Culinary artsFamily and Consumer Sciences

Glendale Union High School District

The Culinary Arts Program is designed to prepare students to apply technical

knowledge and skills required for food production and service occupations. Students completing this program will possess the technical knowledge and skills required for planning, selecting, storing, purchasing, preparing and serving quality food products. Nutritive values, safety and sanitation procedures, use of commercial equipment, serving techniques, special diets and management of food establishments will also be studied.

Students in Culinary Arts program have the opportunity to get involved in Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), a Career and Technical Education Student Organization where students learn leadership, personal development, and team work skills for careers in culinary arts.

www.azfccla.org • www.fcclainc.org

Recommended Career and Technical Education

(CTE) Electives in theCulinary Arts Program:

Introduction to Culinary Arts 1-2(Grades 9-11 / 1 credit)

Culinary Arts 1-2(Grades 10-12 / 1 credit)

Culinary Arts 3-4(Grade 11-12 / 1 credit)

Career Internship (FACS) ANDWork-based Experience (Field)

(Grade 12 / 2 credits)

NOTE: Students in the Culinary Arts program who complete the ProStart®

coursework and the internship requirements are qualified to take the final exam. Upon

passing the exam students will receive: National Certification from the National

Restaurant Association (NRA) Educational Foundation.

Academic IntegrationGUHSD is committed to rigorous and relevant learning for ALL students. CTE teachers are actively working with teachers of other disciplines to align standards, tests and essential skills to enhance instruction. This focus of learning integrates academic skills which may include the following:

Computer ScienceLanguage Arts

MathScience

Social Studies

ALL CTE programs offer post-secondary opportunities through community colleges,

universities, trade schools and apprenticeships. Your GUHSD school counselor can provide you with valuable resource materials to help with planning

your future after high school:

• Guide to Post-High School Planning• Senior Scholarship Guide and Directory

• Career Pathways Brochures

Be sure to request these materials TODAY!

Graduation RequirementsandCTE Opportunities

The Glendale Union High School District diploma is designed to satisfy the graduation requirements established by the State Board of Education and those of the GUHSD Governing Board. Meeting these minimum requirements will result in a high school diploma. Additional credits are required for acceptance into a college or university, and results in an “endorsed” diploma. The required twenty credits (minimum) or twenty three credits (endorsement) are earned by taking the following required courses:

4 credits of Language Arts3 credits of Social Studies2 credits of Science (3 credits for endorsement)2 credits of Math (4 credits for endorsement)1 credit of Fine Arts OR CTE (Fine Arts for endorsement)1 credit of Physical Education(2 credits of Foreign Language for endorsement)

• 5-7 credits of ELECTIVES can be selected from the course offerings for each high school. Consider exploring your desired career path through related CTE courses.

Career and teChniCal eduCation

(CTE marketing materials made possible through funding from West-MEC.)

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Culinary ArtsAnnual Wages (% of Anticipated Growth by 2013)

Short Term on the Job Training• Short Order Cooks, Fast Food Cooks

$15,100 - 17,300 (14%)• Food Preparation Workers

$15,300 - 17,100 (26%)• Bartenders

$13,400 - 15,000 (12%)• Waiters and Waitresses$13,100 - 13,800 (24%)• Hosts and Hostesses

$14,600 - 15,200 (21%)• Food Counter Attendants

$14,700 - 15,800 (23%)• Dishwashers

$13,400 - 13,600 (14%)

Moderate-Long Term on the Job Training• Restaurant Cooks

$19,900 - 20,200 (21%)• Institution and Cafeteria Cooks

$20,000 - 20,500 (10%)• Bakers

$23,000 - 23,300 (16%)• Butchers and Meat Cutters

$33,600 - 36,800 (no growth anticipated)

Associate/Trade School• Food Service Managers$34,500 - 37,300 (15%)

• Chefs and Head Cooks$36,500 - 38,000 (20%)

Bachelor’s Degree• Dieticians & Nutritionists

$24,000 - 57,200 (38%)

Doctoral Degree• Biochemists & Biophysicists

$76,200 - 82,700 (37%)

Source: Arizona Labor Marketwww.workforce.az.gov

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in Arizona Offer Culinary Arts

Programs?Arizona Culinary Institute

www.azculinary.com

Art Institute of Phoenixwww.artinstitutes.edu/phoenix/

Johnson & Waleswww,jwu.edu

Scottsdale Culinary Institutewww.chefs.edu

Community Collegeswww.50states.com/cc/arizona.htm

Want to Explore Some Careers?Vocational Information Center

www.khake.com

America’s Career Info Netwww.acinet.org/acinet/occ_rep.asp

US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

www.bls.gov

Entire site is informative — Click on Occupational Outlook Handbook

for Career Information

GUHSD • 12/2006

Career PathwaysThe Career Pathway for Culinary Arts is Social/Human Services. Occupations in this Career Pathway are related to hospitality, personal and customer services, social services, education, legal services, and protective services. These may include education, law enforcement, social service, or culinary arts. Recommended areas of electives for the Culinary Arts Career Pathway include the following:

Child Development Computer Science Culinary Arts Social Studies electives

Source: Arizona Department of Education

www.ade.az.edu/CTE/career pathways