CTAE Accomplishments

Dr. Jennifer Woods, CTAE Director and CEO of Sims Academy, presented an update on our CTAE program at the Sept. 6 Board of Education meeting. Over 2,700 students enrolled in at least one CTAE class last year. The program includes 66 teachers for 31 different pathways.

• Over 1,600 students participated in Career Tech Student Organizations, and nine students earned recognitions at the national level.
• Through a partnership with Harrison Poultry and the Georgia Poultry Federation, an Industrial Maintenance Bootcamp was offered by Lanier Technical College this summer to provide training to recent BCSS graduates. Students who successfully completed the program were immediately offered job opportunities.
• AHS Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security earned National Program Accreditation.
• Brooke Lewis-Slamkova was selected as a New Teacher of the Year.
• Tywanda Jackson represents BCSS on the Work-Based Learning State Executive Board.
• The Public Administration Pathway is a new course through CTAE and Social Studies now offered at BASA.
• Through a partnership with Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow, BCSS received grant funding for a new CNA Pilot Program.