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LCPS highlights career‑development expansion, $100,000 workforce grant and LCC partnership
Summary
District staff described K–12 career development activities, new internship placements with local employers, a three‑year $100,000 Workforce Innovation grant to pay student placements inside the district, and progress on a $5 million combined transportation/auto‑tech facility planned with Lenoir Community College.
Lenoir County Public Schools told the board on Nov. 3 that it is expanding career development and workforce pathways for students, funded in part by a new workforce grant and local partnerships.
Dr. Amy Jones (career development) outlined the district’s K–12 pathway, saying students begin career exploration in elementary grades and progress to work‑based learning and internships in high school. She noted that advisors and local partners — including Curtis Construction, the National Guard, Lenoir Community College and local employers — support events such as Careers on Wheels and mock‑interview workshops. "Students can sign up for times to go in, work on their resume," Dr. Jones said, describing preparation activities.
Dr. Jones said LCPS received notification this fall of a $100,000 Workforce Innovation grant that will run three years and provide salaries for students placed in district departments including transportation, maintenance and facilities, child nutrition and technology. "It's a 3 year grant that will provide salaries for these students to be placed in our own departments," she said.
Speaker 4 framed that development as part of a longer‑term plan tied to a combined transportation facility and an auto‑tech teaching hub in partnership with Lenoir Community College. "We have $5,000,000 combined with LCC for that grama for that facility," Speaker 4 said and told members a briefing on progress will be provided next month.
The board voiced general support. Dr. Jones said some internships already place students with employers (including a placement at Pink Hill Chiropractic and pre‑apprenticeship slots with Crown) and that students can earn credit for completing 120 work hours and a portfolio. The district also plans spring internship placements in the Council for the Arts and Council on Aging. Funding sources cited for student placements include the Workforce Innovation grant; board members did not vote on the grant during the meeting.
