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Kutztown to consider joining county career‑readiness focus groups; committee seeks screening materials

Kutztown Area SD policy and curriculum / facilities & extracurricular committee meeting · February 9, 2026
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Summary

The committee reviewed a Berks Business Education Coalition proposal to run small student focus groups (4–6 per site) to gather career‑readiness feedback countywide, requested the screener and interview script, and agreed to forward the proposal to the full board pending parental‑consent procedures.

The policy and curriculum committee reviewed a countywide career‑readiness research proposal being coordinated by the Berks Business Education Coalition and an outside research group.

A staff member described the plan as small, researcher‑led focus groups in multiple districts designed to collect student perspectives on career plans, barriers and support needs. The presenter said the study would ask each participating district to recruit a small, diverse group (four to six students at…

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