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St. Lucie schools report testing gains and launch K–12 career pathway initiative
Summary
St. Lucie Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Prince told the county commission the district posted gains across state accountability measures, described a new K–12 careers initiative called “SLPS Gets to Work,” and gave timelines for three new school projects.
Dr. Prince, superintendent of St. Lucie Public Schools, told the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners that the district improved across every state accountability measure last year and is launching a K–12 career-awareness program intended to connect students with local employers.
The initiative, billed as “SLPS Gets to Work,” will start in kindergarten with a program called “Play with Purpose,” move into middle-school career exploration and an expanded eighth-grade experience, and culminate in high-school Career and Technical Education pathways and pre-apprenticeship opportunities. “I always like to say that I’m a capitalist. I believe in a free market, and I wanna be the best game in town,” Dr. Prince said, arguing…
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