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District reports higher program enrollment, LPN graduation plans and two students advancing to state skills competition
Summary
Administrators reported rising applications to district programs, practical nursing graduation scheduled for March, an 87.5% pass rate for the most recent practical nursing class, capacity limits for the program, a rescheduled open house and two students advancing to state-level skills competitions.
District administrators told trustees that program enrollments and applications are up, that practical nursing graduation will be held at 6:30 p.m. in March, and that two students had advanced from regional skills competition to state-level contests.
Mrs. Haynes, the practical nursing coordinator, said the most recent nursing cohort has an 87.5% pass rate (14 of 16 passed on the first try; one passed after a retake and one additional student was scheduled to retake). She said the program cannot enroll more than 25 students per cohort; staff reported 28 applicants were tentatively trying to enter the March class and at least seven prospective students had expressed interest in the September class.
Mr. Crossen, the principal, and Mrs. Hicks, the district director, provided application and recruitment figures. Administrators reported a total of 186 applications as of the Monday before the meeting; they said those applications included 131 from Mifflin County High School, 23 from East Juniata and 32 from Juniata. Staff said application counts per sending school ranged from about five to 28 individuals. Because program capacity is limited, administrators said they expect to turn away applicants for the coming cohort and are scheduling interviews to finalize enrollment.
Administrators also said an open house originally scheduled for that week was canceled because of weather and is being rescheduled for mid-April; the plan is to invite accepted students and their families, involve alumni, and host employers (about 30 employers had been scheduled to attend previously) to discuss co-op, job-shadow and internship opportunities.
In workforce-education news, Mrs. Hicks reported that two students placed high enough at the regional skills competition in Altoona to advance to state-level contests in April: Beth McKnight in medical assisting and Jackson Yoder in telecommunication cabling. Administrators also noted upcoming events including the Pennsylvania Auto Show competition and the ProStart culinary competition; results will be reported to the board when available.
No formal board actions were taken on these program reports during the meeting; staff presented the information and answered trustees’ questions.
