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JATC North Web Design Class Competing for Prestigious National Prize as We Celebrate CTE Month
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They are an impressive group of Jordan School District students determined to make a difference and win a national competition with the development of a unique school safety app.
On this episode of the Supercast, we take you inside the JATC North web design class where students are already in the running for a prestigious honor on a national stage because of their determination to help keep students safe in schools across the country. This is just one example of the great work going on in Career and Technical Education as we celebrate CTE Month.
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Anthony Godfrey:
Hello and welcome to the Supercast. I'm your host, Superintendent Anthony Godfrey. They are an impressive group of Jordan School District students determined to make a difference and win in national competition with the development of a unique school safety app. On this episode of the Supercast, we take you inside the JATC North Web Design class, where students are already in the running for a prestigious honor on a national stage because of their determination to help students stay safe in schools across the country. They want to do it with a specially designed app they hope will give people peace of mind in an emergency.
We're here celebrating CTE Month at the Jordan Academy for Technology and Careers, the North campus at around 90th South and Bangerter, talking with the Web Design teacher. Go ahead and introduce yourself.
Melinda Mansouri:
My name's Melinda Mansouri and I've been at the technology center for the last 11 years and my program is web design. Our students, our goal is entry-level work upon graduation or completion of the program. So our students not only learn about design and code, but they are able to go in and do internships with schools and business partners by the end of the program.
Anthony Godfrey:
So they're ready to work when they graduate from high school and get an entry-level job in web development. Right?
Melinda Mansouri:
Yes. I have students all over the state working as web developers at different universities and schools. It's a great student job, whether they're doing freelance web development or actually doing some work-study jobs at the universities and there's so many websites and there's lots of work.
Anthony Godfrey:
There's a lot of work out there. Obviously, I'm on websites all day long and they all need a web developer. So tell me about what the experience looks like from a student perspective. It's four classes out of your high school schedule. It's available to juniors and seniors, is that correct?
Melinda Mansouri:
All of that's correct. Next year we also have what's called a Code Boot Camp that is specifically for some of our high schools that aren't able to offer Programming I that will help bridge the students from those high schools into the full programming that's offered here at the JATC or they can stay and be web developers, in which case they would have the chance to get more skills and more experience.
Anthony Godfrey:
And how do they get more information about the summer program?
Melinda Mansouri:
Oh, if you go to the website at jordantech.org there is all sorts of program information and there's an apply button. Everyone has to apply to come to the tech center, but don't be afraid of that. The apply is just a way for us to gather information and be able to add you into our programs. But don't be intimidated by it. It's pretty easy. It's just a Google form.
Anthony Godfrey:
And there's a morning option and then an afternoon option.
Melinda Mansouri:
Yes. And our students spend the other half day at their home high school doing what they've been doing. And so we also have transportation and so don't feel like you have to have a car to come to the tech center