The Carpentry and General Construction program at Warren Tech, part of the Building Trades Academy, is a comprehensive course of study which incorporates all aspects of building to include the following: drawings, blueprints, foundations, framing, siding, roofing, and finished millwork. Students are introduced and instructed in hand tool skills and the applied safety measures. They will also be able to display the proper techniques for measuring and laying out projects from working drawings. From there, they progress to the safe handling of pneumatic tools and shop power tools. At the completion of the four years in Carpentry, students will have successfully achieved the skills to work cooperatively with other carpenters and jointers of America. This instruction will also afford students the opportunity to enter union apprenticeship programs after Warren Tech.
CARPENTRY I prerequisite-none 10 credits
In this year, the students will start off with scale work and measure from different elevations. Also in this year students will study how trees develop from seed to mill. Students will learn the various wood families and the areas and sources that supply them to the manufacturer. The students train in the safe use of hand tools and shaping a mortise and tenon, a way of joining wood, through the incorporation of smaller individual and group projects.
CARPENTRY II prerequisite-Const. Trades I 10 credits
The next year will begin with a review of safety rules of hand tool utilization. The students will move on to learn the proper handling of power tools, circular saws, saws-alls, and other tools used in everyday trade work. Safety is the main focus of this portion of the course. In addition to tools, the year’s study will encompass blueprint reading, working drawings, laying out various different scale drawings as well as working from the center points. The students will move on to larger group or duo projects during this time.
CARPENTRY III prerequisite-Const. Trades II 15 credits
In the third year of the program, students will have accomplished safety requirements on all tools. They will move on to increasing their knowledge and skill in table saw use and the many different blade applications. Projects will become large. Time management will become a tool in the regular work schedule of a student in Construction Trades. Projects in this year will encompass foundation design, framing, decking, roofing, siding, and insulating techniques. The juniors will work closely with other career major areas in creating “green” housing and technology initiatives.
CARPENTRY IV prerequisite-Const. Trades III 15 credits
In this year, students will be looking to hone their skills in both the classroom setting and at actual job sites throughout the county. In conjunction with the CIE Coordinator, the apprenticeship search will begin this year along with the increased study of the industry procedures, norms, standards, and employment regulations.
Proposed Sequence of Courses
Algebra I Geometry Applied Math Welding II
Carpentry I Phys. Ed/ Health Carpentry III Phys. Ed/ Health
Biology English 12
Welding I U.S. History I Business Management I
English 9 English 10 English 11
Spanish I Electrical Applications I Environmental Science Intro to CAD
General Science Electrical Applications II Carpentry IV
Phys. Ed/ Health Carpentry II Phys. Ed/ Health
World History U.S. History II
Graduation Requirements
The following are high school graduation requirements as established through state law/regulations or Board policy.
Satisfactory completion of a Board of Education approved program consisting of:
4 years of English
4 years of Health/Physical Education
3 years of Social Studies (World History, U.S. History I, and U.S. History II)
3 years of Mathematics and 3 years of Science
1 year of Fine, Practical, or Performing Arts
1 year of Business Management
Senior Year Research Paper
1 year of a World Language (2 years for college prep)
Other minimum requirements are listed by shop specialty
A senior must take and complete a national or state-validated test in their vocational area. Students must take a class every period. There are NO STUDY HALLS. It is anticipated that students, on average, will graduate with 170 credits, inclusive of state-mandated and CTE requirements. Students must pass the HSPA in Reading, Mathematics, and Writing in order to receive a diploma unless exempt through the I.E.P. process.
Students who fail their Career Major/Academy Program or three or more courses for the entire year will not be re-admitted to WCTS for the following year.
Each course of study required for graduation shall include a statement of the required proficiencies to be mastered by the students enrolled in the course. Credit for each required course will be awarded upon the successful completion of the program assigned and satisfaction of the proficiencies identified. Students shall be given every reasonable opportunity to remediate and satisfy failed proficiencies.
Successful completion of remedial courses in HSPA English or HSPA Mathematics will count toward the total number of credits required for graduation. However, those courses will not satisfy the curriculum requirement for high school English or Mathematics.
