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Board approves Education for Employment plan to expand CTE credentials, work-based learning and middle-school readiness metrics
Summary
The Germantown School Board approved the district’s Education for Employment plan on April 28, adding industry-recognized credentials, a Teamship partnership, expanded work-based learning and new readiness metrics for grades 6–8.
The Germantown School Board approved the district’s annual Education for Employment plan at the April 28 meeting, accepting updates that expand career and technical education (CTE) pathways, add industry-recognized credentials and introduce middle-school readiness metrics.
Staff member Alex Fisher presented the plan and its updates. Notable additions for 2025–26 include a precision-measurement credential (Snap-on Precision Measurement Instruments) available to students in machine-tool, power/energy/transportation and automotive systems courses; an Adobe Photoshop industry credential embedded in an introductory photography course that will be offered as a dual-enrollment (MATC) course for students earning a C- or better; and the embedding of a Teamship program into technical writing and communications coursework through a partnership with CESA and the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC).
The plan also formalizes work-based learning expansions: co-op will be certified through the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to broaden funding access, and the district will partner with Big Brothers Big Sisters to expand job-shadow opportunities. Fisher said industry credentials help students build resumes and may increase access to postsecondary funding through technical incentive grants.
A major procedural change is the addition of Kennedy Middle School readiness metrics (grades 6–8) to create a K–12 continuum. The district will track middle-school indicators such as quarter-grade completion with a C- or better in math and literacy, meeting benchmark scores on district assessments, 90 percent attendance, fewer than two office referrals and participation in at least one extracurricular activity. Fisher said students will also self-rate employability skills twice a year to set improvement goals during academic-and-career-planning lessons.
Why it matters: Board members praised the plan’s growth and its alignment with labor-market and regional partnerships; leaders said the plan provides more pathways for students to earn credentials and job experience before graduation. The board approved the plan by voice vote; administration will continue to track metrics and report progress to the board.
