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Randolph County board hears plan to expand 6–12 career academies at Uri Ridge
Summary
Officials presented a proposal to make Uri Ridge a countywide, career-focused 6–12 campus with a seven-year career development plan, middle-school experiential trips, high-school career academies and three Randolph Community College credential pathways; staff estimate annual operating costs of $35,000–$45,000 and described logistics for daily transportation and protected seats with RCC.
The Randolph County Board of Education on Tuesday heard a detailed plan to expand career-focused programming at the district’s Uri Ridge 6–12 campus, including partnerships with Randolph Community College to offer college-credit credential pathways in plumbing, introductory photography and collision-repair technology.
David Cross, who led the presentation, said the goal is a seven-year, grades-6-through-12 career development program that exposes every student to hands-on career experiences. “We want all students to be immersed in extensive career-focused 7 year programming,” Cross said, describing middle-school trips, grade-by-grade career activities and a new set of high-school career academies linked to employers and RCC.
The proposal calls for guaranteed ("protected") seats on RCC's campus…
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