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District to use $700,000 K12 Strong Workforce award to expand middle‑school CTE pathways
Summary
District leaders said a $700,000 K12 Strong Workforce Program grant will fund middle-school career-technical education expansion, targeting seventh- and eighth-graders for early exposure to high‑wage pathways and work-based learning in fields such as advanced manufacturing, IT and health sciences.
District leaders told the board that Norwalk-La Mirada Unified will receive a K12 Strong Workforce Program grant totaling about $700,000 to expand middle-school career-technical-education (CTE) pathways.
"The grant that Ms. Magania just mentioned, a total of 700,000," the presenter said, describing a program that will be dedicated to middle school CTE work — professional development for teachers, equipment, industry certifications and work-based learning to build clear middle‑school to college/career pathways.
Administration said the initiative aims to increase middle-school CTE enrollment by about 20% by the end of the grant and to align pathways with Cerritos College and other community-college partners. Trustees welcomed the opportunity as a way to increase enrollment and provide early exposure to careers in technology, manufacturing, construction and health sciences.
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