Pfeiffer Wire to partner with Tuscaloosa schools on modern manufacturing program; company to provide instructor
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Board approved a partnership in which Pfeiffer (Pfeiffer Wire) will provide an employee to serve as an instructor for a modern manufacturing program; administrators expect to develop the program through 2026 for a spring 2027 launch.
The Tuscaloosa City Schools Board voted Jan. 13 to approve a partnership with Pfeiffer (referred to in the meeting as Pfeiffer Wire) to expand modern manufacturing coursework and create a direct pathway to employment for graduates.
Russell Dubose, representing Pfeiffer, told the board the company will provide an employee to serve as the program instructor and is not requesting district funding. "We're not asking for funding," Dubose said. "We actually want to go the other way. We wouldn't provide the instructor... decades of experience and teach these students the skills that they can be successful with in high paying careers." The company and district plan a Kaizen event with educators and technical leaders to create program details in 2026 and aim to launch coursework in spring 2027.
District leaders framed the partnership as part of a broader move to secure business and industry partners for the career-technical academy and to provide students with direct employment pathways in advanced manufacturing.
The board approved the item by voice vote.