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Did I hear there is a possibility that future funding will be dedicated to us by student numbers?

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Shifting funding sources has causes us to change program model year to year because of the lack of sustained funding. Trimming the fat = How to make the program sustainable with minimal funding - hiring staff and faculty to sustain the program and building internal sustainable structures

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Management of the pathway. Reports, coding, etc.

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Making sure the community supports these initiatives and develop partnerships.

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Support with the application process.

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How do we intentionally design programs that is financially sustainable as we scale and grow, especially with the cost associated with dual credit classes and credentials.

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Employers that want to participate in the work - of hosting interns, may need to change the model of the internship program. Buy-in, pandemic stressors, Need supports from DESE, Workforce Board to support and incentivize involvement in the program. How to adjust the program to meet industry demands and constraints

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Providing support for new to teaching industry professionals.

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Providing support for new to teaching industry professionals.

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How do we align business partners, internships, etc. with the programming in the school

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Cohort sizes and ensuring that students register for the programs

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Are they to advise students or the planning and implementation of IPs or both?

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Difficult to get employers on board.

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How do we build a stronger relationship with MassHire in our area and what if MassHire and the STEM networks in our area are not the same regions - is this a problem?

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Getting a team of district, admin, teachers and students involved in the work to write the applications and identify priorities

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Internships -- finding placements for all who are interested.  Can we collaborate with local schools in same pathway for students to work on a project

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Internships -- finding placements for all who are interested.  Can we collaborate with local schools in same pathway for students to work on a project

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Having the district commit funds to sustain program after grants run out

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We are working with MassHire and our local Chamber of Commerce, but having a little difficulty finding an industry partner in CS (Information)

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making community connections, gathering interest, 

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making community connections, gathering interest, 

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Challenges with rural setting- distance to business partners

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Challenges with rural setting- distance to business partners

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Meeting with students in a cohort during our Flex block with all of their other commitments

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Meeting with students in a cohort during our Flex block with all of their other commitments

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Challenges: rotating schedule, buy-in from community and administration, ensuring checking all the IP boxes, knowing which grants to apply for

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How to report SIMS data :  Need clarity on grade level requirements, can a student enroll in more than one pathway and how many courses must they have completed before designation is assigned

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How to report SIMS data :  Need clarity on grade level requirements, can a student enroll in more than one pathway and how many courses must they have completed before designation is assigned

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Finding student placements for mini-internship portion of their capstone.

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Finding student placements for mini-internship portion of their capstone.

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We are in the process of applying for an Innovation Pathways grant for CS. It's exciting to offer these opportunities for students. A challenge I anticipate is making business connections in the community.

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Building teacher capacity to increase the confidence to teach technical courses within the pathways (and increase teacher buy-in).

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Collecting student level data for reporting

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Collecting student level data for reporting

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Securing employer partners for internships

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Securing employer partners for internships

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a challenge we are working on is making sure our pathways are accessible and effective learning experiences for SWD, for example neurodivergent students