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Lakeland CTE director outlines work‑based learning participation, business partners and certifications

Lakeland School System Board of Education · February 3, 2026
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CTE director Chad Uhiron told the board Lakeland Prep’s first-year work‑based learning program includes about 78 students (36 in general work‑based learning), a range of school‑based enterprises and career practicums, and new medical partnerships to host student rotations in spring.

Lakeland Preparatory School’s director of CTE and special projects presented the district’s first full year of work‑based learning (WBL) and school‑based enterprises to the board, reporting that roughly half of seniors participate and that the district is building local business and medical partnerships.

"Think of work based learning as kind of the big umbrella," Chad Uhiron told the board, describing WBL as an opportunity for students to apply classroom skills in real work settings. Uhiron…

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