you may or may not complete it, depending on what you end up choosing to do in high school. But instead of trying to backload classes during senior year, we’re trying to make them select pathways during that eighth grade year to promote our career awareness.” A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE As the district moves forward, financial responsibility, safety, and community engagement remain top priorities. “I want to put systems in place that are there for the duration. Because in education now, the elementary through junior high level, so that we can start those conversations younger,” Boles details. The intention is to get students thinking about their interests, skills and potential career options, prior to selecting a pathway in the eighth grade which will carry them into high school. “Before in the district pathways were seen as a last resort way to get a diploma,” admits Boles. “We’ve really kind of changed the mindset here. We’re going to be proactive. You’re going to have a pathway, and 297 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 03 FRANKTON-LAPEL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
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