Meet Susan Haldezos - Galligan
Tell us about yourself, what brought you to Coupeville?
I have been a part of the Coupeville School District community since 2016 as a teacher, volunteer, and most recently as the Interim CTE (Career and Technical Education) Director. When I was a classroom teacher I had the good fortune to teach MS science with Terry Welch and Wilbur Purdue. At CHS I established a CTE Visual Communications Pathway teaching video production, animation and graphic design.
Tell us about the new partnership of CTE and the Community Resource Fair:
Thank you to Arianna Bumgarner for letting me join forces with the Resource Fair to restart our Career Fair. I believe the Career Fair is an opportunity for students to wander through the various vendors, whether they talk to a representative from the military, the work force or a college, “knowledge is power,” and the more students can be exposed to the various choices after high school, the better. This is an opportunity for students to sample various career paths all in one place!
Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs support local middle and high school programs that provide 21st-century, academic and technical skills for all students.” Students are required to take CTE classes to graduate, and here at Coupeville, we currently offer 3 types of CTE Pathways: Health Sciences, Construction, and Agriculture.
Besides offering CTE content, the other goal for CTE is to model positive workplace behaviors and begin to investigate future career options. The Resource and Career fair is a perfect example of community, school and students sharing information to further pursue healthy and productive lives in our community. The career portion of the fair is focused on introducing students to career pathways and higher education options that exist nearby, as well as to provide opportunities for students to meet and network with community businesses and with the possibility of gaining employment to support and advance future goals.
Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs support local middle and high school programs that provide 21st-century, academic and technical skills for all students.” Students are required to take CTE classes to graduate, and here at Coupeville, we currently offer 3 types of CTE Pathways: Health Sciences, Construction, and Agriculture.
Besides offering CTE content, the other goal for CTE is to model positive workplace behaviors and begin to investigate future career options. The Resource and Career fair is a perfect example of community, school and students sharing information to further pursue healthy and productive lives in our community. The career portion of the fair is focused on introducing students to career pathways and higher education options that exist nearby, as well as to provide opportunities for students to meet and network with community businesses and with the possibility of gaining employment to support and advance future goals.
How Can You Get Involved?
If you would like to support the efforts that Susan is most passionate about, please consider supporting the Central Whidbey Career and Resource Fair.
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