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Sarasota expands career, technical and college‑readiness programs; students report rising scholarship totals
Summary
District officials showcased growth in CTE participation, SchoolLinks use, experiential learning events and the new county farm; graduates reported higher scholarship totals and increased enrollment in technical programs.
District career and technical education leaders told the Sarasota County School Board on July 22 that work‑based learning, industry credentials and college‑and‑career planning tools are expanding across the district.
Tripp Jennings, the district’s CCLR lead, and program manager Michelle Groves said about half of the district’s students in grades 6–12 engage in CTE coursework, and the district recorded roughly 4,500 industry credentials earned annually. They reported strong use of SchoolLinks, the district’s college‑and‑career planning platform, and said summer engagement on that platform has been robust.
Data and programs
- SchoolLinks use: Since June 1, over 1,160 students accessed SchoolLinks during the summer; the district is using the platform to capture students’ career‑cluster interests and postsecondary plans and to track event signups.…
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