1. Career and Technical Center
Gilbreath-Reed
Career and Technical Center
1005 N. President George Bush Hwy.
Garland, Texas 75040
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2. GRCTC
The center allows students regardless of their home campus to explore career interests and gain employable skills through certifications in advanced career and technology courses. Courses include everything from animation to culinary arts to engineering, offered in the morning and afternoon sessions.

3. The Career Clusters offered
A: Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources – Veterinary Medical Applications
B: Architecture & Construction – Advanced Architectural Design, Advanced Interior Design, Electrical Technology
C: Arts, A/V Technology & Communications – Advanced Fashion Design, Fashion Design and Marketing, Printing and Imaging
D: Business Management & Administration – Business Management, Medical Coding and Billing, Microsoft Office Specialist

4. The Career Clusters continued
F: Finance – Advanced Accounting, Financial Trading and Investment
H: Health Science – Certified Nursing Assisting, Dental Assisting, Emergency Medical Technician, Pharmacy Technician
I: Hospitality & Tourism – Culinary Arts, Advanced Hospitality
K: Information Technology – Computer Maintenance, Network Administration and Cyber Security, Web design, Software and Game Development
L: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security – Fire Fighter

5. The Career Clusters at the Center
M: Manufacturing – Machining and Fabrication, Manufacturing Engineering
N: Marketing – Entrepreneurship and Marketing Management, Fashion Design and Marketing
O: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics(STEM) – Advanced Engineering, Advanced Robotics and Automation
P: Transportation, Distribution and Logistics – Logistics Technology, Outdoor Power

6. Who can attend?
Juniors and seniors who are genuinely interested in taking advanced courses, have met the prerequisite and the course selected aligns with the student’s endorsement or career interest.

7. Sample Student Schedule for 2017-2018
D A
D B
Trm
Bldg
Room
Course/Cls
Course Description
Teacher
Credits 1 S1
012
107
8C901A/01
Practicum in Animation A
Bush, G
1.000 2 3B
005
145
21619A/02
PRECALCULUS Reg A
Blue, J
0.500 4
195
42401S/03
Economics Reg
Green, T 5
214
10142A/02
English IV Reg A
Red, S 6
239
42215S/03
US Government
Black, W 7D
137
83420A/01
Anatomy & Physiology R A
White, B 8
88128A/01
Fashion Design A
Brown, C S2
8C901B/01
Practicum in Animation B
21619B/02
PRECALCULUS Reg B
A2701S/03
Teen Leadership
Smith, D
10142B/02
English IV Reg B
88596S/03
Money Matters
Jones, M
83420B/01
Anatomy & Physiology R B
88128B/01
Fashion Design B

8. GRCTC Request for Course Survey
Before you complete this survey, answer these questions?
Am I genuinely interested in taking a course at the center?
Will my before/after school activities or work
responsibilities interfere with me taking a course at the center?
Is this course required for graduation?
Will the course I select align with my goals after graduation?
Your school counselor will be meeting with you to discuss your options.

9. I am in.
If you are genuinely interested in taking a course at the GRCTC, you teacher will assist you in accessing the survey in Skyward.

10. Is this your final answer?

11. Accessing Course Request Survey
Students who are interested in taking courses at the new GRCTC should complete the Course Request Survey in Skyward. To access the Survey students MUST use the desktop version of Skyward that can be found on the Garland ISD website: .
Note: Students should complete a separate survey for each course they are interested in taking at the GRCTC. This must be completed before the Complete Step 1 Only button is clicked. See step 7 below.