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Tacoma superintendent highlights Maritime Skills Center, expanded workforce and partnership programs
Summary
Dr. Joshua Garcia, superintendent of Tacoma Public Schools, described plans for a regional Maritime Skills Center set to open in 2026, detailed career-focused programs and urged real estate professionals to learn district offerings that support neighborhoods and workforce development.
Dr. Joshua Garcia, superintendent of Tacoma Public Schools, told the Around the Block podcast that the district is moving to connect students directly to local jobs through new facilities and coordinated partnerships.
"We are we're approximately 28,000 kids," Garcia said, describing a district that spans more than 50 schools. He emphasized the district's role in neighborhood life and its responsibility, he said, to prepare students for both higher education and local employment.
Garcia outlined a new Maritime Skills Center — referred to on the program as "Maritime 2 5 3" — which he said will serve South Sound school districts and is scheduled to open in 2026. "We actually piloted our first maritime skill center classes in the summer of this year," he…
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