The Healey-Driscoll Administration last week announced more than $8.5 million in career-connected learning grants to support school districts and workforce partners in expanding high-quality career pathways and work-based learning opportunities for students across Massachusetts. Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler made the announcement while touring Career Technical Education (CTE) classrooms at Montachusett Vocational Partnership (MVP) Academy in Fitchburg.
The funding announced supports regional and local collaborations to expand or create CTE programs. It also supports the implementation of the Massachusetts Career Connected Learning Frameworks, MyCAP, a student-driven process that helps every student design a personalized plan for postsecondary success in college or a career, and MEFA Pathways, a statewide portal for work-based learning plans. Further, the funding supports all 16 MassHire Workforce Boards to expand work-based learning immersion experiences and build a regional system of support for high schools to connect students with meaningful career experiences. “Every student deserves the opportunity to explore their interests and connect what they learn in the classroom to their future careers,” said Governor Maura Healey. “These grants will help schools and communities give students meaningful experiences that open doors and build confidence in their next steps after high school.”
Medway’s $14,000 grant came throug the My Career and Academic Plan (MyCAP) program from a total funding of $925,132. The grants supports districts entering the planning or early implementation phase of MyCAP, a student-driven process that helps every student design a personalized plan for postsecondary success in college or a career: