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Issaquah presentation details Career Kickstart pilot; board and students discuss scaling, equity and logistics
Summary
District staff described a two-week Career Kickstart pilot attended by 46 students from across the district; presenters and board members discussed outcomes, funding partners, barriers to expansion and options for integrating career experiences into school days.
Julia Bamba, principal on special assignment for accelerating innovation, presented the Career Kickstart summer pilot and told the board that 46 students participated after a random-lottery selection from roughly 160 applicants. The program offered two weeks of workshops, industry panels, worksite tours, resume coaching, informational interviews and professional headshots.
"We wanted to uncover some of the challenges that we may have in trying to expand career-connected experiences," Bamba said, summarizing goals and next…
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