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St. Lucie superintendent touts first-ever A rating, expands 'Classrooms to Careers' workforce plan
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St. Lucie County Superintendent Dr. John A. Prince told the County Commission on Sept. 16 that St. Lucie Public Schools earned its first-ever A rating and outlined expansion of career-focused K–12 programs and continued academic recovery from COVID-era disruptions.
St. Lucie County Superintendent John A. Prince told the Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 16 that St. Lucie Public Schools earned its first A grade from the state for the first time in district history and outlined a multi-pronged plan to sustain academic gains and expand workforce pathways.
Prince presented a “year in review” and an initiative he called “Classrooms to Careers,” saying the district plans to scale career awareness in elementary grades, exploration in middle school and internships/apprenticeships in high school in collaboration with the St. Lucie County Economic Development Council. “We are building the future of St. Lucie County today,” Prince said in a recorded video shown to the commission.
The superintendent framed the A rating as the product of…
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