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Tolleson highlights career programs and staff awards as report card falls on graduation rate
Summary
School leaders at Tolleson presented Career and Technical Education partnerships, student and staff awards and a plan to address a drop in the school'wide report card driven by graduation rate declines.
Tolleson Union High School District Principal (Tolleson High School) told the governing board about career and technical education partnerships that have led to job placements, while warning that the school'wide report card fell from a very high B to a lower B largely because of a drop in graduation rate.
The principal said a recent partnership with Honeywell, Bauco Technology and La Causa produced 10 students who completed a machining-and-work-readiness program; four of those students were hired by Honeywell. "One young man... is making over $60,000 out of his second year out of high school," the principal said. The presentation also highlighted a law program led by Mr. Dorfman, a retired Phoenix police officer, whose…
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