Connecticut Technical Education and Career System
Windham Vance is an experienced digital media instructor currently serving at Howell Cheney Technical High School as part of the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System since August 2022, following a similar role at A. I. Prince Technical High School from January to June 2022. Prior to these educational positions, Windham spent over three years as the Director of Communications & Office Operations at the First Congregational Church of Southington, where responsibilities included strategic communication, content curation for various platforms, and public relations. Windham's extensive experience in the media field includes a significant tenure at ESPN from 2002 to 2017 in roles such as Editorial Graphics Producer and Graphics Systems Developer, alongside positions as a Graphics Operator at CNNSI and a Video Journalist at CNN. Windham holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication and Media Studies from Mississippi State University.
Connecticut Technical Education and Career System
The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) is the leading force in Career Technical Education (CTE) in the State of Connecticut. CTECS currently operates 17 diploma-granting technical high schools, one technical education center and two aviation maintenance programs. As the largest high school system in Connecticut, CTECS serves approximately 11,000 full-time high school students in 31 occupational careers within 11 career clusters as defined by the National Association of Career Technical Education Consortium. In addition, CTECS serves adult day students in a variety of high-demand fields and aviation. Our curriculum is different from that of a traditional high school system. All CTECS academic and CTE programs are structured to deliver rigorous, relevant and result-driven curricula, which integrate 21st-century employability skills required by business and industry. The district also provides curricular and co-curricular programs to augment learning including college-credited courses, AP courses, interscholastic athletics and SkillsUSA. We pride ourselves on keeping up with the latest in industry trends and outfitting our classrooms with state-of-the-art technology and equipment to create authentic environments that will prepare students for future careers. Our commitment is unwavering: to equip our students with the skills to succeed, and to provide a talented workforce that is responsive to state and industry needs. Our Career Clusters • Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources • Architecture and Construction • Arts, Audio-Visual Technology and Communications • Health Science • Hospitality and Tourism • Human Services • Information Technology • Manufacturing • Marketing, Sales and Service • Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) • Transportation, Distribution and Logistics