Milford Schools New Second Career Pathway to Begin Next School Year

MILFORD, CT — The Milford Public Schools and the Board of Education has decided to add the Entrepreneurship and Business Management pathway to the school curriculum, according to meeting minutes.

Community members and staff were solicited for their input. The pathway will begin in the 2017-18 school year. The pathway will be supported by many career fields and will be easily implemented with MPS’ current course work, officials said in meeting minutes.

Mr. Jeffrey Burt, who is the assistant superintendent, further said that the program will be phased into the curriculum. There will be some budget implications that will include curriculum writing, materials and professional development. Administration will review the budget needs when the proposed 2017-18 budget is presented to the Board in January, meeting minutes state.

Ms. Susan Glennon asked if any Board members disagreed with Administration’s recommendation. All Board
members were in agreement with the Entrepreneurship and Business Management pathway to be offered to
students, according to meeting minutes.

This decision comes after obtaining feedback from the public, through a Community Conversation held with members of the community, a teacher survey, student focus groups, and review of the Milone and MacBroom survey that was conducted in spring of 2014.

Of the feedback provided, five pathways emerged. Of the five, Administration narrowed down the options to two, Medical and Health Sciences and Entrepreneurship and Business Management. While both offer a variety of career field choices, the Entrepreneurship and Business Management pathway is better aligned to the interests in Milford, officials said earlier this year.

Administration recommends the addition of the Entrepreneurship and Business Management pathway based on student interest, feasibility of implementation, existing course work and staffing. Some career fields supported by the pathway include start-ups, small business ownership & operation, consultant, business administration, retail, marketing, finance, human resource officer, business or financial analyst, account management, general business management, productivity management and market research.