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District outlines six career academies to connect students to postsecondary pathways
Summary
Assistant Principal Megan Bloom described a plan to replace "fields and clusters" with six ICAP-aligned academies to help students connect coursework to careers, parents, and counselors earlier in their high-school experience.
Megan Bloom, an assistant principal at Shawnee High School, presented the Secondary Education Career Pathways Task Force's recommendation to establish six comprehensive academic academies aligned with ICAP standards and state career pathways. Bloom said the academies are meant to be student-friendly and actionable, replacing the prior "fields and clusters" terminology.
According to the presentation, the academies are intended to help students connect classroom learning with career goals — whether those goals are medical school, military service, or skilled trades — and to ensure counselors and parents are engaged early in the planning process. The minutes record the presentation and the board's receipt of the report; no vote on academy adoption is recorded in these minutes.
