School Year

School Year Skills Center 

 

Pathways to college, career, and life!

The Seattle Skills Center is committed to delivering advanced career and technical education for high school students. Classes work best in 11th and 12th grader's schedules. Courses offer high school credit, industry recognized certification, advanced learning, and college credit.

Programs are distributed throughout the city, not in a single building or location.  Seattle Skills Center programs are located within Seattle Public Schools' high schools and community-based sites. We offer a range of course offerings at multiple locations.

Each program offers one- and two- year course offerings. A student that completes one year with the Skills Center earns 3 full high school graduation credits. Several programs offer math and lab science graduation requirements as well.

These courses are driven by market demand, so Seattle Skills Center students are motivated to enter the workforce AND prepare for college and careers.

Applications for the following school year are usually available in February.

The Seattle Skills Center is a free program in Seattle Public Schools that prepares students for college, careers, and life.  We do this by providing advanced Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses that give students options to continue career-focused learning in four-year colleges, or earn post-secondary certification, or join the work force right out of high school.

Seattle Colleges/Seattle Skills Center CTE dual/college credit course offerings.

https://www.seattlecolleges.edu/cte-dual-credit/participating-high-schools

How are Skills Center courses unique?

Most CTE courses in middle and high school are one hour per day, one or two semester offerings, and a majority are exploratory courses.  While these continue to be excellent options for students, Skills Center Courses provide much more in-depth and authentic learning experiences and are preparatory courses.  School year Skills Center courses are 2.5 hours per day, every day, for up to two years, result in industry recognized certificates, and prepare students to continue in focused, post-secondary training or credential programs, or head directly into the workforce.

 

2021-22 School Year Application

The course offerings flyer is available in the following languages:

• Amharic
• Chinese
• Somali
• Spanish
• Tagalog
• Vietnamese

2020-21 School Year Schedule Information

If you registered for a Skills Center class that was originally advertised as a “morning” class, you attend periods 1, 2, 3 all day Monday, the morning of Wednesday, and all day Thursday.  If you registered for a Skills Center class that was originally advertised as an “afternoon” class, you attend periods 4, 5, 6 all day Tuesday, the afternoon of Wednesday, and all day Friday. If you have a schedule conflict with your home high school, or any questions, please email skillscenterinfo@seattleschools.org

The 2020-21 daily lessons will be a blend of synchronous (live, on the computer) and asynchronous (recorded or independent work) learning.  Skills Center students will engage with their teacher on Teams at the beginning of the day, at least once in the middle of the day, and at the end of the school day.  In between class meetings on Teams, students will be working independently on projects, working in small groups, or getting support from their teacher.  We will have a more detailed hourly schedule to you as soon as possible.

Monday/Thursday (periods 1, 2, 3)   OR   Tuesday/Friday (periods 4, 5, 6)   Students Attend Full School Day   School Hours: 9:00am to 3:50pm	Wednesday (early release every week) School Hours: 9:00am to 2:35pm Periods 1, 2, 3 (students attend morning) Periods 4, 5, 6 (students attend afternoon)
9:00am -9:15am Asynchronous learning and individual or small group support and open office hours	9:00am to 9:40 Students access meetings and activities at their home high school
9:15 – 10:00am Synchronous learning, whole class, morning block	9:40 – 10:10am Synchronous learning, whole class, morning block
10:00am - 11:00am Asynchronous learning and individual or small group support and open office hours	10:10am – 10:50am Asynchronous learning and individual or small group support and open office hours
11:00am- 11:30am Break	10:50am – 11:20am Synchronous learning, whole class, wrap up of morning block
11:30am – 12:00pm Asynchronous learning and individual or small group support and open office hours	11:20am- 12:05pm   Lunch
12:00pm - 12:40pm Synchronous learning, whole class, wrap up of morning block	12:05pm – 12:35pm Synchronous learning whole class, beginning of afternoon block
12:40pm – 1:25pm Lunch	12:35 – 1:15pm Asynchronous learning and individual or small group support and open office hours
1:25pm – 2:15pm Synchronous learning, whole class, beginning of afternoon block	1:15pm – 1:45pm Synchronous learning, whole class, wrap up of afternoon block
2:15pm to 3:00pm Asynchronous learning and individual or small group support and open office hours	1:45pm – 2:15pm Teacher open office hours Students can access meetings and activities at their home high school
3:00pm to 3:20pm Synchronous learning, whole class, wrap up of afternoon block.	2:15pm – 2:35 Students access meetings and activities at their home high school
3:20pm -3:35pm Asynchronous learning and individual or small group support and open office hours	(Early dismissal day, high schools dismiss at 2:35pm)
3:35pm -3:50pm Students access meetings or activities at their home high school.