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Board approves expanded work‑based learning options, youth‑leadership MOU and SME Prime advanced manufacturing partnership
Summary
The board authorized new course codes and multiple pathways for work‑based learning, approved a Title IV‑funded MOU with 20/20 Youth Leadership for simulated work experiences, and approved a three‑year SME Prime partnership to expand advanced manufacturing curriculum and equipment at Angola High School.
The Angola Community Schools Board on Sept. 16 approved a package of career and technical education (CTE) expansions: new work‑based learning course codes and reporting procedures, a Title IV‑funded MOU with 20/20 Youth Leadership that provides simulated mentorship and online work experiences, and a three‑year partnership with SME Prime to expand the district’s Advanced Manufacturing program with industry‑aligned equipment, curriculum and teacher training.
District staff told the board the new work‑based learning guidance from the state defines multiple experience types that count toward diploma seals and provided new course codes so the district can report student completion accurately to the state. “We would like your permission to be offering each of these different types of work based learning experiences and make sure we can get those set up in PowerSchool so we're ready to report what our students are achieving,” the staff member said.
Staff described the 20/20 Youth Leadership partnership as a supervised, online option for students who face transportation or scheduling constraints. 20/20 provides supervision, records hours and signs off on student experiences; programs include 75‑hour and 150‑hour options that qualify for different diploma seals. Staff said Title IV funds will pay for the program, not district general funds.
The board also approved a three‑year SME Prime Advanced Manufacturing partnership that will survey local manufacturers to align equipment and curriculum with local industry needs, provide equipment (robots, trainers and other hardware), supply curricula and teacher training, and fund ongoing consumables on request. Staff said the district already has roughly $250,000 in advanced‑manufacturing trainers (including a FANUC training robot) from prior ESSER and grant work and that SME Prime will add locally relevant equipment and provide installation and teacher training at no direct cost to the district during the three‑year build‑out. Staff said Mr. Savage will continue as the instructor and that the program will phase in additional certifications and may expand course offerings (industrial maintenance, mechatronics/robotics) in the coming years.
The board approved each item by unanimous vote. Staff described these actions as enabling students to earn diploma seals, obtain industry certifications and pursue apprenticeships or postsecondary paths.
Discussion only: staff presented program designs, funding sources and rollout plans. Direction/next steps: staff will configure new course codes for reporting, launch the 20/20 program using Title IV funds, and begin contacting local employers for SME Prime alignment and equipment planning. Formal actions: board approved the work‑based learning reporting/course setup, the 20/20 Youth Leadership MOU and the SME Prime partnership, motions carried 7–0.
