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Central Westmoreland Career & Technology Center
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Contact: 724-925-3532
Address: 240 Arona Road, New Stanton, PA 15672
Enrollment
Enrollment at CWCTC is application based. Districts will release the application link specific for their school when they begin their scheduling processes.
*Submission of an application is not a guarantee for admission based on seat availability.
*Students already enrolled at the CTC, and who have academically passed their program, will be rescheduled for the following year and do not need to complete a new application. Students should schedule a meeting with their Vocational Resource Counselor at the CTC or their district Counselor if they are considering other options.
Programs of Study
- Agriculture and Landscape Design
- Aspiring Educators
- Automotive Collision Repair Technology
- Automotive Mechanics Technolgy
- Computer Information Science
- Construction Trades
- Cosmetology
- Culinary Arts
- Electrical Technology
- Health Occupations Technology
- HVAC & Steamfitting
- Multimedia Design Technology
- Powerline
- Protective Services
- Restoration & Design
- Robotics Engineering and Manufacturing
- Service Occupations
- Sports Medicine
- Welding & Metal Fabrication
District Policy 204 (Truancy)
In order to graduate, the commonwealth has set forth attendance requirements for the completion of a school year. The CWCTC recognizes that regular school attendance is a critical factor in school success and has policies regarding compulsory school attendance (Policy number 204). Absences shall be treated as unlawful or unexcused until the district receives a written excuse explaining the absence, to be submitted within three (3) days of the absence, otherwise the absence will remain unexcused.
3 Unexcused Days:
A letter will be set home after a student accumulates a total of 3 unexcused absences. This letter is a notice that your child is nearing the 5 day attendance improvement plan.
5 Unexcused Days:
After 5 unlawful or unexcused absences are accrued, a School Attendance Improvement Conference will be held at the CWCTC where a school improvement plan will be developed. If the school improvement plan is not followed, the student will be referred to both a school/community based attendance improvement program and the local magistrate.
10+ Unexcused Days:
After a student reaches 10 days of unexcused absences, a direct referral may be made with the local magistrate by the sending school and the Westmoreland County Children’s Bureau (Act 138 of 2016). The legal truancy ramifications of the attendance policy are for all high school students under the age of 18 years of age as per Act 16 of 2019.
A maximum of ten (10) days of cumulative lawful absences verified by parental notification may be permitted during a school year. The Board considers the following conditions to constitute reasonable cause for absence from school:
- Illness and/or urgent reasons 5. Required Court Attendance
- Health care 6. Death in Family
- Quarantine 7. Educational Trips and Tours
- Recovery from an accident 8. Tutorial Work
All absences beyond ten (10) cumulative days shall require an excuse from a licensed physician.
Parents can view their child’s attendance on the Parent Portal by logging into CSIU. Click here for directions.
AM and PM students are to submit an excuse to their CWCTC instructor when absent from school. An excuse must be submitted to BOTH the sending school and the CWCTC. Excuses must be submitted to CWCTC within 3 days of the absence. A CWCTC excuse form can be found here.
Parents can also email excuses to attendance@cwctc.org.
A parent/guardian absence note should include (1) the date of the student absence(s), (2) the reason for the student absence, and (3) the signature of the parent/guardian. The parent/guardian signature must be the same as the parent/guardian name on the student’s emergency information.