Banks County High School

CTAE Department
CTAE Director: Will Foster
 Banks County Schools
Banks County Primary Banks County Elementary

Banks County Middle School Banks County High School

 Banks County
Population: 19,234

County Seat: Homer (pop. 1,257)

Racial Make-up
• White: 93.8%
• Hispanic: 7.2%
• Black: 2.9%
• Asian: 1.1%

Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 13.4%

Broadband Internet Subscription: 66%

Average travel time to work: 31 minutes

 Banks County High School
Total Student Enrollment: 888

Racial Make-up
- White: 86%
White
- Hispanic: 9% Hispanic

- Multiracial: 2% Multiracial
Black
- Black: 2% Asian

- Asian: 1%

Free and Reduced Lunch: 65%

Students with Disabilities: 8%

 Banks County High School
CTAE:
- Career, Technical, and Agriculture Education

Pathway:
- Sequence of 3 courses with a particular
focus
- Includes an End of Pathway Assessment
- ASE (Automotive Service
Excellence)
- MOS (Microsoft Office Suite)
- CNA (Certified Nursing Aide)
- W3Schools (HTML)

CTSO:
- Career Technical Student Organization
- FFA, HOSA, FCCLA, FBLA
 Banks County High School
Banks County High School

Total Student Enrollment (FY21): 20%

- BCHS: 895 CTAE Enrollment
- BCMS: 719 80% Non-CTAE Enrollment

CTAE Enrollment
- BCHS: 720 (80.45%)
Banks County Middle School
- BCMS: 672 (93.46%)
7%

CTAE Enrollment
Non-CTAE Enrollment
93%
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Agriculture
Pathways: 7
- Agriculture Mechanics
- Forest and Mechanical Systems
- Horticulture/Mechanical Systems
- Animal/Mechanical Systems
- Ag Mechanical and Metal Fabrication
- Horticulture and Forest Science
- Forest Management Systems

Instructors: 2

Classes Offered: 10

CTSO: FFA

Students Enrolled: 208

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Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Pathways: 1
- Automobile Maintenance and Light Repair

Instructors: 1

Classes Offered: 3

Student Enrolled: 138

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Hospitality and Tourism
Pathways: 1
- Culinary Arts

Instructors: 1

Classes Offered: 3

Student Enrolled: 133

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Education and Training
Pathways: 1
- Early Childhood Care and
Education

Instructors: 1

Classes Offered: 3

Student Enrolled: 92
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Government and Public Admin.
Pathways: 1
- JROTC (Army)

Instructors: 2

Classes Offered: 8

Teams: Raider Team, Air Rifle Team

Student Enrolled: 61
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Management and Administration
Pathways: 1
- Business and Technology

Instructors: 1

Classes Offered: 3

CTSO: FBLA

Student Enrolled: 78
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Health Science
Pathways: 2
- Therapeutic Service/Allied Health
- Therapeutic Services/Patient Care

Instructors: 1

Classes Offered: 4

CTSO: HOSA

Student Enrolled: 121

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Work Based Learning

Instructors: 1

Student Enrolled: 36

Clubs: Chamber Ambassadors

- Recycling Initiative
- Document Destruction Partnership
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Information Technology
Pathways: 1
- Web and Digital Design

Instructors: 1 (and two periods of another)

Classes Offered: 4

CTSO: FBLA

Student Enrolled: 200

 BCHS CTAE
Focus
Community Relationships Communication
- Strengthen advisory boards - Increase awareness of all programs
- Business partnerships - WBL and DE opportunities
- Guest speakers - Improve visibility of CTSOs
 Contact Info

Will Foster

- Phone (Work): 706 - 677 - 2221 ext. 1855

- Phone (Cell): 706 - 491 – 7745
- Email: william.foster@banks.k12.ga.us