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CMCSS adds middle-school career labs, expands dual enrollment and industry certifications
Summary
District staff described new middle-school career exploration labs, growth in dual-enrollment options and a significant increase in industry certifications and work-based learning partnerships as part of Ready Graduate milestones.
Dana Payne, director of Career and Technical Education for CMCSS, told the board the district has launched career exploration labs in every middle school, expanded dual-enrollment partnerships and increased industry certification attainment and work-based learning opportunities.
Payne said the new middle-school career labs are nine-week, rotating related-arts courses offered in 6th–8th grade that allow students to spend roughly 10 days on each module, doing hands-on activities tied to high-school CTE pathways. Examples cited included child-development…
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