Curriculum
Weslaco ISD CTE courses are aligned with the State of Texas TEKS for Middle School and High School. These TEKS are designed by TEA to support teachers in their planning and designing of their units of study to ensure that all students receive a rigorous curriculum.
Career and Technical Education courses are developed using pathways that prepare students for a career, including state and nationally recognized certifications and/or licenses. These pathways align with three of the Texas Foundation with Endorsement graduation plans: Business & Industry, Public Service, and STEM (Science, Technology, Education & Mathematics).
| Business & Industry Endorsement | Public Service Endorsement | STEM Endorsement |
Weslaco ISD CTE offers several pathways in Business and Industry. All pathways are designed to provide students with an opportunity to explore a career and obtain a certification and/or participate in a labor internship experience while completing the pathway. All courses provide state academic credit and meet the required TEKS. Dual credit pathways provide opportunities for students to obtain college credit as well as high school credit. Information about each pathway can be found by selecting any of the following links. | Weslaco ISD CTE offers several career pathways for the Public Service Endorsement. All pathways are designed to provide students with an opportunity to explore a career and obtain internship experience and/or certifications while completing the pathway. All courses provide state academic credit and meet the required TEKS. Dual credit pathways provide opportunities for students to obtain college credit as well as high school credit. Information about each pathway can be found by selecting any of the following links. | Weslaco ISD CTE offers several career pathways for the STEM Endorsement. All pathways are designed to provide students with an opportunity to explore a career pathway and obtain internship experience and/or certifications while completing the pathway. All courses provide state academic credit and meet the required TEKS.Dual credit pathways provide opportunities for students to obtain college credit as well as high school credit. Information about each pathway can be found by selecting any of the following links. |
| - A/V Technology | - Education & Training | - Engineering |
| - Agriculture | - Health Services | - Mechatronics |
| - Architecture/Construction | - Human Services | |
| - Business Management & Administration | - Law & Public Safety | |
| - Finance | ||
| - Hospitality & Tourism | ||
| - Information Technology | ||
| - Manufacturing | ||
| - Marketing | ||
| - Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics | ||
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