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Pasco seeks $25 million for career-connected health pathways after $500,000 planning grant and AdventHealth partnership
Summary
District leaders and AdventHealth outlined a planning-year effort funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies ($500,000) and augmented by AdventHealth ($240,000) to design career-connected learning in health fields, aiming to secure a $25 million implementation grant over five years and create direct pathways to local employment.
Pasco County School Board members heard a presentation on a career-connected learning initiative led by district staff, Bloomberg Philanthropies and AdventHealth that aims to build health-care career pathways beginning in high school and to win a five-year grant estimated at $25 million.
Superintendent Dr. Legg opened the segment and framed the work as forward-looking: "This career connected learning is the future." Rob Aages, the district's planning lead, described a four-phase planning timeline that began with a December 2024 outreach and led to a $500,000 Bloomberg planning grant. Misty Palmer, talent manager for AdventHealth, described AdventHealth's $240,000 contribution to the planning year and the hospital system's operational commitment to hiring and work-based learning.
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