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institutions including the University of Southern Indiana, Ivy Tech, Vincennes University, and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. “Something else that we’re particularly proud of is our investment in Career and Technical Education (CTE),” Hoover adds.“We have 21 different programs of study that students can choose from at our Career Center. We have industry partners, such as Berry Global (a Fortune 500 global manufacturer and marketer of plastic packaging products) Toyota, and Ascension and Deaconess Healthcare systems partnering with us to develop the next generation of industry leaders. The partnership with Berry Global is in supply chain and logistics. We have students who attend a program offsite with Berry’s instructors. Our program with Toyota, which is in advanced manufacturing and robotics, is housed inside one of our high schools. We want to make sure we are providing programs that students have a high level of interest in, but also based on job outlook and job forecasting. So, we’re trying to strike a balance among community needs, global needs, and student interest.” Carrie Hillyard is the EVSC’s Transformation Officer. Her focus is on district improvement and innovation. One of the goals of innovation under her leadership is to increase access to career pathways and expand opportunities after high school for EVSC students. So, the district developed a new department called OptIN. “It stands for Opportunities through Partnerships that Transform and Inspire,” Hillyard says. “The purpose is to think about how we collaborate within the community to expand those partnership 5 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 07 EVANSVI LLE VANDERBURGH SCHOOL CORPORAT ION