Cedar Creek High highlights work-based learning partnerships and industry certifications
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Cedar Creek High School presented its work-based learning program: for the class of 2025, 93% met CCMR standards; the school maintains partnerships with local employers including Hyatt Lost Pines and offers multiple industry-based certifications and internships.
Cedar Creek High School told the Bastrop ISD Board about its work-based learning pathways and industry partnerships that the school says prepare students for immediate careers after graduation.
Principal Casey Stagman described multiple partnerships and outcomes: for the class of 2025, 93% of graduates met CCMR (college, career and military readiness) standards; the campus maintains eight established partnerships with local employers and offers 10 different industry-based certifications. Stagman highlighted three partnerships in particular: Hyatt Regency Lost Pines (22 students participating in hospitality rotations), a Bluebonnet Elementary practicum (eight students supporting classrooms), and a new partnership with the district operations department for a construction practicum (26 enrolled; eight selected for operations internships).
"At Cedar Creek High School we have a goal of connecting what happens in our CTE classrooms to future careers and workforce opportunities for our students," Stagman said. She described how students rotate through real workplaces, prepare for industry exams, and earn certifications that improve early-career earning potential.
Stagman noted that the construction practicum had been active for only about a week but the students had already completed 13 work orders and logged approximately six hours of work time while preparing for the NCCER certification exam. She also described the district's advanced manufacturing partners (Accutronics, TCS Mechanical and Dove Dovetail) that support the P-TECH advanced manufacturing pathway.
Jennifer Eberly (Chief Academic Officer) introduced the segment and emphasized the role of industry partnerships in increasing college, career and military readiness. Board members thanked the principal for the presentation and noted the programs' potential to provide "AI-resistant" career pathways through hands-on skills.
What happens next: the district will continue to expand employer partnerships, support students preparing for certification exams, and monitor the outcomes of the new operations practicum.
