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all students in Reading, Math, Science, and technical Report of the shops. Cape Cod Regional Technical The 2003 MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehen- High School District sive Assessment System) showed improvement over the previous year in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. MCAS English Language Arts Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, (ELA) passing percentages increased 11% in 2003 home of the Cape Cod Tech Crusaders, was estab- over the results of 2002 and our MCAS Math passing lished in 1973 as a public vocational technical high percentages increased 6% for that same time period. I school. Cape Cod Tech enrolls students from the I' towns of Barnstable, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, We had over 800 people attending our Tech Eastham, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Night in April where prospective students and their Truro, Wellfleet, and Yarmouth offering studies in parents come to our school to see the programs we technical programs for students in grades 9 through offer. Our Annual Advisory dinner was attended by 12.This year there were 140 students in the Cape Cod more than 150 members of local business and industry. Tech 2003 graduating class with 49% of our graduates employed in their trade, 34% of our graduates going Our Vocational and Industrial Clubs (VILA) of on to further their education, and with the remainder participating America had 50 studentsin the VILA 17%of our graduates working outside of their trade or District competitions bringing home 20 medals, 36 joining the armed services. We had a total school students participating in the VICA State competitions enrollment of 664 students with 59% of our students winning 12 medals, 4 of them gold, with 4 students participating in a cooperative educational experience. going onto the VICA National competitions. Our We also offer a secondary contingent of adult educa- Future Farmers of America(FFA)had 22 students par- tion, adult and youth employment programs, and an ticipating in the FFA State Convention bringing home (! 8th grade pre-vocational program. 10 medals and 4 of our FFA students will go on to compete in the 2004 National competition. The New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEAS&C) sent an accreditation team for Our school has participated in a number of com- the decennial evaluation of our school in April of 2003 munity projects and what follows are a few examples and we proudly announce that the NEAS&C voted to p y of what our students have accomplished this year. Our continue the accreditation of Cape Cod Tech. This Carpentry students took part in completing the accreditation will last for the next 10 years but there Astronomical Observatory project at Dennis- will be a 2-year written review and a 5-year focus visit Yarmouth High School; and our Electrical and by the New England Association of Schools & Plumbing students continued their work on Habitat for I' Colleges. The report from the NEAS&C commended Humanity projects. Our Auto Collision Technology us for our school climate, our positive links to the students repaired and refinished a Town of Mashpee community, the condition of our school building and vehicle and our Cosmetology students participated in grounds, and our initiation of the High Schools That a day of beauty for parents of children with cancer. Work and Senior Project programs. We were asked to look at increasing non-traditional student enrollments, We continue to strive for excellence in our stu- to review our course structure, and to redesign our dent's performance both academically and technically. scheduling process. Respectfully submitted, Cape Cod Tech continues to implement two Robert Fleming related major initiatives entitled Senior Project and High Schools that Work. The Senior Project was expanded in 2003 to include all technical programs and will become a graduation requirement for all stu- dents with the class of 2006. Students will follow a structured plan in choosing a project that will relate to his or her technical field. The High Schools That Work is a whole-school improvement model funded by a three-year comprehensive school reform grant through the Massachusetts Department of Education. The goal of this initiative is to raise the achievement of 125