Kalama School District’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program is designed to empower students to live, learn and work as productive citizens. The program’s curriculum blends core academics with real-world relevance, readying students for opportunities beyond the classroom walls. One of the strengths of the program is the strong partnership between CTE staff, the business community, and state, regional and community-based organizations.

Our goal is to help students:

• Identify their strengths

• Explore career options

• Build generic work competencies and proficiencies useful for employment

• Apply math, science, and other academic subjects in real-life, hands-on ways

• Establish pathways for continuing education and lifelong learning

• Prepare for future roles as citizens, leaders and contributors within the community

Several programs offered throughout Kalama School District fall under the category of CTE, including Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math experiences such as Robotics, Natural Resources, Construction and Manufacturing.

Click the image below to view Kalama High School's CTE Pathways & Credits infographic in full-size.

Program contact:

For more information about Kalama School District's CTE program, please reach out to:

Cory Torppa
CTE Director, Kalama School District
cory.torppa@kalama.k12.wa.us 

CTE in the news

• Career prep programs viewed as 'top priority' (Education Week)

• High-paying jobs that don't need a college degree? Thousands of them sit empty (NPR)

• Kalama high school teacher invited to attend State of the Union address

• Kalama teacher's tiny home plan wins $100K in national trades competition (The Daily News)

• Kalama CTE teacher named winner of $100,000 national teaching prize

• Washington state wins federal Good Jobs Challenge grant to support career connected training

• We’re Hiring, Especially If You’re in High School and Want an Apprenticeship (Bloomberg)

• Kalama High School given $333,000 in career and technical education grants