What's AP for All?
AP for All is a service provided to all hillcrest students to apply for AP courses. This service, as stated before, is available to all students however, they'll need to show their qualifications before taking an AP course.
CTE
What is CTE?
Rigorous, relevant academic and technical instruction aligned to career pathways identified as high‐skill, high‐wage, and high‐demand through labor market needs.
In what NYS Career Clusters does Hillcrest currently offer their CTE Programs?
• Business Management & Administration-Virtual Enterprise
• Health Science-Nurse Assisting
• Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security-Law Academy
• Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics- Computer
Assisted Design/Computer Assisted Manufacturing, Software
Engineering
What are the requirements of a CTE program of study?
All CTE programs operating in NYC must demonstrate alignment to the New York State Board of Regents policy on Program Approval through the 5 quality indicators to ensure programs deliver college and career readiness outcomes for students. Program requirements include:
• CTE State certified teachers who remain current in their
profession
• Sequence of courses (minimum of 7 credits) that prepares
students for a seamless transition to employment or postsecondary
study
• Direct benefits to students: industry‐based assessments,
credentials, or dual enrollment college credit
• Work‐based learning: instructional activities, within a
real‐world, work‐related context, that allows students to build a
bridge from adolescent roles in the classroom to adult roles in
professional settings
• Partnerships with business, industry and postsecondary
institutions to inform and validate the integrity of the program’s
design, content and continuous improvement