Programs

The agritechnology program covers a broad range of topics including instruction in animal and plant production and processing; agriculture marketing; agricultural mechanics; employability skills; mathematics; basic science; biological sciences; communications; and human-relations skills.

Courses offered at:

Hernando High School                   

Veterinary Assisting covers topics that include, but are not limited to broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the following elements of the veterinary assisting industry: planning, management, finance, technical and production skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety and environmental issues. The program also provides supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed as veterinary assistants.

Courses offered at:

Hernando High School

This program engages students in topics that include, but are not limited to applying construction techniques; reading plans and specifications; and developing trade skills in carpentry, masonry, electricity, plumbing and air conditioning.

Courses offered at:

Hernando High School

This program focuses on broad, transferable skills, stresses the understanding of all aspects of the electricity industry, and demonstrates such elements of the industry as planning, management, finance, technical and production skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues, and health, safety, and environmental issues.

Courses offered at:

Springstead High School

Students cover topics including, but are not limited to designing, testing and repairing heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and cooling (HVAC) systems.

Courses offered at:

Central High School

Topics in the Commercial Art Technology program include, but are not limited to, basic art skills, lettering skills, preparation of layouts and illustrations, preparation of camera ready paste-up, and development of specialized skills.

Program offered at:
Nature Coast Technical High School      

Challenger K8         

Fox Chapel Middle School     

West Hernando Middle School

Students in Digital Cinema will learn about topics in communication skills, leadership skills, human relations and employability skills, safe and efficient work practices, and preparation to assume responsibility for overall production of digital video activities including: scripts, lighting, camera operation, electronic news gathering, field/studio production, and video editing.

Courses offered at:

Nature Coast Technical High School

Weeki Wachee High School

Topics in the Digital Design program include, but are not limited to, enhanced practical experiences in computer-generated art and text, graphic design, graphic production, digital design skills, preparation of digital layouts and illustrations, scanning, and the development of specialized multimedia presentations.

Courses offered at:

Weeki Wachee High School

The purpose of this program is to prepare students for employment as writers, editors, and multimedia journalists (SOC 27-3041, 27-4021).  This program provides a medium whereby the student will be given the opportunity for practical hands-on experiences that incorporate academic skills into a real life situation. It also familiarizes individuals with journalistic writing, script writing, graphic communications, desktop publishing, multimedia production, photojournalism, and investigative reporting.

Courses offered at:

Hernando High School

The content in this program includes but is not limited to planning and development, retail and Internet marketing, ethics, laws and regulations, web design, entrepreneurship, and systems and design of e-commerce enterprises.

Courses offered at:

Weeki Wachee High School

The content includes but is not limited to competencies and skills needed to become a professional in the field of education. This includes an understanding of education in the United States, the ability to work effectively with all students, educational technology, classroom management, student assessment, communication skills, and other skills needed to support the learning activities of students.

Courses offered at:

Hernando High School

Springstead High School

Weeki Wachee High School

The content includes but is not limited to Energy Technician program which consists of two course offering related to energy and two course offering related to electricity which have been incorporated into one program to present information that will assist Florida in increasing the number and skill level of workers who are available to meet the workforce needs of Florida’s current emerging alternative energy needs.

Courses offered at:

Nature Coast Technical High School

The purpose of this program is to provide students with a foundation of knowledge and technically oriented experiences in the study of Aerospace Technologies, its effect upon our lives, and the choosing of an occupation. The content and activities will also include the study of safety and leadership skills. This program focuses on transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the technological tools, machines, instruments, materials, processes and systems in business and industry.

Courses offered at:

Nature Coast Technical High School

Content for this program includes but is not limited to study in mechanical, electrical, civil, and environmental engineering disciplines.

Courses offered at:

Nature Coast Technical High School

The content includes but is not limited to performing skills representative of one to three areas of allied health care in the laboratory and clinical settings. Major areas of allied health are defined as physical therapy, emergency, radiation, laboratory and respiratory medicine, and occupational therapy.

   * course can be replaced with (2000350) Anatomy & Physiology

Courses offered at:

Central High School

Nature Coast Technical High School

Springstead High School

The content includes but is not limited to the study of human body systems, medicine, health, key biological concepts, communication, transport of substances, locomotion, metabolic processes, defense, protection, research processes, engineering principles, and an introduction to bioinformatics.  The program also includes the design and development of various medical interventions, including vascular stents, cochlear implants, and prosthetic limbs. In addition, students review the history of organ transplants and gene therapy, and stay updated on cutting-edge developments via current scientific literature.

Courses offered at:

Weeki Wachee High School

The content includes but is not limited to planning, management, finance, technical and production skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety, and environmental issues. Clinical learning experiences are an integral part of this program.

    * course can be replaced with (2000350) Anatomy 9 & Physiology

Courses offered at:

Central High School

Program content includes medical terminology, the metric system, medicinal drugs, pharmaceutical compounding, sterile techniques, USP 795, 797, and 800 standards, inventory management, IV preparation, handling hazardous materials, prescription processing and labeling, medication preparation and delivery, patient and control record systems, pharmacy technology and computer applications, employability skills, leadership, human relations, and workplace health and safety.

Courses offered at:

Central High School

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Hospitality & Tourism career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higherorder reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Hospitality & Tourism career cluster.

Program offered at:

Central High School      

Hernando High School

Nature Coast Technical High School

Fox Chapel Middle School

Powell Middle School

West Hernando Middle School

The content includes but is not limited to foundational knowledge and skills in computer and network security, security vulnerabilities, attack mechanisms and techniques, intrusion detection and prevention, cryptographic systems, system hardening, risk identification, incidence response, penetration testing, key management, access control, and recovery. Specialized courses focus on database security, planning and analysis, software, and web security.

Courses offered at:

Hernando High School

The content includes but is not limited to computer application skills including computer hardware, software applications, applications, computer programming, webpage design and advanced web tools, systems support and maintenance, network concepts, relational database concepts, multimedia tools, cybersecurity; extensive exploration of information technology careers; strategies for success including goal setting, study skills, organizing skills, learning styles, employability skills, and service learning; and core academic skills with a strong emphasis on effective communication skills.

Courses offered at:

Nature Coast Technical High School

The content includes fundamental understanding of the Five Big Ideas in AI: Perception, Representation & Reasoning, Machine Learning, Human AI Interaction, Societal impacts of AI; AI system and their components; problems and tools AI-enabled workers use to build models and systems that leverage data to make decisions; mastery of foundational skills required to become power AI users. In addition, the course content includes but is not limited to practical experiences in AI system design, deployment, and evaluation; problem identification; creation, selection, and curation of data sets; computer programming, use of machine learning algorithms, program design structure, evaluation of the societal impact of AI, employing ethical and responsible development methodologies and decision making, essential programming techniques, and implementation issues. Specialized programming skills involving advanced mathematical calculations and statistics are also integrated into the curriculum.

Courses offered at:

Springstead High School

The content includes but is not limited to practical experiences in game/simulation conceptualization, design, storyboarding, development methodologies, 2D/3D animation design and production, and implementation issues. Specialized skills involving graphic animation software are used to produce a variety of two and three dimensional components.

* (8207310) Digital Business Foundations may sub for (8208110) Game & Simulation Foundations

Courses offered at:

Weeki Wachee High School

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Law, Public Safety and Security career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Law, Public Safety and Security career cluster.

Courses offered at:

Springstead High School

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Law, Public Safety and Security career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Law, Public Safety and Security career cluster.

Courses offered at:

Nature Coast Technical High School

The introduction to firefighting program content includes, but is not limited to, orientation to the fire service, fire alarms and communication, vehicles, apparatus and equipment, fire behavior, portable extinguishers, fire streams, fundamentals of extinguishment, ladders, hoses, tools and equipment, forcible entry, salvage, overhaul, ventilation, rescue, protective breathing equipment, first responder emergency, medical techniques, water supplies, principles of in-service inspections, safety, controlled burning, and employability skills.

Courses offered at:

Weeki Wachee High School

The purpose of this program is to prepare students for employment as a dispatcher: police, fire, ambulance (SOC 43-5031). The content includes, but is not limited to, ethics and the role of the telecommunicator; standard telecommunication operating procedures; relationship to field personnel; understanding of command levels; typical layouts of message centers; use of performance aids; overview of emergency agencies; functions and terminology; use of correct words and grammar; communications equipment, functions and terminology; types of telecommunication equipment; malfunctions and maintenance agreements; proper and correct telephone and dispatching procedures and techniques; cooperation and reciprocal agreements with other agencies; federal, state, and local communication rules; emergency situations and operating procedures; emergency medical dispatch procedures; employability skills; leadership and human relations skills; and health.

Courses offered at:

Central High School

The content includes but is not limited to planning, management, technical and product skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety, and environmental issues.

Courses offered at:

Central High School

The purpose of this program is to introduce students to the concept of entrepreneurship, present entrepreneurship as a viable career option, provide students with the skills needed to realistically evaluate their potential as business owners, and to develop the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to start and operate a business.

Program offered at:

Hernando High School

Springstead High School

Fox Chapel Middle School

Explorer K8

Winding Waters K8

The content includes but is not limited to broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the following elements of the Automotive industry; planning, management, finance, technical and product skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety, and environmental issues.

Courses offered at:

Hernando High School

Nature Coast Technical High School