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Mount Diablo board highlights career pathways and invites families to November trades night

Mount Diablo Unified School District Board of Trustees · October 16, 2025
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District staff described growth in the career education fair—now serving 1,000+ students with CTE grant bus funding—and invited families to a Nov. 5 trades parent night at Concord High featuring nine unions, a reception for elected officials and a dinner for attendees.

District leaders told the Mount Diablo Unified School District board on Oct. 15 that the career education program and recent high‑school fair have expanded rapidly and will be the focus of a parent‑oriented trades night on Nov. 5.

Heather Fontanella, director of college and career readiness, said the district used Career Technical Education (CTE) incentive grant funds to bus students from across the district to a recent career fair that grew from about 30 students and 28 partners to…

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