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JEDCO Tweets About Fast Forward Grant
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West Jefferson High Students Participate in Mock Interviews Sponsored by Walmart
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GNO, Inc. Tweets About Their Partnership with JP Schools
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John Ehret High Hosts Superintendent Dr. Gray and School Board Member Tiffany Kuhn
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Career Ready Week Breakfast
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“Central to our 2024 strategic plan is preparing all students to graduate ready for a career or college,” said Dr. James Gray, superintendent for JP Schools. “Our students are entering an economy that demands a better educated workforce than ever before. Alongside our local business and industry partners, we’re proud to offer several programs and career pathways to prepare students for high-skilled, high-demand and high-wage jobs.
According to graduation data from 2019, only 51% of JP Schools students immediately entered college following high school graduation. The district is working to close the gap for the other 49% with technical training embedded directly into the high school experience.
Gray emphasized, “It’s critical that we direct equal attention to offering students work-based learning experiences as we do to college preparation. Our local workforce depends on it.”
Career readiness initiatives on JP Schools high school campuses included:
- Differentiated graduation pathways and diplomas based on a student’s postsecondary plans
- Career Technical Education (CTE) in high-demand career clusters
- Fast Forward, a pathway to pursue an associate’s degree through a partner community college while simultaneously earning a high school diploma
- Leadership opportunities through business clubs, such as Jobs for America’s Graduates
- Free registration for the ACT WorkKeys, a career readiness assessment test
- Access to the Cuillier Career Center, a state of the art job-training school
- Opportunities to earn industry based credentials
- Apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs
The awareness campaign focused on high school campuses, but all levels of schools within the district were encouraged to participate by hosting virtual career days, dress-up days and more.
Stay Tuned for Dates for Next Year’s Career Ready Week
*Students enrolled in the Cullier Career Center vocational program, 2019
