“We know we’re a farming community, but there’s also welding and there’s physical therapy, there’s all these things,” she adds.“They may not be, you know, the main purpose of our town, but we have kids that are interested in welding and we have families that have a welding business in town, and so just partnering with them and finding all those avenues, even in a small community is really important.” This proactive strategy of building local partnerships ensures the district’s career readiness programs are directly responsive to both student interests and real-world economic opportunities, creating a tailored talent pipeline for the community. LOOKING AHEAD For Callaway, future initiatives are defined by proactive adaptation rather than past success. “We want to really be uncomfortable being comfortable as they say, and continue to look outside the box,” he states. 9 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 09 GRUVER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
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