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Wood Technology Pathway 23-24 Updates and Accomplishments
- Launched Paid Internship / Student-Led Enterprise
- 6 students received stipend from SBWIB for their assistance in organizing and improving the wood tech lab and for creating over 100 hall passes for Lawndale High School
- Massive student response to recruitment effort and big turn out to group interviews
- Narrowed from over 60 applicants to final 20 interns selected
- Attracted high caliber motivated students
- Learned the internship enrollment process and helped to create notes to simplify the process in the future
- 18 Students Completed 20 Hour Blueprint for Workplace Success Job Preparation Training
- Created Wood Tech Enterprise as ASB Club and elected club officers
- First paid project was completed 3 months ahead of schedule in time to be prominently displayed at Community Partner Breakfast
- Anticipated 1 project per quarter and WTE currently 6 completed and several more in progress
- Successfully Launched Saturday Work Days
- In addition to paid interns, providing outlet and alternative activity for students to earn Saturday School Credit
- High Quality Projects and Growing list of Satisfied Customers
- Lawndale High School Hall Passes
- CVUHSD Marquee Letters
- Parkland Conservancy Name Tags
- Clipboards for Baby Shower
- 100 Custom Engraved Bamboo Cutting Boards for Realtors
- Marquee Letter Sign for City of Lawndale
- 100 Custom Designed and Engraved Promotional Keychains for Realtors
- In Discussions for Many More Including Ikea Grow Room Garden Dome for Parkland Conservancy to Use
- Additional shop projects and design projects
- New Carved Sign with Logo Created with New CNC Shaper Tool
- Promotional Wood Tech Keychains
- Restored Work Benches
- Completed and Installed 32 Feet of Shop Storage Cabinetry
- 24 Foot Miter Saw Station Under Construction
- Currently Designing Shop Kitchenette
- Work Based Learning:
- “I BUILT THIS” in LA Field trip
- Field Trip to ECC Construction Technology
- Guest Speakers: SW Carpenter's Union?
- Dual Enrolled Course Sequence Created and Launched
- CTEC 100 Fall
- CTEC 110 Spring