The Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center will lose one of its four administrators next year, following the center board’s approval of a $2.3 million funding request Tuesday night. It adds an instructor and an instructional assistant, raises staff salaries by an average of 2 percent and eliminates the strategic planning officer position. CATEC Strategic Planning […]
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CATEC board hears range of options for FY17-18 budget
Three funding request options for the Charlottesville-Albemarle Technical Education Center paint three very different pictures of fiscal year 2017-18, but each promises to increase the center’s spending over the current fiscal year. The plans differ in spending on staffing and raises. The most expensive option would increase the CATEC budget by $453,000 over the current […]
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CATEC IT academy set to open in August
The Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center will break ground June 6 on an academy that will provide professional certificates in computer networking. Students who enter the academy as ninth- or tenth-graders will graduate the program with Cisco Certified Network Associate certificates through Cisco Systems. Graduates will be able to directly transfer those credits toward an […]
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New foundation director looks to fill funding gap in teacher professional development
Sharon Deal started as the first full-time executive director of the Public Education Foundation of Charlottesville and Albemarle in December with a clear mission: help teachers navigate a rapidly changing educational landscape. As both school divisions explore ways to implement student-designed curricula, teachers will need additional education to transition from traditional classroom models to modes […]
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Students from sister city visit CATEC for lessons in culture, cars
Zak Taylor, a student in the Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center’s automotive program, doesn’t speak any French. Adrien, a student in the motorcycle mechanic program at Lycée Henri Fertet near Besançon, France, is still adjusting to spoken English. Put the two side-by-side under the hood of a Chevrolet pickup, and the language barrier evaporates. Automotive […]
