Her program “attracts kids that aren’t going to go to college,” she said, and gives them the skill set to pursue a career after graduation. I got lucky.”įor some students in the “Hair by Hays” program, as it is known, cosmetology is “just a back up plan for if college doesn’t work,” said their instructor, Aimee Foster.īut for other students, “this is their way out,” Foster said. When asked what she’d be doing now without the cosmetology program, she said, “Honestly I have no idea. Then she plans to start working as a hairstylist to pay her way through college, where she wants to study business. Rahslyn Stallings, 17, is a senior at Hays who hopes to become a licensed cosmetologist at the end of the school year. Please support Defender coverage of the Black community. It’s also one of over 200 cosmetology programs the Texas Education Agency is considering eliminating.
This cosmetology program prepares students to start working in salons as hairstylists, manicurists and skin care specialists immediately after high school graduation. They were among the more than 170 students participating in a concentrated, 1,000-hour cosmetology licensing program Hays offers as part of its career and technical education programming. Those interested in teacher preparation should consider the STEP program.On a rainy day last week, a few dozen students were working in the back wing of Hays High School, carefully crafting updos on mannequins in the school’s salon. Please note: The MA program in CTE is not designed to lead to teacher certification. In addition to coursework, students conduct a final project that will allow them to focus in depth on a particular area of interest. Students have ample opportunity to take courses both across the Graduate School of Education and the university at large. Please check back in July 2023 for updates on the 2024-2025 academic year. For the 2023-2024 academic year, the CTE master's program will NOT admit students. Students also have the opportunity to develop specializations around particular subject matters (English, literacy, mathematics, science, or history), although please note that only a small number of CTE faculty accept MA students each year. Students work closely with a faculty advisor to develop an individualized program of study that reflects the student’s particular interests. museums, community-based organizations, etc.) who are interested in furthering their ability to work at the intersection of theory and practice around issues of teaching, learning, curriculum, teacher education, and school reform. The program was designed for individuals with experience in schools or other educational settings (e.g. The CTE master’s program, which accepts only a small number of students each year, aims to prepare students to serve as educational leaders in a variety of contexts as well as paving the way to further graduate study.
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