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Farmington High outlines career pathways plan; CNA and college-credit courses begin
Summary
High school leaders described a new pathways framework that will add on‑ramps to industry-recognized credentials and college credit. A nursing assistant course in partnership with Dakota County Technical College is running; a business/entrepreneurship capstone is also under way.
Farmington High School leaders presented a new career pathways design that will sequence high school coursework toward employment, college credit and industry-recognized credentials.
Ryan Meyer, principal at Farmington High School, introduced Leah Bhatt, the district’s newly hired pathways coordinator, who told the board the plan is informed by the Bellwether blueprint for sustainable pathways and by local labor-market analysis. “Our job as educators is not to tell students what to do, but to guide them on their path and ultimately embrace the journey that they’ve chosen,” Bhatt said.
Bhatt and Meyer described tentative pathways the district is developing across…
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