Funded by the California Department of Education, Career and College Transition Division

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Thank you to

Mira Mesa High School

String Quartet!

Pau Santos

Cyrus Nguyen

Sean Sainsanoy

Joseph Wilpitz

Introductions

Morgan - Jacob - Kaiden

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Mira Mesa High School (SDUSD) - CTE Completers

Ryan

Morgan

�Golden State Pathways Program

Regional Technical Assistance Center (RTAC) �

Sarah Vielma

Coordinator,

OCDE

Shelby Rommelfanger

Coordinator,

OCDE

Kimberly Macias

Coordinator,

ICOE

�SDCOE

College and Career Readiness Team �

Matthew Tessier, EdD

Assistant Superintendent,

Innovation

Why ‘Elevating Pathways’?

The Golden State Pathway Program (GSPP) model, framework and outcomes allow us to elevate career and CTE pathways to best prepare students for success in career and life.

WBL

Today Can Make a Difference

Our purpose today is to share best practices in career pathways from the Southern Coast region – Orange, San Diego, and Imperial counties. But also, to build relationships that could benefit our students.

Our Ask: 3 Things

1 New Person

Session Speakers

Jamie Davenport

Coordinator

Greg Hinchliff

Pathway Specialist

Kevin Myron

Teacher

Kathryn Welch

Teacher

Paula Ann Trevino

Principal

Eryn Barker

Coordinator

Teresa Collis

CTE Coordinator

Kevin Fleming

CEO

Session Speakers

Gini Mann-Deibert, PhD

Project Specialist

Christopher Millow

Champion Teacher

Eric Ginsberg

Champion Teacher

Bryan Glasrud

Champion Teacher

Nicole Kranzberg, DPT

Champion Teacher

Julia Cruz Fallica

Coordinator

Kim Morris

Teacher

Emily Moy

Teacher

Session Speakers

Rick Cooke, EdD

Senior Director

Andreanna Murphy

Head Counselor

Alissa Tuter

Head Counselor

Nicole Kranzberg, DPT

Coordinator

Christopher Turk, ATC

Athletic Trainer

Antonio Gutierrez

CTE Program Manager

Stephen Bass

Research Analyst

Broc Arnaiz

Vice Principal

Session Speakers

Sarah Vielma

Coordinator

Shelby Rommelfanger

Coordinator

Scott Reindl

Coordinator

Ligia Hallstrom, EdD

Administrator

John Lee

Senior Vice President

District Spotlights

Rick Cooke, EdD

San Diego Unified School District

Ulises Garcia, EdD

Garden Grove Unified School District

Bonnie Munguia

Brawley Union High School District

Scott Reindl

Anaheim Union High School District

Connie Jacobs

Irvine Union High School District

District Spotlights

Paula Ann Trevino

Helix Charter

Teresa Collis

Oceanside Unified School District

Julia Cruz Fallica

Bostonia Global

Gabby Williams

Calexico Unified School District

Antonio Gutierrez

Sweetwater Union High School District

Kevin Fleming, PhD

CEO, Catapult Masterclass

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• A storyteller
• A scholar and researcher
• An energetic motivator

Keynote

Transition to Breakout Sessions

10:00 - 12:30 p.m.

Cancelled

Lunch and Presentation

1:00 p.m. Presentation

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GSPP Champion

of the Year 2026

GSPP Champion of the Year 2026

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Paula Ann Trevino

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Grade Level Principal and CTE Administrator

Helix Charter High School

Student Voice in Pathways Project

Request our Interns!

District Spotlights

Ulises Garcia, EdD

Director, Career Technical Education

Garden Grove Unified School District

Scott Reindl

Coordinator, 21st Century Career Readiness

Anaheim Union High School District

Anaheim Union High School District

Vision:

To create a better world through Unlimited You

Mission:

The Anaheim Union High School District, in partnership with the greater community, will graduate socially aware, civic-minded students who are life ready by cultivating the soft and hard skills.

Career Preparedness

Systems Framework

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How AUHSD makes the vision and mission real….

2024-2025 Demographics

Anaheim Union High School District,Orange County, CA

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2024-25 by Race/Ethnicity

Golden State Pathways Goals:

• Support expansion of Patient Care pathways throughout the district
• Integrated instruction
• Dual Enrollment expansion
• Increase career mentoring and work-based learning opportunities
• Integrated Social Emotional Support
• Leveraging AUHSD and North Orange County ROP Golden State Pathways Grants, K16, and other grants

Challenges

• Impacted postsecondary programs for medical career preparation
• Increasing partnerships to support mentoring and work-based learning
• Finding medical partners to support high school internships

Power in Partnerships and Collaboration

and many more…

Connie Jacobs

Coordinator, College & Career Readiness Counseling

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Irvine Unified School District

Irvine Unified School District

At a Glance:

Location - Orange County, CA

38,000 Students, grades TK - 12

1 Early Learning Center

24 Elementary Schools

5 K-8 Schools

6 Middle Schools

5 High Schools

1 Alternative High School

2 Virtual Academies

Class of 2025 - 75.8% Prepared on CA Dashboard

Presenter: Connie Jacobs, Coordinator College & Career Readiness Counseling

Team Members

Christopher Krebs

Executive Director of Secondary Education

COSA AVID DIstrict Director

Jenny Thai

COSA K-6 & K-8 Career Development

Vicky Hsu

COSA Dual Enrollment

Kevin O’Connell

Work-Based Learning Specialist

Adrianna Hernandez

Office Assistant

Natalia Guidotti

CCLR Coordinator Counseling

Connie Jacobs

CCLR Coordinator CTE

Vidalia Resendes

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Elena Guerena

Administrative Assistant

20 Career Pathways

Across IUSD High Schools

In Partnership with ROP

• Animation
• Child Development
• Education
• Engineering Design
• Entrepreneurship/Self-Employment
• Fashion Design and Merchandising
• Film/Video Production
• Food Service and Hospitality
• Graphic Design
• Horticulture
• Patient Care
• Product Innovation & Design
• Professional Music
• Public Safety
• Residential & Commercial Construction
• Stage Technology
• Supply Chain Management
• Systems Programming
• Transportation
• Visual Commercial Arts
• Web & Social Media Programing & Design

14 out of 15 CA Recognized Industry Sectors

• Northwood High School
• Establish Education Pathway

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• In Partnership with Coastline ROP
• Establish Energy, Environment, and Utilities Pathway

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• Expand College/Career Programming to Elementary School

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• Expand Middle School Career Exploration Experiences

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• Increase Work-Based Learning (WBL) Experiences for High School Students

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• Create Data Systems to Capture CTE WBL Experiences

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• Continued Expansion of Professional Internships (Fall/Spring)

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• Collaboration with Facilities and Maintenance & Operations to Add and Enhance CTE Facilities
• Upcoming Projects
• Beacon Park Villa
• Cadence Park Villa

Goals for 25-26 School Year

Current IUSD Grants

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• Perkins
• CTEIG
• A-G Grants
• AVID
• Learning Labs
• Dual Enrollment Grant, Rounds 1 and 2
• District and Site Level Awarded
• K12 SWP Grants - Rounds 7 and 8
• Round 7 - Healthcare Focus
• Round 8 - Middle School to High School Articulation and Community College collaboration
• GSPP Grants
• 2 Planning (IHS, PHS)
• Health Science
• Pharm Tech
• 2 Implementation (WHS, PHS)
• Manufacturing
• Engineering

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Glows

• 6th grade classroom lessons (RIASEC)
• Elementary School College/Career Readiness Night
• Elementary School Exhibit Days

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• Increased access to Professional Learning for CTE teachers by sector & for school counselors
• CTE Relaunch
• Job Shadowing Course @ alternative education site
• Van purchase to provide student transportation

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• 15 secondary sites providing AVID programming
• Elementary school AVID

Elementary Career Exploration

CTE Highlights

AVID Expansion

Grows

Grant Success

• Allowed teachers more opportunities to provide WBL to students
• Enhanced industry standard equipment for real-world, hands-on learning

• Expansion of course offerings and Master Schedule
• Elective impact
• CTE pathway vs. Graduation requirement pathway
• Changing administrators
• Missing communication
• Provide more opportunities for PL for GSPP

Grants

Bonnie Munguia

Director of Education Services

Brawley Union High School District

Current CTE Pathways at BUHS

BRAWLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL

CAREER TECH

G S P P S h a r e d P r a c t i c e s C o n v e n i n g

January 29, 2026

Ag Mechanics Animal Science Plant Science

Ornamental Horticulture Graphic Design

Music Industry / Rock Band Stage & Theater Tech Electrical Applications Construction

Certified Nursing Assistant Patient Care Technician Sports Medicine (GSPP) Culinary Arts

Welding

Law Enforcement

GSPP New Pathways Education Engineering

Exciting Work with GSPP Advancing partnerships with Emerald Cities in sustainable building and engineering.

BRAWLEY UNION

HIGH SCHOOL

Collaborating with SDSU–IV to align our new pathway with the Electrical Engineering BS, giving students a close-to-home freshman option.

Coordinating the Engineering Pathway with the Construction Pathway through hands-on house-building projects.

Challenges

Allocating time to fully recruit for and develop new pathways.

Identifying and articulating appropriate community college courses within the regular school day.

Balancing the number of CTE programs offered with sufficient student enrollment and commitment.

Gabby Williams

Senior Director of College and Career Readiness

Calexico Unified School District

@CUSDCAREERREADY

GABRIELLE WILLIAMS

SENIOR DIRECTOR

OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS

EQUITY DRIVEN SUPPORTS

BUILDING COLLEGE/CAREER-READY GRADUATES

PROUD OF

9 ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS

2025-2026

COMPUTER PRINCIPLES

CYBERSECURITY

1 AUTOMOTIVE TECH

COLLEGE CERTIFICATE

2026-2027

COMPUTER ESSENTIALS

AI

HVAC PILOT

PROGRAM

WELDING

CERTIFICATE

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MATH DUAL ENROLLMENT

Rick Cooke, EdD

Senior Director of CCTE

San Diego Unified School District

Rick Cooke

San Diego Unified School District

CCTE for All

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~6,000 Graduates

~2,000 took at Least One CCTE Course*

14 Sectors

27 Pathways

110 Courses

4,916 CBE Credits (11th Included)

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Paula Ann Trevino

Principal and CTE Director

Helix Charter School

EDGE Data

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Helix EDGE SUCCESS

• BUSINESS
• Increased Participants
• Business Field Trip to San Francisco
• PATIENT CARE
• 40+ students in real Internships at Sharp Hospital
• Medical Assistant Certification- 87.5% in 2025 (+16.5%)
• 5 Students hired by Sharp
• Significant Growth in pathway
• EDUCATION
• Job Employment
• Articulation and Dual Enrollment Credits
• Piloting Internships
• BIOTECHNOLOGY
• UCSD Health (Metagenomics on campus)
• Increased Biotech Courses
• 3 full-time teachers

• EDGE LAB
• CTE Credential -Mr. Torres, Mr. Chamberlain
• Growth in Maker Lab courses
• Other successes:
• Sustainability Pathway - full pilot implementation
• Honors level courses in Biotech and Sustainability for 2025/2026
• Growth of Internship - General population (TBD)
• Administrative Support
• Growing Bio/Medical for 10th grade option
• Growth of Internship for Biotechnology in the future
• Challenges
• Classroom space for growth

Teresa Collis

Coordinator of CTE

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Oceanside Unified School District

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Teresa Collis

Coordinator, College and Career Readiness

Oceanside Unified School District

How We Prepare Students

• Clear, industry-aligned career pathways
• Early college credit through dual enrollment
• Strong college collaboration
• Learning that connects school, college, and career

Antonio Gutierrez

Program Manager, CTE

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Sweetwater Union High School District

Sweetwater Union High School District

33,000 students, grades 7-12

10 Industry Sectors

29 Pathways

66% of students take at least one CTE before graduation

22% of seniors are Completers

“Your Future, Our Mission”

Antonio Gutierrez

Program Manager CTE

Elaine Elefante-Leano

Interim Director College & Career

Antonio Gutierrez

Program Manager - CTE

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Jessica Sphar

TOSA College and �Career Readiness

Melanie Brown

STEAM Coordinator

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Janette Gomez- Lamadrid

TOSA Career Technical Education

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Alfredo Cendejas

COSA College and �Career Readiness

Andrea Currier

Program Manager - VAPA

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Ricardo Cisneros

TOSA Career Technical Education

Debbie Nevin

VAPA TOSA

Dr. Ana Maria Alvarez

Asst. Superintendent of �Teaching and Learning

CTE Program Highlights:

Patient Care/Sports Med Pathway

494 Completers in 24-25

2000+ students enrolled annually:

Internships: Athletic Trainer Assistant , District Sports Wellness Clinic

Injury Clinic for all athletes

Sports Medicine Seminars

Summer Bridge to be a SWC Kinesiology Program

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Medical Admin Pathway

137 Completers in 24-25

400+ students enrolled annually

The courses are all articulated with SWC

Internships: Hospital Rotations at Scripps Hospital, Frederica Manor.

Senior Summer Program to prep for MA Exam

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CTE Program Highlights:

Engineering & Architecture Pathways

236 Completers in 24-25

1000+ students enrolled annually

Programs: ACE Mentorship, SDSU MESA, Robotics, Drones, SeaPerch

Instructors are OSHA Certified

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Multimedia/TV Film Pathway

130 Completers in 24-25

400+ students enrolled annually

Internships: Live Stream Carts for District Events

Partnering with SWC and Chula Vista Entertainment Complex to to bridge the technology and skills gap for entertainment.

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Julia Cruz Fallica

World of Work Coordinator

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Bostonia Global High School

Bostonia Global High

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Tk-12 Charter System

Cajon Valley Union

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• Tk-6 Broadway Ave, El Cajon
• 8-12 Emerald Ave, El Cajon

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Enrollment

↑ 250 Students over 3 years

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That’s 24.7%

growth!

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1: Learn 2: Apply

World of Work development

across the organization

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Completion rates of RIASEC Inventory & WoW presentations:

• Elementary 80%
• Middle 98%
• High School 90%

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High School:

• CCAP courses
• community mentors
• industry partners
• mock interviews
• work based fairs
• pathway field trips
• 3+ exhibitions
• 100+ mentorships
• 36 paid pre-apprenticeships

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Overall, Bostonia Global has built strong, aligned TK–12 systems that prepare students for future success through career-connected learning, inclusive school culture, and targeted academic supports.

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Building World of Work experiences for all TK-12

District Spotlights

Debrief… 2 Things

Padlet Activity

https://bit.ly/4blDpJF

Suite of Tools

sdcoe.net/gspp

Survey & Closing

https://bit.ly/4qH8UTh