Civil Municipal Magazine - Nov 2023

169 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 11 CHAT TAHOOCHEE COUNT Y SCHOOL DISTRICT The present-day solutions are the skilled trade and career pathway programs that all district schools employ today. “We have a College and Career Academy… so that all students can work on pathways that will lead them to future opportunities as they become adults,” Brooks explains. The district’s College Career Academy has thirteen different pathways students can participate in that are designed to lead students to have industry credentials by the time they graduate. For example, due to Georgia’s large film & media industry, students within the Audio- Visual Pathway spend a lot of time getting hands-on experience. Schools in the district rely on them to livestream monthly business meetings and sporting events. But going beyond that, the district is also partnered with professional establishments like WRBL and WTBM, two local newscasts that students get to work with in order to gain