ATS Residential Carpentry
Residential Carpentry is open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors, during both the A.M. and P.M.
Residential Carpentry is a pre-apprentice course designed to provide graduates with entry-level skills in a variety of construction trades. Instruction will include tool usage and safety, safety on the work site, construction materials, floor framing, wall and ceiling framing, roof framing, roofing materials, windows and doors, exterior finish, insulation, and interior finish. These topics will be covered through lectures, written assignments, demonstrations, and skill performance in construction techniques and processes in a laboratory setting. Students must be enrolled as high school sophomores or juniors. The student must have a basic understanding of the following mathematical concepts: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The student should understand and be functional in these concepts as they pertain to whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
Students enrolled in a Career Education Program are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner. Students must be able to follow instructions and work as a member of a team to achieve the course objectives. Students are expected to be accurate, have a positive attitude, and maintain good attendance throughout the school year.
Instruction will involve both classroom and laboratory experiences with home study required.
Recommended High School Courses:
- General Shop
- Woodworking
- Applied Math
- Vocational Exploration
- General Mathematics
These courses are not established as prerequisites. Students that have been successful in any of these courses have historically demonstrated a higher degree of success in this career education program.
Estimated Tool Requirements:
- Safety Glasses
- 25-foot tape measure
- Total Estimated Cost: $20-25
ADVANCED RESIDENTIAL CARPENTRY is available to returning Residential Carpentry I Students, and is available in both the A.M. and the P.M.
Instruction consists of the application of the topics covered in Residential Carpentry with the performance of skills in construction techniques and processes through the construction of an actual permanent structure.
Successful completion of the program may lead to union apprenticeship, semi-skilled and laborer type employment within the carpentry and construction industry. The training experience may also be used as preparation for additional technical education.
Students enrolled in a Career Education Program are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner. Students must be able to follow instructions and work as a member of a team to achieve the course objectives. Students are expected to be accurate, have a positive attitude, and maintain good attendance throughout the school year.
Instruction will involve both classroom and laboratory experiences with home study required. Students will build a single-family home over the course of the school year.
Minimum Requirements: Completion of Residential Carpentry with the Grade of a “C” or better.
Recommended High School Courses:
- General Shop
- Woodworking
- Applied Math
- Vocational Exploration
- General Mathematics
These courses are not established as prerequisites. Students that have been successful in any of these courses have historically demonstrated a higher degree of success in this career education program.
Estimated Tool Requirements:
- Carpenters’ tool box and lock
- Leather tool pouch
- White carpenters’ bib overalls or painters’ pants
- Hard hat
- Safety glasses and case (not goggles)
- Framing hammer, straight claw
- 25-30 ft. measuring tape
- Combination square
- Tri-square with 1-1/2” wide blade
- 2 or 3 ft. sands magnesium level (optional)
- Chalk line and chalk
- Cat’s paw bar
- Utility knife and blades
- String line
- Scratch Awl
- Speed square (optional)
- 3/4” wood chisel
- 1/32” and 3/32” nail sets
- Phillips screwdriver
- Flat (standard) screwdriver
Total Estimated Cost: $250.00
Please Note: Suitable work attire appropriate to the occupation will be required, Suitable work boots must be worn. Soft shoes such as tennis shoes will not be allowed.
If there are any questions on the type or quality of tools, see the instructor prior to purchase to be sure to get the correct tools. If students already have some of the tools needed, it is not necessary to purchase new ones.
It has been our experience that carpenters’ overalls and carpenters’ toolboxes are usually in short supply. These two items should be purchased as soon as possible to avoid the likelihood of not being able to obtain them.
For more information on this program, please contact your high school counselor, the ATS Director, or the program instructor:
ATS Director - Suzanne Richardson
sricha17@jeffco.edu
(636) 481-3340
Residential Carpentry Instructor - Michael Griggs
mgriggs@jeffco.edu
(636) 481-3463
Advanced Residential Carpentry Instructor - Steven Johnson
sjohns62@jeffco.edu
(636) 481-3450
