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IUSD high schools awarded Golden State Pathways grants to expand career pathways
Summary
Irvine Unified trustees heard that several high schools won planning and implementation grants under the Golden State Pathways program, with planning grants around $100,000 and potential future implementation awards of several hundred thousand dollars; trustees praised principals and staff for leading applications.
Trustees announced that individual Irvine Unified high schools were awarded Golden State Pathways grants intended to expand local career pathways linking high school programs to high-wage, high-skill industries.
Trustee Mike (speaking in the meeting) described multiple awards: planning grants of roughly $113,000—6115,000 and larger implementation awards of approximately $300,000—6400,000 were mentioned. Specific references in the record include figures of $115,000, $113,000, $406,000 and $350,000 for separate grants and a $400,000 figure for multi-year awards. Staff clarified that planning grants are intended to prepare programs for later implementation awards and that some grants are structured to be spent across three years.
Portola High School was described as focusing on engineering (with pharmacy technician noted), Woodbridge on manufacturing, and Irvine High on a health science pathway; district and ROP leaders and grant-writing leads (including Connie Jacobs and site staff) were credited for assembling the applications and for coordination with industry partners.
Trustee Jeff Kim emphasized district effort in securing competitive grants and noted that schools must be ready to follow through on planning commitments. "This is another thing that's going to continue to provide...opportunities for our students," one trustee said.
What happens next: staff and school leadership will undertake planning and, if eligible, pursue implementation funding; grant terms vary by award and some planning grants may lead to later implementation funds.
