Career Pathways at East
East has several strong career pathway programs tailored to national and local
labor demands, created with college and industry partners’ input, and focused on preparing students for success beyond high school graduation.
Culinary Arts
East’s Culinary Arts Program gives students skills and knowledge of the food service
industry and the culinary arts, learning food preparation and food production
practices. Students gain first-hand experience as caterers and are planning and
will operate a new restaurant at the Village Gate through the nonprofit RYCE:
Rochester Youth Culinary Experience.
Information Technology
East’s Information Technology Program gives students hands-on, real world
experience in information support and services, network systems, programming
and software development, and web and digital communications. Students build
and support a PC; design, build and program miniature robots; create programs in
Python and Java; design and build websites; network computers; design, build and
play video games; create Flash animations and much more.
Medical Careers
The Medical Careers pathway exposes students to the content, skills, and career
demands across medical professions, positioning students for careers in medicine
and health care. Students learn about pharmacology, emergency medical services,
nursing, mental health, respiratory care, rehabilitation, sports medicine, alternative
medicine, dental care, and animal health care.
Precision Optics
East is home to a $500,000 precision optical fabrication and testing lab that gives
students experience in advanced manufacturing. Learn about optics and to make
precision lenses and flats like those found in telescopes, cameras, and other highend
devices. This program prepares students for careers at any of the region’s 40+
precision optical design, manufacturing and engineering companies.
Teaching and Learning Institute
The Teaching and Learning Institute (TLI) at East is tailored to students who are
interested in careers in education and leadership. TLI seeks to diversify the district’s
teaching corps by adding homegrown, proactive teachers from our community,
by preparing students for success in college, giving them teaching experience in
high school, and offering a rigorous curriculum relevant to their lives and life in
Rochester.
Vision Care
The Vision Care Program teaches East students the skills and responsibilities
of an optician, learning to make prescription glasses and serve as patient care
providers. Working in partnership with volunteer eye doctors, students gain career
experience and perform valuable community service as they help fellow students
access vision care and learn to make and deliver prescription glasses.