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Hicksville Public Schools

Technology Education

Technology Education

Mission

The Hicksville Public Schools Secondary Technology Department provides students with hands-on opportunities to engage with past, present, and future technologies. Our program is built on a foundation of problem-solving and design thinking, equipping students with the technical skills and practical experience necessary to meet the demands of an ever-changing world. Through structured coursework and real-world application, we empower all students to navigate today's technological landscape with confidence, creativity, and adaptability.

Goals

  • Build a Strong Middle School STEM Foundation: To introduce all 6th-grade students to the engineering design process through structured, project-based learning. In 7th grade, students explore various STEM career pathways through active-learning modules like Robotics, Biomedical Technology, and Alternative Energy. This sequence culminates in 8th grade with specialized electives, allowing students to focus on either VEX IQ Robotics and programming or traditional woodworking and tool safety.
  • Provide Advanced, Career-Focused High School Pathways: To expand instruction at the high school level by offering robust pathways in Construction, Engineering, Communications, and Video Technology. These advanced sequences provide deep technical training and can fulfill the criteria for a 4+1 Regents Diploma assessment pathway or a custom 5-credit sequence for an Advanced Regents Diploma in lieu of a World Language.
  • Establish Essential Academic and Technical Prerequisites: To integrate foundational, high-quality courses, such as Design and Drawing for Production (DDP) (which satisfies the fine arts graduation requirement) and Career and Financial Management, to provide a solid baseline for all advanced technical studies.
  • Deliver Real-World Experience & Post-Secondary Credit: To mirror industry standards by granting students access to professional trade workspaces and a state-of-the-art television news studio. High school pathways prepare students for success in college and future careers by offering hands-on experiences, professional certifications, and dual-enrollment college credits, including up to six credits from LIU Post (Video Technology) or three credits from Farmingdale State College (College Principles of Engineering).

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  • Elementary

    The foundational curriculum introduces early technical spatial awareness, visual problem-solving, and introductory digital communication models. 

    Career-Technology-Education Learning Standards | New York State Education Department

    Middle School

    Centered around building engineering solutions, basic web/software programming, and safety practices when utilizing hand and power tools. The coursework infuses hands-on project management to prepare students for higher-level secondary technologies. 

    Career-Technology-Education Learning Standards | New York State Education Department

    High School

    Focuses on standard industry practices, advanced CADD 2D drafting and 3D solid modeling, architectural frameworks, blueprint literacy, and professional broadcast media benchmarks. 

    Career-Technology-Education Learning Standards | New York State Education Department

  • Robotics Programs (K-12 Pathways): Students across Hicksville Public Schools have the opportunity to engage in competitive and classroom-based robotics programs starting at the elementary level, building foundational logic and spatial skills. 

    At the middle school level, the pathway expands through the Robotics 8 elective, where students work hands-on in teams to design, build, program, and document the progress of a VEX IQ robot. Middle school students looking to expand on these skills can also join the dedicated after-school robotics club to collaborate on extra projects. 

    Beyond the classroom, students can take their passion for engineering to the next level by participating in the district's competitive FIRST Robotics club league, which fosters teamwork, advanced programming, and real-world problem-solving skills through high-stakes regional challenges at the high-school level. 
     

    • 4+1 Multiple Pathways & Advanced Designation: High school students can complete an approved 4-to-5 credit sequence in Technology Education to fulfill the "4+1" multiple assessment pathway to graduation, or to satisfy the 5-unit sequence required to earn an Advanced Regents Diploma in lieu of the World Language requirement. 
    • The Construction Trades Foundation Track/CTE Endorsement: Students can complete a state-approved 4.0-Credit Construction CTE Pathway by tracking through the core department requirements, including Career and Financial Management, Design and Drawing for Production, Construction Trades Foundations, Residential Structures, and Constructions Systems.  
    • The Construction & Engineering Tracks: Includes Design and Drawing for Production (satisfies the Fine Art graduation requirement), Construction Systems, Residential Structures, Materials Processing I & II, The World of Technology, CADD, Construction Trades Foundations, and College Principles of Engineering (eligible for 3 credits via Farmingdale State College).
    • The Video Technology / Media Communications Track/CTE Endorsement: Students can complete a state-approved 3.5-Credit Video Technology CTE Pathway by tracking through the following sequence: Career and Financial Management, Video Production Technology Level I, Video Production Technology Level II (eligible for 3 college credits from LIU Post), Video Production Technology Level III - TV News Production (eligible for 3 college credits from LIU Post), and Video Production and Post-Production Workshop (optional).  Additionally, to secure the technical diploma endorsement endorsement seal, students must complete a teacher employability profile, log an electronic portfolio, pass a national industry exam, and finish 40 hours of work-based learning alongside a culminating project.