This Handbook will provide information to help you make decisions about your academic future both during and beyond your high school career.  This handbook is filled with information concerning course offerings that are challenging and have the potential to open doors of opportunity for you.

The courses taken throughout your high school career will prepare you to attend a two-year professional/technical program, a college or university, or enable you to be career-ready, depending on the four-year high school plan you set for yourself.  Creating a plan will help you stay focused and chart your course for the future.

Perhaps you want to get a head start on college!  If you plan on attending a four-year university program, challenge yourself with AP, honors, and dual credit courses.  The District has expanded the dual credit courses to enable students to earn college credit while in high school.  Meet with your school counselor for guidance about the advanced opportunities the State of Idaho provides for students who want to accelerate through high school.  If you plan on attending a two-year professional/technical college, become familiar with the course sequence to enable you to be successful.

High school is a great time to take a variety of elective courses that will help you find an area of interest you may pursue as a career.  Your counselors are available, throughout the school year, to answer any questions concerning graduation requirements and course offerings throughout the school year. They are a valuable resource for you.

Take time to review this handbook with your parents, teachers, and school counselor as you prepare to register for classes.  The handbook is periodically updated and can be accessed on the District web site at www.d93schools.org/634561_3.

Finally, high school is the time to meet and work with new people.  Get involved in all aspects of your education, including school clubs and organizations, extracurricular activities and interscholastic athletics. Have fun, work hard, and you will be successful!

Jason Lords
Executive Director of Instruction and Learning

"Preparing Students for College and Future Careers"

Technical Careers High School (TCHS) is Idaho’s only comprehensive career and technical magnet high school. It offers students training in nine (9) technical programs and the choice to also attend core classes that are aligned to state standards and focused on student's technical paths. For information about those opportunities, contact the school at 208-525-4433.

1. DUAL CREDIT Cataloged College Course $65 per credit • Fees paid at time of registration • Credit earned simultaneously at high school and college Fast Forward eligible ( Currently only Emergency Medical Technician, Medical Assistant, Automotive Technology, and Collision Repair have dual credit.)
2. TECHNICAL COMPETENCY CREDIT (TCC) Competency Based $10 per credit • Fees paid when student chooses to purchase credits within 2 years • Postsecondary credit awarded at time of purchase NOT Fast Forward eligible (Note) Students must complete the course and associated skill stack. The student in addition must take the associated Technical Skills Assessment (TSA) with a minimum score of 80%. Finally, the student passes a competency based test with the Idaho college they are seeking credit. (Every capstone program has this option for college credit.)

Technical Program Sequences
All programs are designed to help a student go on to further post‐secondary schooling, and/or become certified in a program of choice. More information can be obtained by contacting the school. TCHS instructors collaborate with on‐site core instructors to incorporate content relative to the students' field of study.

Ecology & Natural Resource Management

Careers:  Fish & Game Officer, Forest Ranger, Bureau of Land Management and other related fields

Animal Science

Careers: Veterinarian Field, Animal Care Worker, Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician, Insemination

Technology Pathways

Note:

The “A” Course number in all level one courses will be both 3rd and 4th period the first six weeks. The “B” Course number is the last six weeks during 3rd and 4th periods. This allows students to experience different courses at level one. Example: A student may have Automotive Technology the first six weeks and then go to a “B” Course number and take Welding the second six weeks. They would register for Auto third period and Welding fourth period to make this happen.

Note:

When taking a level two or level three course you must sign up for both periods listed. These are two period courses. We would like you to take three different level two courses over a three-trimester schedule. The level three courses should be taken all year in the same course.  

Note:

All of our technical pathways begin with an Introduction to Electronics Technology. This is an entry level course which sets the foundation for all of the technology courses. It is listed here instead of at the beginning of each pathway. While it is intended as a freshman course, any student desiring a sampling of all our programs is invited to sign up.

Automotive Technology Pathway

This pathway offers certifications, elective credits and College dual credits.

Careers: Pre-Engineering

Cabinetry/Millwork

Careers: Cabinet Making, Carpentry, Building Trades, Millwork, CNC Operations

Residential Construction Pathway

Careers: All aspects of residential construction and designing. (Framing to finish work.)

Collision Repair and Refinishing Pathway

This pathway offers certifications, elective credits and College dual credits.

Welding Pathway

This pathway offers certifications, elective credits and College dual credits.

Emergency Medical Technician (E.M.T.) Pathway

This pathway offers certifications, elective credits and College dual credits.

Introduction to Health Professions 1a
(Sophomores/Juniors/Seniors, counts as 1 Elective or Health HS Credit)

Medical Terminology
(Sophomores/Juniors/Seniors, 1 Elective HS Credit/4 Dual College Credits with HP 1a/1b courses)

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
(Strong Juniors/Seniors w prerequisites HP 1a and 1b, 6 Elective HS Credits/10 Dual College Credits) 

Medical Assisting Pathway

This pathway offers certifications, elective credits and College dual credits.

Introduction to Health Professions 1a
(Sophomores/Juniors/Seniors, counts as 1 Elective or Health HS Credit)

Medical Terminology
(Sophomores/Juniors/Seniors, 1 Elective HS Credit/4 Dual College Credits with HP 1a/1b courses)

Advanced Medical Assisting
(Strong Juniors/Seniors w prerequisites HP 1a and 1b, 6 Elective HS Credits/10 Dual College Credits)

Health Professions Nursing Assistant Pathway C.N.A.

This pathway offers certifications, elective credits and College dual credits.

Introduction to Health Professions 1a
Introduction to Health Professions 1a (Sophomores/Juniors/Seniors, counts as 1 Elective or Health HS Credit)

Medical Terminology
(Sophomores/Juniors/Seniors, 1 Elective HS Credit/4 Dual College Credits with HP 1a/1b courses)

Nursing Assistant Health Professions II
(Juniors/Seniors, counts as 2 Elective or Health Credit) Dual College Credit available up to 6 Credits Must take 2 periods all three trimesters.

Core Classes

TCHS core classes use the same standards as the classes at Bonneville and Hillcrest High Schools but are taught in an applied manner. Students will see the relationship between the core subjects and their area of interest. Please contact the school with any questions. Core teachers work closely with technical instructors to incorporate cross-curricular activities in order to adapt to the interest of the students and expose them to real-world scenarios.

The Board of Education is committed to policy of non‐discrimination in relation to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, and other human differences. This policy will prevail in all matters concerning staff, students, the public, educational programs and employment practices.

It is the policy of the Board of Education not to discriminate against any otherwise qualified individual with a disability solely by reason of his/her disability, in admission to, or treatment of employment in, any program or activity.

It is the intent of the district to ensure that students who are disabled within the definition of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are identified, evaluated and provided with appropriate educational services. Students may be disabled under this policy even though they do not require services pursuant to the Individuals With Disabilities Act (IDEA). Due process rights of students with disabilities and their parents under Section 504 will be enforced.