Jamestown Public Schools has introduced a new career-connected learning program based at the Innovation Center at R.R. Rogers School. The district says JPS LAUNCH will provide students with hands-on opportunities to explore careers, develop practical skills, and connect their learning with possibilities beyond the classroom. The program builds upon the district's existing aviation, welding and construction pathways.
LAUNCH -- which stands for Learn, Apply, Understand, Navigate, Create, and Honor -- represents the mindset that will define career-connected learning at the Innovation Center. The LAUNCH framework also supports NY Inspires, New York State's plan to transform education, and the competencies identified in the state's Portrait of a Graduate.
JPS Superintendent Kevin Whitaker says, "We are incredibly excited to see the Innovation Center continue to develop. With Nicole Marino now serving as Assistant Principal and program administrator, we have greater capacity to move this work forward and continue building strong relationships with our community partners."
Marino has been working closely with the region's manufacturing sector, including the Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier and its Dream It Do It Western New York initiative, to better understand local workforce opportunities and develop meaningful experiences for students.
