Uniform Reminder

A reminder as we enter the fourth quarter, Professionals in the field of new media technology have an expectation from their employers to appear as a professional within the industry. As per LCTI policy and in accordance with the expectation of business and industry, students within the IT Academy will be required to wear uniform in accordance with the expectation of the professional workplace.

Uniforms will consist of the following formats including:

  1. Business Casual:
    LCTI polo shirt. The student may change into the polo shirt prior to entering the lab. Pants or shorts in either black, khaki, gray, jeans, or joggers. Shoes or sneakers in a single coordinating color. A sweater or sweatshirt of coordinating colors may be under the polo shirt during cooler months. Nothing may be worn over the LCTI polo shirt.
  2. Business Professional / Competition Attire:
    Men: Solid color button down shirt, necktie, dress pants (no jeans, shorts, or cargos). A suit jacket is optional.
    Women: Casual slacks (no jeans or shorts) or a skirt extending below the knees when seated and a solid color twill or poplin button down blouse that is fully buttoned.
    Students participating in active enrollment Military or ROTC activities at home school shall be governed under the business professional dress code.

Failure top appear in uniform will result in a disciplinary referral and an employability grade point grade of zero (0) for the day.

Student ID Photos

The LCTI Photo ID Center will be open for student ID photos on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the following times:

  • 9:00am to 10:00am
  • 1:30pm to 2:30pm

Replacement ID cards are $3.00.

All LCTI students are to have an LCTI ID on their person at all times while on the LCTI campus.

FBLA Cafe
FBLA Cafe

The FBLA Cafe is open every weekday with light snacks and drinks to help you through your learning at LCTI.

  • AM: 9:30am to 10:00am
  • PM: 1:30pm to 2:00pm

Snacks:

  • Wise brand potato chips…$.50
  • Takis Fuego…$.75
  • Coffee Cakes…$.75
  • Rice Krispie Treats…$.80
  • Honey Buns…$1.25
  • Frito Lay’s assorted spicy snacks…$1.25
  • Frosted Donuts…$1.35

Beverages:

  • Water…$1.00
  • Coca-Cola/Diet Coke/Dr. Pepper…$1.10
  • Arizona Iced/Green Tea/Arnold Palmer…$1.25
  • Nature’s Twist Strawberry Lemondade…$1.25
  • Fanta Orange/Strawberry/Pineapple…$1.30
  • Pepsi…$2.00
  • Starbucks Iced Coffee…$2.50

Your purchases help the students of LCTI FBLA offset their competitive events expense.

AM Dismissal Times

Allen: dismiss at 10:55am | bus departs 11:00am from LOT #3

Academic Center: dismiss at 11:00am to Period 5 at 11:04am

Building 21: dismiss at 10:50am | bus departs 10:55am from LOT #3

Catasauqua: dismiss at 11:15am | bus departs 11:25am from LOT #3

Dieruff: dismiss at 10:45am | bus departs 10:50am from LOT #3

Emmaus: dismiss at 10:40am | bus departs 10:45am from LOT #3

AM Dismissal Times (continued)

Northampton: dismiss at 10:40am | bus departs 10:45am from LOT #4

Northern Lehigh: dismiss at 10:30am | bus 10:35am from LOT #3

Northwestern Lehigh: dismiss at 10:30am | bus 10:35am in LOT #3

Parkland: dismiss at 10:50am to LARGE cafe, bus 11:18am from LOT #3

Southern Lehigh: dismiss at 10:40am | bus 10:45pm from LOT #3

Whitehall: dismiss at 10:55am to LARGE cafe, bus departs 11:25am from LOT #3

Afternoon Dismissal Procedure

Catasauqua, Emmaus, and Parkland students should only dismiss after the announcement is made at 2:25pm. 

Allentown Central Catholic students should only dismiss after the announcement is made at 2:28pm.

Students are not be dismissed prior to the announcement.

All remaining students will dismissed when the bell rings at 2:45pm. Dismissal should not be determined by anything other than the bell.  Students should not be dismissed early for any reason.  

Academic Class Schedule

Period 1: 8:15am to 9:03am
Period 2: 9:05am to 9:47am
Period 3: 9:49am to 10:31am
Period 4: 10:32am to 11:02am AM ACADEMIC CENTER LUNCH
Period 5: 11:04am to 11:50am
Period 6: 11:51am to 12:21pm PM ACADEMIC CENTER LUNCH
Period 7: 12:23am to 1:07pm
Period 8: 1:09am to 1:53pm
Period 9: 1:55am to 2:45pm

PM Academic Center students lab dismissal at 11:00am to report to Period 5

AM Academic Center students released from the Academic Center at 11:50am

PM Dismissal Times

Allen: dismiss at 2:45pm | bus departs 2:45pm from FRONT

Allentown Catholic: dismiss at 2:28pm | bus departs 2:33pm from LOT #4

Catasauqua: dismiss at 2:25pm | bus departs 2:30pm from FRONT

Dieruff: dismiss at 2:45pm | bus departs 2:45pm from LOT #3

Emmaus: dismiss at 2:25pm | bus departs 2:30pm from LOT #3

Northampton: dismiss at 2:45pm | bus departs 2:45pm from LOT #4

PM Dismissal Times (continued)

Northern Lehigh: dismiss at 2:45pm | bus departs 2:45pm from LOT #3

Northwestern Lehigh: dismiss at 2:45pm | bus departs 2:45pm from LOT #3

Parkland: dismiss at 2:25pm | bus departs 2:30pm from FRONT

Salisbury: dismiss at 2:45pm | bus departs 2:45pm from FRONT

Southern Lehigh: dismiss at 2:45pm | bus departs 2:45pm from LOT #3

Whitehall: dismiss at 2:45pm | bus departs 2:45pm from LOT #3

Professional Development Program: Year 1

CS 501.1 – Communication Skills
Communication is the process of exchanging information, feelings, ideas, etc. between people. It involves the verbal language used as well as non-verbal messages. There are many benefits of effective communication including building trust, removing barriers, providing clarity, increasing productivity, and strengthening team work. These things lead to successful outcomes for you and for others. Learning to be an effective communicator is an important goal you can set for yourself and completing this course will help you achieve it!

CS 502.1 – Time Management
This course provides a solid foundation in the skills, tools, and strategies employees, interns, or students should possess to manage varying tasks and calendars effectively and efficiently. By placing these skills in a context of personal, social, and professional goals or priorities this course aims to build the resources, confidence, and direction necessary to take control of your time and increase your productivity through the development of a time management plan. Time is constant, but the way we interact with it isn’t. Purposefully engaging in the choices we
make about our time is the mindset behind time management. In this course, students will learn
about the skills and behaviors of time management, see some of the many benefits time management can offer, and start to reflect on ways to better manage their time.

CS 505.1 – Teamwork
This course covers strategies and techniques that will help you become a more effective and valued team member. Working on a team means that you have to be able to successfully communicate and collaborate with others. As a result, learning constructive ways to acknowledge differences and show respect is critical. Also, central to healthy communication is the ability to handle conflict. Though you may not be a team lead, you can still make an important contribution by being a strong team member and modeling leadership characteristics. This course will teach you the fundamental skills necessary to be a strong team player and contribute to the overall success of your team.

CS 506.1 – Written Communication
The ability to write communications that are accurate and easily understood is a vital skill in the workplace. If you can’t communicate your ideas to others, you will hinder your professional growth. In this course, we’ll review specific areas that you can focus on to improve the correctness and clarity of your writing. We’ll review common errors and tips and tricks to help improve your writing. This will enable you to create communications that allow the reader to focus on the message you are communicating. We will also look at how best to create specific artifacts such as emails, business letters, and meeting communications. Additionally, we’ll review communication etiquette, as well as best practices in the use of instant messenger software.

CS 507.1 – Materials Management
Materials management deals with the flow of goods and services, from order placement to product or service delivery. The management of material resources is an essential workplace skill and includes everything from managing resources for a project to keeping an office supplied with what you need for daily operations. It is a skill that is critical for every organization, from healthcare providers to retail, to offices, and beyond. Every organization, big or small, needs to recognize what they have in stock and what they need to meet their goal, whether they are providing a service or a finished product.

Professional Development Program: Year 2

CS 504.1 – Human Resource Management
The Human Resource Department is the one that monitors the culture of the organization, is responsible for recruiting the top workforce, recommend market-based salaries and develop an overall strategic compensation plan, as well as researches, recommends, and implements employee benefits programs that attract and retain the best employees. The Human Resource Management course is designed to familiarize students with the concepts related to human resource management, including legal requirements, employee selection considerations, and employee development and evaluation. This course provides a foundational knowledge of human resources functions, issues, and strategies, as well as the basic competencies and responsibilities of a human resource manager. This course will help you better understand the role of Human Resource function and the role this discipline plays within the workplace.

CS 508.1 – Personal Financial Management
Financial literacy is a fundamental life skill. Developing and growing this skill means not only assuring day-to-day financial stability, but also laying the groundwork that will set students up for future success by having adequate emergency funds, in building solid credit, and planning for future expenses.

CS 509.1 – Workplace Financial Management
This course provides practical workplace financial management skills that will allow the student to effectively manage resources to maximize progress towards a business goal. Utilizing standard workplace tasks, students will be introduced to common terms and strategies for determining the success of a potential business venture, interpreting financial documents such as an income statement, budgets, and strategic planning.

CS 510.1 – Critical Thinking
Critical thinking is a fundamental skill for effectively making decisions, problem solving, and accessing creative solutions. The strategic approach that is critical thinking unlocks opportunities for personal and professional growth while encouraging a path of lifelong learning. We can consider critical thinking as an umbrella term for a collection of skills and qualities that allow one to approach a decision or problem in a strategic and logical way.

Professional Development Program: Year 3

CS 500.3 – Interview Skills
Provide your students with the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in going through the interview process and obtaining employment, as well as provide them the opportunity to practice interview techniques at an early age. Through this training, students will learn about seeking and securing employment, workplace ethics, and success in the workplace.

CS 503.1 – Cybersecurity Essentials for Work
This course provides a solid foundation of essential cybersecurity knowledge employees, interns, or students should possess in order to make them an informed and engaged digital citizen poised to protect an organization’s electronic data and digital infrastructure from common cybersecurity threats.

Stairwell Use

The stairwells in the middle and at the far end of the D-wing are emergency access stairwells and are for student use only in the event of an emergency building evacuation. This includes A.L.I.C.E. threats and fire drills.

For your own safety, please do not use the emergency access stairwells in either the middle of the D-wing or at the far end of the D-wing in the area of Health & Medical Science / Teacher Education.

All students should be using the main stairwell at all times that is located between the small cafeteria and the student services office.

LCTI WiFi

Students may connect to the LCTI network. Look for the WiFi SSID called LCTI-BYOD to connect using using your @mylcti.org credentials.

Connecting your personal device to LCTI WIFI /network is your choice and if connected, LCTI will monitor your personal device. If this causes any issues/damage to your personal device, LCTI or LCTI IT Department will not be held responsible.  

These changes will only apply to personal devices and sending school devices. All LCTI owned devices will automatically connect to the LCTI WiFi network.

Please remember you should never give anyone access to your user credentials, or use them to log into anyone else’s device. Sharing your credentials is a violation of LCTI policies.