Canyon ISD has a student-centered, active, and productive Career and Technical Education program. CTE courses are arranged around the sixteen career clusters and numerous programs of study. The CISD counseling and guidance programs are very involved in helping students discover their career interests and how to proceed to achieve their goals.

Career and Technical Education Mission Statement:

Canyon ISD’s mission for Career and Technical Education is to ensure students develop rigorous academic skills and applicable technical skills through motivating, relevant, and practical experiences designed to prepare students for success beyond high school.

Secondary and Post-Secondary Planning:

Canyon ISD offers eleven programs of study. 7th-12th grade counselors will visit with students about their career interests to help them determine which program of study best meets their future career goals. CISD Career and Technical Education courses are arranged in a sequence within these programs of study.

Canyon ISD Career Plans of Study and Coherent Sequence of Courses:

Canyon ISD students have an opportunity to choose to follow a Career Plan of Study based on a coherent sequence of courses. Counselors, teachers, and administrators will be visiting with students as they create their 4-year high school plans to guide them from 8th grade through their first year of postsecondary study or work.

The CISD Administrator for Career and Technical Education:

Marc Hamil (806) 677-2602
marc.hamil@canyonisd.net
P.O. Box 899 Canyon, Texas 79015

Administrative Assistants for Career and Technical Education:

Katrina Donais (806) 677-2611
katrina.donais@canyonisd.net

Canyon ISD Secondary Counselors:

Certifications CISD Students Can Earn:

• PCT (Patient Care Technician)
• EMT (Emergency Medical Technician)
• Texas Floral Association Level 1 Certification
• Google Cloud Certification – Professional G Suite
• Microsoft Office Specialist – Word (Specialist or Expert)
• Microsoft Office Specialist – Excel (Specialist or Expert)
• Microsoft Office Specialist – Master (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• AWS D9.1 and D1.1 Welding
• Automotive Service Excellence – Engine Repair
• Automotive Service Excellence – Brakes
• Texas Cosmetology Operator License
• CompTIA A+
• Amarillo College Level 1 Certification
• ServSafe Manager

Non-Discrimination Statement:

Canyon ISD will take steps to ensure that lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and CTE programs.

In its efforts to promote nondiscrimination, Canyon ISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, or disability in providing education services, activities, and programs, including CTE programs, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990(ADA), as amended, which incorporates and expands upon the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. The following district staff members have been designated to coordinate compliance with these legal requirements:

Title IX Coordinator, for concerns regarding discrimination on the basis of gender: Robyn Cranmer, at 3301 North 23rd Street Canyon, Texas, 806-677-2600. ADA/Section 504 Coordinator, for concerns regarding discrimination on the basis of disability: Bridget Johnson, at 3301 North 23rd Street Canyon, Texas, 806-677-2600.