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Work-based learning
A Strategic Shift
Expanding Healthcare Pathways
As part of the new Strategic Plan Big Moves Goals, Mentor Schools made the
A newly completed Sports Medicine classroom, funded
decision to become its own Comprehensive Career Technical Education provider,
through partnership and collaboration with University
rather than partnering with other districts in a compact.
Hospitals, provides students with hands-on learning and
Expanding Opportunities
exposure to a wide range of healthcare careers4many of
This decision will help keep our students off of waitlists by opening more seats here which are in high demand right here in our community.
at home. With the help of community partnerships, we9re able to expand our
offerings to include a diverse array of engaging career-focused programs.
Proven Impact
Through our innovative career technical education programming, we have been
excelling in this area for years. Now, this strategic shift is ensuring more Mentor
High School students have access to these opportunities:
Waitlist rates reduced from 16% to under 2%
Students placed in their first-choice program increased from 57% to 80%
Introducing Career Academies
While some of these courses are familiar and others are new - we9re calling them all
Career Academies. The update is exciting because it keeps those two-year
programs we all know and love for students who want that track, but it also opens
up some offerings for one-year programs or even semester-long programs where
Entrepreneurship & Marketing
Our Programs:
students can try something career tech with less of a scheduling commitment.
Allied
Health
Digital Media
Improving Learning Spaces
Automotive
Mentor Fire EMT
Two major factors have made this expansion possible. Through strong community
Aviation
Microsoft
partnerships, we continue to grow programs like Automotive, EMT and Sports
Business Administration Robotics & Engineering
Cardinal Works
Sports Medicine
Medicine. In addition, Mentor Schools secured a $2.2 million grant to create and
Construction
Teaching Professions
enhance career technical education spaces in-house.
Construction Management Workforce Readiness
Real-World Learning
Culinary
Young Professionals
Our focus remains on fostering a hands-on approach to learning and working on
Cybersecurity
Programming & Software Development
real-world skills that9ll be essential for the dynamic workforce our students will
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enter. And, the curriculum is designed so students earn industry-recognized
Please view the Career Academies Catalog to learn
credentials, ensuring they graduate with tangible qualifications ready to excel in
more! (QR code linked on this page)
their chosen fields.
