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Bremen CHSD 228 reports workforce placements, pathway endorsements and improved AP pass rates
Summary
District staff reported recent employer hires from district programs, submitted pathway endorsements to the state for class of 2025 graduates, and presented year-over-year rises in AP exam participation and pass rates across the four high schools.
A district staff member reported that several 2025 graduates from district career programs were hired by industry partners and are completing employer boot camps.
The district is submitting class of 2025 graduates to the State of Illinois as having earned pathway endorsements in two areas under the College and Career Pathway endorsements (POWER Act) requirements. The report said district size requires at least one pathway endorsement for the class of 2027, two by 2029 and three by 2031. The district named specific students who met endorsement requirements in manufacturing engineering technology and trades (welding) and in human and public service (teaching).
District staff also presented Advanced Placement (AP) exam participation and outcome figures for the spring: 1,020 students took 1,897 AP exams, a 229-exam increase over the previous year, and the overall pass rate reported was 59 percent, up from the prior year. Bremen High School’s overall AP pass rate rose from 35% to 54%; Oak Forest, Tinley Park and Hillcrest each reported increases and notable course-level pass rates that exceeded state/global averages in several courses.
The staff framed these items as informational reports and programmatic results; no formal board action on the data was recorded in the provided transcript excerpts.
