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District outlines PACE college-and-career plan, students ask for more trades, internships and life-skills instruction
Summary
At the June 12 meeting the district reviewed its PACE (Postsecondary and Career Expectations) work, reporting substantial dual-credit and AP participation while acknowledging student demand for more trade, internship and life-skills opportunities.
Huntley Community School District 158 administrators gave the board an update on the state’s PACE framework (Postsecondary and Career Expectations) and the district’s college-and-career programming at the June 12 meeting. The presentation described where the district already aligns with the framework and where it plans to expand programming and student supports.
“What PACE is... Post Secondary and Career Expectations,” a district presenter told the board and said Illinois expects districts to implement the framework by July 1. The presentation laid out how the district’s middle-school exploratory courses expose younger students to career clusters, while high-school programming emphasizes course planning, dual credit and work-based learning.…
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