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Students describe hands‑on gains as district expands apprenticeships, CTE and dual enrollment
Summary
Board heard updates on a Trust Automation apprenticeship (19 participants) and a district secondary‑engagement report showing gains in CTE participation, dual‑enrollment partnerships with Cuesta College, and targeted efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism and expand middle‑school athletics opportunities.
District staff and students on Monday highlighted expanding career‑technical education (CTE) pathways and a local apprenticeship that program leaders say is building employment skills for high‑school students.
Mr. Black, who presented the Trust Automation apprenticeship update, said the district’s partnership has 19 apprentices across multiple high schools and that Trust Automation employees are mentoring students on skills from quality control to soldering and wire‑connection work. "We're learning how to solder — opportunity for a career, and a future job opportunity," apprentice Ariel told the…
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