Approve Activities Calendar for Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, 2006/2007 (Technical and Career Education)

The Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) activities calendar is developed and presented to the School Board for approval each year. Colonel Howard Swanson, Senior Ranking Officer, has provided the attached list of JROTC curricular activities for October 2006 through September 2007. The activities represent 7 Army units; 8 Navy units, 6 Air Force units, and 1 Marine unit.

These activities are an integral part of the JROTC curriculum. Approval of this calendar expedites the procedure for students to participate in related JROTC in-county and out-of-county activities at 22 high schools. The extent of participation is determined by available district funds and resources provided by the Armed Forces. In 2005/2006, 2,719 students participated in the program.

Through involvement in JROTC activities, students are able to make more meaningful career choices, reinforce occupational knowledge and skills, strengthen leadership capabilities, and improve personal attributes. Students gain from their participation in JROTC because of the recognition they receive, the confidence-building activities they undertake, and the opportunities to utilize practical and academic learning. Because JROTC integrates training and academics, our community views this program as a significant source of well-prepared young men and women.

All District Goals and Critical Success Factors

A total of $50,000 is included in the general fund divisional budget for JROTC curricular activities. JROTC programs are FTE-earning and in 2005/2006 generated $1,832,003.