Coosa County Schools awarded College, Career Readiness grant
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Santa has come early this year for Coosa County Schools, with a bit of help from his elves at Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE).
Career Tech Education Director Hester Hamby was recently notified that $65,000 in grant funds was awarded to the school system to be used for the purposes of closing the gap in student’s College and Career Readiness (CCR).
Obtaining a college and career readiness indicator is becoming more and more important since this year’s juniors will be required to have obtained a CCR as a graduation requirement, and when you look at the small number of ways for a student to obtain the CCR status, you know that CCRs are not just handed out as gifts; they have to be earned.
Students can earn the CCR requirement by either completing a dual enrollment class with a grade of “C” or higher; benchmarking on the ACT Test; achieving silver, gold, or platinum status on ACT WorkKeys Exam; earning a qualifying score on an Advanced Placement exam; actively enrolling in an In School Youth Apprenticeship Program; earning a qualifying score on the International Baccalaureate Exam; obtaining an approved industry credential; achieving completer status in a CTE program (meaning completing a sequence of three CTE courses in a declared program with a grade of “C” or higher); or be actively enlisted in the military (must have completed basic training before graduation).
The grant funds will enable Coosa County Schools to assist students in achieving CCR status by funding assessment exams and credential preparation; dual enrollment tuition; exam fees; extended day learning activities; instructional equipment; student instructional materials, including simulators and virtual lab equipment; parent and community engagement activities; professional learning for educators; transportation costs for business, industry and college tours; and work-based learning activities.
Thank you to Coosa County Schools Career Coach Keslie Garret for sharing the above information on the grant. She added, “We will be providing more information about these opportunities as we move forward to the new year, so make sure to follow us at Central Coosa Career Tech Center so that you get the latest information about the opportunities that might be best for your student.”
Thank you, also, to Career Tech Director Hester Hamby for applying for this grant to increase opportunities for our students to obtain CCR status.
