• Adult & Continuing Education
• Career & Technical Education
• General Education
• Special Education
• Tech Valley High School

The Culinary Arts program teaches students the management and culinary skills needed for a career in the hospitality industry, including classroom study, lab work, mentored work experiences, and the opportunity to test their skills in competitions. The curriculum is based on ProStart, supported by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation.

Characteristics of a successful student:

• A strong interest in some or all course material
• Open-minded, eager to learn about new things
• Excellent attendance
• Interest and some ability in technical area
• Parental support of the career and technical education (CTE) program

Courses strongly recommended to take prior to enrollment or concurrently at home school district:

• Basic Foods
• Advanced Foods
• Sanitation
• Biology
• Health
• Event Planning and Hospitality
• Catering
• Entrepreneurship
• Nutrition

Curriculum and materials used:

• National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, ProStart Becoming a Foodservice Professional (Year 1, 2)
• Foundation of Restaurant Management and Culinary Arts (Level 1, 2)

Culinary students may be able to receive academic credit in the following subject areas:

• Math 11 (1 credit)
• Science 11 (1 credit)
• Career and Financial Management (1/2 credit)
• English 12 (1 credit)

For more information on the availability of this option, please contact your
home school counselor.

College credit available through the program:

Art Institute of Pittsburgh
CUL 100 The World of Culinary (1 credit hour)
CUL 101 Intro to Culinary Skills (9 credit hours)
CUL102 Sanitation and Safety (3 credit hours)
CUL 202 Purchasing and Cost Control (3 credit hours)
CUL 212 Supervision (3 credit hours)
CUL 223 Internship (3 credit hours)
Paul Smith’s College
Culinary Externship (6 credit hours)
Schenectady County Community College
HOT 114 Food Admin and Menu Plan. (3 credit hours)
SUNY Cobleskill
CAHT 111 Basic Food prep (3 credit hours)
CAHT 103 Food Service Sanitation (3 credit hours)
CAHT 140 Hospitality Math (advanced standing/placement credit.
Student must earn a 75 percent on the math challenge exam given the first week of classes)
(These credits are only available if the student attends these colleges.)

Related career opportunities:

• Caterer
• Chef/Cook
• Nutritional Department Employee
• Food Writer
• Hospitality Manager
• Pastry Chef
• Restaurant Owner/Manager
• Supermarket Chef
• Supermarket Deli, Produce, Dry Goods Manager
• Food Research and Development
• Food Stylist
• Food Service Marketer

Licensing:

ProStart Certification
ServSafe® Certification

Technical endorsement:

ProStart Year 2 Written Exam
National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)
Culinary Arts Cook-Level 2/ProStart Year 1 and 2
To earn a CTE technical endorsement on their diploma, students must meet ALL of the following requirements:

• Earn the minimum 22 credits for HS graduation in NYS
• Pass the minimum 5 required regents exams (ELA, 1 Math, 1 Science, US History and Global History)
• Pass ALL 3 parts of the technical assessment: written, performance and portfolio.

Consultant Committee:

• Albany Marriott
• Basement Bistro
• BBL - Hilton Garden Hotel
• BBL Hospitality
• Columbia Greene Community College
• Columbia Memorial Hospital
• Farm to School Project
• Hawthorne Valley Farm
• Kaaterskill Rehabilitation LTC
• Mallozzi Family Hospitality Company
• Nano Cafe
• NYSRA
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
• Samaritan Hospital
• SUNY Cobleskill

RATING CRITERIA:

This graph represents nine data points that are considered important when assessing CTE program effectiveness at Questar III. A lower (or higher) rating than the average may only tell part of “the story” for why that rating is lower or higher. It is important not to simply assume that a lower rating in an area is an indicator of lower quality, or a less valuable rating. Instead, when looking at all nine ratings, it is important to discuss why a CTE program received that rating.