Career & Technical Education
Contact Us
Cynthia Pavon
Secretary
972-882-7376
Kristi Krajca
CTE Director
Kelly Brown
CTE Coordinator
Oversees Programs: Architecture & Construction; Law Public Safety, Corrections & Security; Manufacturing; STEM; Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
Leigh Farley
CTE Coordinator
Oversees Programs: Interior Design, Fashion Design, Education & Training, Health Science, Hospitality & Tourism, Human Services, Marketing
Jennifer Martin
CTE Coordinator
Oversees Programs: Arts, A/V Technology & Communication, Business Management & Administration, Finance, Information Technology
Clarissa Jayroe
CTE Counselor Facilitator
Responsible for: CTE Dual Credit, CTE Counselors, 8th Grade Endorsements, Vanguard Admissions & IBC Tracking
Sheldon Stoker
CTE Facilitator
Responsible for: CTSO Travel, CTE Marketing, CTE Showcase, Business Partners and BRE Representative
Career & Technical Education (CTE) classes combine high-quality, rigorous instruction with real-life experiences to prepare students for the future. Mesquite CTE offers 36 programs of study that equip students to achieve at high levels whether they are starting college, attending a technical school, or entering the workforce after high school graduation.
Students are also offered opportunities to earn paid and unpaid work experience, state and nationally recognized professional certifications, and college credits through dual-credit programs with with Dallas College. CTE courses help prepare students for a variety of real-world careers and the goal for our CTE program is to produce young adults who think critically and independently, communicate effectively, and work collaboratively in today’s world.
Campus CTE Counselors
John Horn HS
Leslie Thomas
972-882-5224
Poteet HS
Jaime Mansfield
972-882-5316
NMHS
Brandi Brice
972-882-7910
WMHS
Kimberly Gamble
972-882-7621
Mesquite HS
Alauna Hollingsworth
972-882-7804
Vanguard HS
Elizabeth Baker
Lead Counselor
972-882-0004
Rusty Manning
972-882-0020
Candace Norwood
972-882-0017
Mesquite Independent School District offers career and technical education programs in Architecture and Construction, Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications, Business, Marketing, and Finance, Education and Training, Health Science, Hospitality and Tourism, Human Services, Information Technology, Law and Public Service, Manufacturing, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics. Admission to these programs is dependent upon interest and aptitude, age appropriateness and availability of class space.
It is the policy of Mesquite ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in its vocational programs, services or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Mesquite ISD will take steps to assure that lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs.
For information about your rights or grievance procedures, contact the Title IX Coordinators at eduran@mesquiteisd.org or cwillie@mesquiteisd.org, 972-882-7324, and/or the Section 504 Coordinator at acarroll@mesquiteisd.org, 972-882-7314.