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Friendship ISD highlights CTE growth, Fire Academy partnership and industry certifications
Summary
District staff reported expansion of Career and Technical Education: 28 state‑approved programs, 35 industry certifications (612 certificates earned last year), a new Fire Academy partnership with South Plains College, expanded practicums and local competitions led by district teachers.
Tyra Flores, the district presenter for the career and technical education report, told the Friendship Board of Trustees the district now offers 28 state‑approved CTE programs and 35 industry‑based certifications, and that district schools recorded 612 certification passes last year. "We have 28 state approved programs for CTE," she said. "We also offer 35, industry based certifications in our district ... Last year, we had 612 certifications passed in our district."
Flores said every program of study now includes a fourth‑year practicum so students can obtain off‑campus…
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