Trade/Tech school partnered with local employers

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Proposal for the Establishment of a Trade/Tech High School Program Nationwide

I propose the establishment of a comprehensive Trade/Tech high school initiative across the United States, designed to address the current challenges faced by graduating students in terms of skill acquisition, job placement, and career guidance. Recognizing the limitations of traditional educational models, my proposed approach involves collaboration with major employers to deliver tailored curriculum and instruction, ensuring that graduates are well-equipped with practical skills and experiences highly sought after by today’s workforce.

The key components of my envisioned Trade/Tech high school model include:

  1. Industry Partnership: I propose forging partnerships with leading employers in each locality to actively contribute to the development of curriculum and provide skilled professionals as educators. This approach ensures alignment with industry needs and offers students a direct pathway to employment post-graduation.

  2. Diverse Career Fields: Each school would encompass a range of career fields, including financial institutions, healthcare, engineering, and various blue-collar professions such as plumbing, electrical work, and home building. Emphasis would be placed on addressing shortages in specific career sectors by encouraging students to pursue in-demand fields.

  3. Informed Decision-Making: Before entering their freshman year, students would receive detailed information on offered courses, including current pay rates, job responsibilities, educational requirements, and tasks associated with specific careers. This proactive approach aims to empower students to make informed decisions about their educational and career paths.

  4. Scholarship Opportunities: To incentivize academic excellence, businesses involved in the program may offer scholarships to high-achieving students with exceptional attendance records. This ensures that financial barriers do not impede students seeking additional education for their chosen career paths.

  5. Therapy: A mandatory weekly therapy class aims to provide emotional support and guidance, addressing the stress of academic life and aiding in overall personal development.

  6. Tailored Curricula for Specific Industries: My proposal includes tailoring curricula to specific industries, exemplified by potential partnerships with corporations such as SpaceX and xAI. This ensures graduates are uniquely positioned to meet the demands of these industries while fostering collaboration and mutual benefit.

A-McGilley

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I graduated from a trade HS in 1994 - the ones in MA already do 1-4, 6. I know that trade schools are not an option nationwide and should be. Trade schools have limited space per class (avg 15-20), and the ones that the students are obtaining state licenses from are smaller (10). So each incoming freshman class competes for those seats. The schools are regional, so the towns are limited to how many students per town they can send. The towns pay each students tuition to attend.

Each new HS being built, should be adding some “shops” - to their school - a comprehensive HS, can be a combination comprehensive HS with some trade shops.