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“CTE programs provide students with these experiences ... in a low-stakes environment before they graduate.” Carroll said KISD’s 2019 bond allowed funding for two significant projects: opening the Keller ISD Agriscience Learning Center in 2022 and expanding the Keller Center for Advanced Learning by more than 60,000 square feet in the spring of 2023. In Northwest ISD, Kelley Henderson, executive director of college and career readiness, the district’s recent focus has been on three key components: expanding work-based learning experiences, adding academic rigor and teacher support and investing in industry-standard equipment and practices in the district’s CTE classrooms. “Our student internship program [has] over 400 CTE student interns placed with more than 60 business and industry partners,” Henderson said. According to district documents, the seven academies that encompass Northwest ISD’s CTE program include 23 areas of study across 12 industries in need of a skilled workforce.
Expected industry growth
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2020 2030 (projected)
Educational services 14,578 19,662 (+34.87%)
The changes formally approved from the TAD meeting include reappraisals every two years instead of every year and freezing residential property values for tax year 2024-25 at current property values. Northwest ISD board President Steve Sprowls said he wants TAD to talk to the experts to understand how this decision affects the schools. He added CTE programs like the one at NISD feeds into and supports local industries in the area. According to Bodie Carroll, Keller ISD’s director of CTE, being able to experience a future career in high school, both in and out of the classroom, is “invaluable” to students. “I’ve seen many students who initially thought they were set on a particular career, only to realize through internships or advanced coursework that it wasn’t what they expected,” Carroll said.
Scientific and technical services
43,634
60,194 (+37.95%)
Construction
71,042 80,765 (+13.69%)
Transportation and warehousing
87,986
114,944 (+30.64%)
Healthcare and social assistance
113,040
136,483 (+20.74%)
SOURCE: WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS OF TARRANT COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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