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EAST CENTRAL ISD outlines cybersecurity CTE expansion, P-TECH planning for new high school
Summary
CTE staff presented a market-backed plan to expand cybersecurity and IT programming districtwide, add early exposure via the School Links career-interest tool, pursue a cybersecurity P-TECH grant, credential staff and phase a P-TECH cohort when High School No. 2 opens.
Lauren, the district's CTE presenter, told trustees the department has spent the last 10–12 months researching cybersecurity and IT pathways and believes the region's labor market demand and local military presence create a clear opportunity for students.
She described the district's new School Links career-interest inventory that gives K— 12 students recurring exposure to career paths and said the district now has data to inform counseling and recruitment at earlier grades.…
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