tech and the youth and adult members of our sending
<br /> prepared an excellent focus visit report. We also towns. Cape Cod Tech has the distinction of being one
<br /> underwent a program review audit from the of only seven Technical Academic Assessment
<br /> Department of Education and received a favorable Centers in Massachusetts offering services to students
<br /> review from there. Copies of both of these reports are and adults in all public and private schools and agen-
<br /> on file in the Superintendent Director's office and cies in Southeastern Massachusetts. This includes
<br /> i copies will be made available for anyone who wishes. comprehensive vocational and academic assessments,
<br /> learning style profiles, and academic and vocational
<br /> We have started to update our Technology program instructional strategies. Cape Cod Tech is also
<br /> within the school. Our facility was cabled over the involved in a School-to-Careers Partnership for Cape
<br /> summer for Internet access. Two computer labs were Cod and the Islands.
<br /> renovated,our computer remediation lab was finalized
<br /> t and our computer applications lab was revamped. Two students from our Auto Technology program
<br /> participated in a team event of the Massachusetts Auto
<br /> We are initiating a new Hospitality Program for the Dealer's Technology competition in Boston. They
<br /> coming year which will benefit the industry on Cape bested all other teams in the state. They were awarded
<br />=I Cod. We had an Advisory Committee made up of the first place honors and prizes. A third student, a junior,
<br /> representatives from the following businesses: received a first place award in the underclassmen divi-
<br /> '� Raddison Inn, Tara Hyannis Hotel, Cape Cod sion's individual category.
<br /> Community College, Cape Codder Hotel, Ocean Edge
<br /> 'I Resort, Dan'l Webster-Hearth and Kettle, and Schools We have increased our academic course work in
<br /> to Careers Partnership, help us with this program. English, Science, math and foreign languages.
<br /> Also, as an addition to our Business Technology pro- Considerable time has been spent changing our cur-
<br /> gram this year, we are initiating a program with one of riculum to meet the Department of Education's State
<br /> II our local banks, Cape Cod Five. They will open a Curriculum Frameworks.
<br /> 1 branch right here at school where students will work
<br /> as part of their training. On behalf of the School Committee, our twenty-
<br /> third graduating class, and the students, faculty and
<br /> Again we extend our gratitude to the members of staff of Cape Cod Tech,we thank you for your support
<br /> the communities in our district who have afforded us of vocational technical education.
<br /> the opportunity to be of service.Several major projects
<br /> were completed for district towns, saving the taxpayers Mary Beth O'Brien and David Terry
<br /> many thousands of dollars. We were privileged to Current School Committee Members
<br /> serve a multitude of district residents by providing ser- from the Town of Mashpee
<br /> vices in Culinary Arts, Cosmetology, Carpentry,
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