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Vol. 45, No. 18
March 8, 2011
State Education Officials Honor 10 “Tech Prep” Students of the Year
State education officials honored 10 high school students as Tech Prep Students of the Year in a ceremony held
March 4 in Jefferson City. The honorees, their career programs and schools are:
Heart of Missouri Technical Education Consortium
Kori Sproat, Agriculture and Business
Warrensburg Area Career Center and Warrensburg High School
Mid-Missouri Tech Prep Consortium
Brady Middlecamp, Computer Information Systems
Eldon Career Center and Eugene High School
Mid Rivers Tech Prep Consortium
Brandi M. Spangler, Health Sciences
Pike-Lincoln Technical Center and Clopton High School
North Missouri Tech Prep Consortium
Katelyn Addison, Business Education
North Central Career Center and South Harrison R-II High School
Northeast Missouri Tech Prep Consortium
Kayli Hyatt, Agriculture
Moberly Area Technical Center and Moberly High School
Northwest Missouri Tech Prep Consortium
Jacob Thompson, Fire Science/EMT
Fort Osage Career & Technology Center and Fort Osage High School
Ozarks Tech Prep Consortium
Amy L. Jarman, Graphic Design
Dallas County Career Center and Humansville High School
Southeast Missouri Regional Tech Prep Consortium
Ryan P. Hampton, Electrical Technology
UniTec Career Center and Farmington High School
St. Louis Area Tech Prep Consortium
Danielle Brockes, Business Education
Parkway North High School
Western-Southwestern Missouri Tech Prep Consortium
Stacia Baker, Child Development
Crowder College Technical Education Center and Neosho High School
Students were selected on the basis of their commitment to career and technical education, academic achievement, involvement in school or community activities, leadership abilities, and their involvement in student organizations related to their career interests.
“Tech Prep” focuses on academic and career education to prepare young people for postsecondary training in a technical field. All Tech prep students take part in so-called “2+2” programs, in which they take career-oriented classes during 11th and 12th grades, then move directly into related studies at a community college, a technical school, or an apprenticeship program.
There are 12 regional tech prep “consortiums” in Missouri, coordinated by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Each consortium involves local high schools, area career and technical centers, community colleges and representatives of business, industry, and labor. The groups work to coordinate curriculum, academic standards and policies, and articulation agreements so that students are able to move smoothly from high school into postsecondary studies.