Graduating Career Ready

Career and Technical Education (CTE) provides skills that are necessary for post-secondary success. The skills learned in CTE classrooms will be relevant for any career as well as future education via college or trade school. Do you ever wonder why you need to learn this? Now more than ever, students are empowered to question the relevance and necessity of their education. Through the use of hands on learning and industry connections, CTE classes make classroom lessons relevant to real life and build the bridge to real-world experiences and future success.

Annual Nondiscrimination Notification (CTE ONLY)
The Ellensburg School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, disability or age in its program or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.  The Ellensburg School District offers classes in many career and technical education program areas (Agriculture, Business & Marketing, Computer Science, Family & Consumer Science, and Skilled & Technical Science) under its open admissions policy.  For more information about CTE course offerings and admissions criteria, contact the CTE Director:  Mrs. Shannon Panattoni, 1203 East Capitol Avenue, Ellensburg, WA 98926, (509) 925-8322, shannon.panattoni@esd401.org.  Lack of English language proficiency will not be a barrier to admission and participation in career and technical education programs. The following people have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies:   Civil Rights Coordinator:  Alexis Haberman, Director of Human Resources, 1300 East Third Avenue, Ellensburg, WA 98926, (509) 925-8014, alexis.haberman@esd401.org.   Section 504 Coordinator:  Lori Gylling, Director of Special Programs, 1300 East Third Avenue, Ellensburg, WA 98926, (509) 925-8011, lori.gylling@esd401.org.