William H. Turner Technical Arts High School
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William H. Turner Technical Arts High School, commonly referred as Turner Tech is a secondary technical school located at 10151 NW 19th avenue in Miami, Florida.Turner Tech sits next to Miami Central High School. The school serves to kids of all of Miami and insignificant amount in Broward. The principal of the school is named Ms. Valmarie Rhoden.
History
Turner Tech was founded in 1993 and was named after Senator William H. Turner former chairperson of Miami-Dade County School Board. The school was based on the ideas of Turner and Roger C. Cuevas former Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent. Their dream was to construct a school that would provide academic and technical skills to prepare youth for the 21st Century. Turner Tech operates as a small high school with approximately 1,800 students.
Academies
Turner tech is a technical school which teach students the skills of the kind of job they enjoy. Turner Tech is one of the first high schools to separate each job criteria in different branches. The academies are Agriscience, Academy of Information Technology and Entrepreneurship (AITE), Health, Industrial/Entertainment Technology (IET), NAF/Fannie Mae Foundation/ Academy of Finance, Public Service, Construction Management and Architectural Technology(CMAT). Students work in groups within each academy. The academic course is integrated into the career major the student has chosen. Students chose a career academy when they enter the school in the ninth grade. By successfully completing a sequence of technical courses, they gain certification in one or more related careers. All students assemble an active career portfolio, which includes examples of their individual work. Under each of the academies, students participate in a mass amount of hands-on experiences in actual workplaces and school-based interests.
For each Academy comes a different shirt and different color. The corresponding colors are:
Agriscience: Green
IET: Light Green
AITE: Royal Blue
CMAT: Teal
Publice Service: Gray
Finance: Maroon
Health: Navy Blue
Success
Turner Tech was recognized as one of America's top 10 New American High Schools in an awards course sponsored by Business Week and McGraw-Hill Educational and Professional Publishing Group in cooperation with the National Center for Research in Vocational Education and the Office of Vocations and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education. The United States Department of Education with the Big Picture Company, funded by the School to Work Opportunities Act of 1994, identified Turner Tech as one of five urban high schools on the cutting edge of education reform.
The American Federation of Teachers highlighted Turner Tech as one of five national models of school restructuring that focus on helping students reach high academic standards and prepare for good jobs. In 1999-2000, Turner Tech became one of the only 10 New Millennium High Schools in the state of Florida.
In 2006, Turner Tech was selected as one of the winners of the Got Milk? Healthiest Student Bodies Contest. Got Milk received nearly 1,500 contest entries from schools across the country and a panel of judges selected Turner Tech as one of the top 50 Student Bodies in the nation. Turner Tech received a $1,000 grant to fund health, wellness, PE and fitness and nutrition programs.
School attendance consistently is within the top five schools in Miami-Dade County
Awards
2006-2007- Turner Tech placed third in African-American Brain Bowl Competition
2006-2007- Turner Tech student Edmond, Wendy won First Place at National HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America)Competitions in Extemporaneous Speaking.
2003-2004- Turner Tech student Badeau, Billy placed First at National HOSA Competition in Clinical Specialty. He was the first to Place first at nationals from Turner Tech. Wendy Edmond being the second to do so, and first to do so Sophmore Year.