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Board approves new General Employability Skills CTE credit for 7th–8th graders starting 2025–26
Summary
Trustees approved replacing Career Investigations with General Employability Skills for seventh- and eighth-graders; the course will carry one high-school credit and qualifies for CTE tier funding.
The Lamar CISD board voted April 15 to approve a new career and technical education course, General Employability Skills, for seventh- and eighth-grade students beginning in the 2025–26 school year.
District staff said the proposed course replaces the existing Career Investigations class and adds two policy changes: students will earn one high-school credit for completing the course, and…
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