Tri-Valley ROP Awarded $5.9 Million Grant for CTE

Announcement submitted by Pleasanton Unified School District:

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson awarded $244 million in grants to 40 programs that blend academic and career technical education, connect employers with schools, and train students for jobs in high-demand fields, such as health care, advanced manufacturing, information technology, and software development.

The grants are provided through the California Career Pathways Trust (CCPT) program, which is the largest program of its kind in the nation. The program is providing nearly $500 million in career tech grants over a two-year period.

The state Legislature created CCPT in 2013 and allocated $250 million for the program in the state’s 2013-14 budget. Last year, Torlakson awarded grants to 39 recipients. After seeing the program’s popularity—the state received 123 applications requesting $709 million in CCPT grants last year— lawmakers approved an additional $250 million for this year. The program builds on Torlakson’s Career Readiness Initiative.

CCPT grant recipients are tasked with creating sustained career pathways programs that link businesses, K–12 schools, and community colleges to prepare students for the 21st century workplace. Tri-Valley ROP was awarded $5.9 million, as a Tri-Valley Educational Collaborative (Dublin, Livermore, and Pleasanton; Tri-Valley ROP; and Las Positas College), for the implementation of the second round of Career Pathways Trust (CPT) funding. The fiscal agency is Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District.

“We are extremely proud of our collaborative regional efforts that benefit our students in the Tri-Valley,” said Parvin Ahmadi, PUSD Superintendent. “We are grateful for the strong partnership between Dublin, Livermore, ROP and Pleasanton USD.”

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