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Board reviews draft Career Pathways/CTE plan; trustees request equity, business and culinary follow-ups
Summary
Staff previewed a three-year Career Pathways plan reporting a 74% increase in pathway participation and more than $2.3 million in grant funding; trustees asked staff to return with analysis of unequal resources across similar programs, options to support student entrepreneurs, and a feasibility review of culinary/hospitality pathways and arts internships.
Carlsbad Unified staff gave the board a first look at a draft three-year Career Pathways and Career Technical Education strategic plan and trustees supplied direction on key follow-ups, including equity in resource allocation and additions to the plan.
Dr NY introduced the item and turned the presentation to Dr Brockett and Nicole Morsh, who highlighted program growth: a reported 74% increase in career pathway participation (partly attributed to better data capture) and more than $2.3 million in grant funding secured over the past three years to support CTE work. Staff described a TK–12 career development continuum, a growing set of industry partnerships, 22 high-school courses offering early college credit, and work-based learning and internship expansion.
A public commenter, Shauna Hurst, provided a success story of a student placed into a summer job after a resume referral from Nicole Morsh and urged continued attention to soft skills and community partnerships that place students in real work settings.
Trustees praised the progress but asked staff to return with targeted information: reasons and rationale for observed disparities in resources among similar programs across sites (for example, broadcasting equipment differences among middle schools), options to incorporate business-pathway supports that guide students to form sole proprietorships or LLCs for student-run enterprises, and analysis of a culinary/hospitality pathway that could tap local hospitality industry partners. Trustees also confirmed that arts and theater technical pathways exist and that internships and partnerships with local venues already occur for some students.
Why it matters: the strategic plan shapes district planning and grant-seeking for pathways that prepare students for college and careers; trustees’ requests aim to reduce inequities between sites and expand opportunities that directly connect students to local employers.
Next steps: staff will refine the draft plan based on tonight’s feedback, bring back rationales for resource disparities, and provide feasibility information on business-pathway supports and culinary/hospitality pathway options; staff plans to return final metrics in August/September and a final plan for board approval later in the cycle.
