Dr. Megan Drummond

Well, my name is Dr. Megan Drummond. I'm the assistant director of Northland Career Center in the Platt County School District in Platt City, Missouri.

Well, my name is Dr. Megan Drummond. I'm the assistant director of Northland Career Center in the Platt County School District in Platt City, Missouri.

Well, my name is Dr. Megan Drummond. I'm the assistant director of Northland Career Center in the Platt County School District in Platt City, Missouri.

We are a career and technical center for juniors and seniors in high school. We have what we call like our human services programs and our skilled trades programs. We kind of have two different like umbrellas that a lot of our classes fall under here. Your human services are going to be things like health sciences, culinary arts, law enforcement, teaching professions, things like that.

We are a career and technical center for juniors and seniors in high school. We have what we call like our human services programs and our skilled trades programs. We kind of have two different like umbrellas that a lot of our classes fall under here. Your human services are going to be things like health sciences, culinary arts, law enforcement, teaching professions, things like that.

We are a career and technical center for juniors and seniors in high school. We have what we call like our human services programs and our skilled trades programs. We kind of have two different like umbrellas that a lot of our classes fall under here. Your human services are going to be things like health sciences, culinary arts, law enforcement, teaching professions, things like that.

Skilled trades are going to be kind of what you traditionally think are welding, diesel technology, construction, HVAC, things like that that are specialized. your more traditional skilled trades.

Skilled trades are going to be kind of what you traditionally think are welding, diesel technology, construction, HVAC, things like that that are specialized. your more traditional skilled trades.

Skilled trades are going to be kind of what you traditionally think are welding, diesel technology, construction, HVAC, things like that that are specialized. your more traditional skilled trades.

So students that might be interested in shadowing would shadow their sophomore or junior year of high school to then be admitted for the following school year.

So students that might be interested in shadowing would shadow their sophomore or junior year of high school to then be admitted for the following school year.

So students that might be interested in shadowing would shadow their sophomore or junior year of high school to then be admitted for the following school year.

Each of our programs, they have industry certifications that are tied to those programs. Sometimes age can be a factor, but to prepare for those different exams, what they're doing is practicing their skills out in the shop. For our teaching professions program, they actually go out into surrounding elementary schools in our area and

Each of our programs, they have industry certifications that are tied to those programs. Sometimes age can be a factor, but to prepare for those different exams, what they're doing is practicing their skills out in the shop. For our teaching professions program, they actually go out into surrounding elementary schools in our area and

Each of our programs, they have industry certifications that are tied to those programs. Sometimes age can be a factor, but to prepare for those different exams, what they're doing is practicing their skills out in the shop. For our teaching professions program, they actually go out into surrounding elementary schools in our area and

And they're interning and they're acting as a student teacher in a way. But we try and give students as much real-world experience as possible through the coursework they're doing in class as well as through internship opportunities actually in the industry, whatever industry they've decided on. Give them those real-world experiences.

And they're interning and they're acting as a student teacher in a way. But we try and give students as much real-world experience as possible through the coursework they're doing in class as well as through internship opportunities actually in the industry, whatever industry they've decided on. Give them those real-world experiences.

And they're interning and they're acting as a student teacher in a way. But we try and give students as much real-world experience as possible through the coursework they're doing in class as well as through internship opportunities actually in the industry, whatever industry they've decided on. Give them those real-world experiences.

For our students specifically, they spend half of our day with us and then they still spend half of their day at their sending high school. So oftentimes if they're sending high school, they're getting those traditional classes that you think of. They're getting calculus. They're getting P.E. They're getting their health class. They're getting English, things like that.

For our students specifically, they spend half of our day with us and then they still spend half of their day at their sending high school. So oftentimes if they're sending high school, they're getting those traditional classes that you think of. They're getting calculus. They're getting P.E. They're getting their health class. They're getting English, things like that.