CATE Students

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At Lewis S. Mills High School, the CATE department consists of three areas of study: 

Business and Finance Technology

Ms. Barbara Angelicola and Mrs. Debra Greenier

Family and Consumer Sciences

Mrs. Gail Westenfeld

Technology Education

Mr. Heinz Beier and Mr. Jared Welcome

CATE Philosophy:

 Business and Finance Technology, Family and Consumer Sciences; Technology Education are high school programs that teach students how to think independently, solve problems, and prepare for post-secondary goals.

 Performance-based activities are stressed in all courses and students are expected to work as team members to solve problems and make decisions important to the outcome of their assignments and projects. 

 All courses in CATE are assessed by using authentic assessment.  Authentic assessment encompasses:  Traditional, Alternative and Performance based assessment practices that measure student achievement.

 Traditional assessment uses tests, quizzes, short answer questions, multiple choice and matching.  Alternative assessment best measures the affective domain and includes classroom activities where students work in teams, evaluate self and peers, and reflect on learning through databases, logs and portfolios.  Performance assessment measures the psychomotor domain and requires a student to show competence in a particular skill or task.  Feedback of student learning is conveyed to the student through the use of evaluation instruments:  Rubrics, Checklists, written notes and verbal observances.

 It is the intent of the CATE department that the program prepares students with courses necessary for post-secondary educational studies. CATE courses have paved the way for many of our students to seek Business and Finance degrees, Engineering and Manufacturing degrees which encompass the use of CADD, CNC, Robotics; an exploration into the Culinary Arts,  Child Care and Social Sciences certificate or degree programs.  The CATE department continually strives to enhance the skills necessary for all students to become contributing, socially responsible productive citizens in today’s ever changing and challenging technological society.