2020 #WorkReady Career Technical Education Fund
Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce Selects Two Springfield High School Career and Technical Education Programs for Funding Award
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – (December 17, 2019) The Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce presented $5000 to Springfield High School Medical Assistant Program, and $1595 to Springfield High School Business and Technology Pathway through #WorkReady Career and Technical Education Fund.
$5000 from the CTE fund was presented to the Medical Assistant Program, part of the Springfield High School’s Health Science CTE Program of Study, to support the purchase of equipment for the first ever certified Medical Assistant program in a high school in the state of Oregon. $1595 from the CTE Fund was presented to the Business and Technology program at Springfield High School for the purchase of a three-year subscription of project-based business education software utilized by over 400 students each year. In addition, the Chamber provided an annual Chamber membership to the Springfield High School Miller Mart, run by students from the Business and Technology program.
Each year, the Springfield Chamber’s #WorkReady Impact Investors and business leaders on the education committee select a deserving program, which advances the Chamber, City, and School District partnership goals to increase graduation rates and develop a #WorkReady pool of talent.
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About the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce #WorkReady Initiative
#WorkReady is a partnership between the City of Springfield, Springfield Public Schools, and the Springfield Chamber of Commerce. It is designed to bring the business, education and local government communities together to connect classroom instruction to the workplace and better prepare students for careers in high wage, high demand jobs. The core #WorkReady programs are Middle School Career Day, Career Exploration at Lane Community College, High School Career Connect, and the #WorkReady Career and Technical Education Fund. For more information on #WorkReady, contact Paige Sharpe, Paige@Springfield-Chamber.org, or visit www.springfield-chamber.org/workready.
#WorkReady Impact Investors:
PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend
Oregon Community Credit Union
KEZI9 News Skilled to Work
McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center
Chambers Construction
Columbia Bank
Giustina Resources
Purakal Cylinders
Bank of the Pacific
Lane Community College
Leahy Cox LLP
Marshall’s
Murphy Company
Royal Caribbean International
