• DEMOGRAPHICS
    YEAR SCHOOL OPENED
    1976
    ATTENDANCE RATE (%)
    N/A
    student Enrollment
    N/A
    Race/Ethnicity (%)
    African American.......................
    Hawaii/Pac. Islander..........................
    White..............................
    Multiracial......................
    Hispanic.........................
    American Indian/AK.......................
    Asian..............................
    GENDER (%)
    Male................................  
    Female...........................
    Special Services** (%)
    FARMS...........................
    504..................................
    Special Ed.....................
    LEP.................................
    Title 1.............................

     **Special Services Terms Glossary

    School Renovation Details - 1993/1995 

Center of Applied Technology-South

Key Challenges to Student Success

  • The students who attend the Center for Applied Technology - South are influenced daily by events, situations, and circumstances that occur at home and in their neighborhood.  While there are numerous factors that contribute to student achievement at the Center for Applied Technology - South, the school leadership team has narrowed its focus to the following challenges to student success, with the acknowledgement that this is not an all-inclusive list and that some students may be affected by other opportunities or issues in their young lives.

    This school's key challenges to student success are also noted in the boxes shown below.
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  • Traditional MSDE and/or school-based student challenges

    • Attendance Rates

     Key Challenge #1: Attendance Rate

    Overall, high attendance rates are essential for student achievement. At CAT-South, attendance rates affect students’ ability to participate in program curriculum and pass industry certification exams. Students must be present to engage in hands-on industry specific project-based learning, business partner interactions that increase career/internship opportunities, and community-based service learning activities connected to their program pathway. These activities build career-based knowledge and serves to build student resumes, an important factor in employability. (Indicators 8, 10 and 16)

     

    Attendance Rate

    Overall

    94.02%

    9th Grade

    94.67%

    10th Grade

    95.46%

    11th Grade

    92.34%

    12th Grade

    93.34%

  • Non-Traditional Socio-Economic Challenges

    • Socio-Economic Issues (employment, income levels, housing costs)
    • Businesses/Job Market

    Key Challenge #2:  Businesses/Job Market

    CAT-South strives to produce employable students. We must have students prepared to change with shifts in the job market. Students can receive multiple certifications; increasing the number of certifications a student receives will open additional career opportunities to create a multi-skilled employee. Business professionals are community-minded, and service learning prepares our students with the mindset that being a member of industry means giving back. By participating in community-oriented activities, students learn how their skills can serve others. CAT-South is committed to developing the whole student and producing strong citizens. (Indicator 16)

  • HISTORICAL SCHOOL & COMMUNITY CHALLENGES THAT HAVE INFLUENCED THE WRITING OF THIS SCHOOL'S STORY

    None

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