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Board outlines plans for internships, online courses and a career counselor to expand access
Summary
Board members discussed planning multi-district internships and apprenticeship programs with initial state funding, offering online curriculum to include home-school and at-risk students, and proposing a dedicated career-development counselor.
During the worksession board members and A. Davis discussed access strategies intended to broaden student participation in career pathways.
The board noted plans for multi-district internship and apprenticeship programs and referenced available state funding for initial planning. Members also discussed offering an online curriculum "to allow home school students or students at risk of dropping out or who have dropped out, to participate in school activities and continue on a career pathway," and the value of a dedicated counselor for career development.
These items were described as early planning priorities; no contracts, hires, or funding amounts were committed at the meeting. Board members directed staff to continue planning and to identify potential funding and partners.
