Strong Workforce Program

To support essential collaboration across education systems between the K–12 sector and community colleges—also known as intersegmental partnerships—with involvement from industry businesses and organizations in strengthening CTE courses, programs, and pathways aligned with regional workforce needs.

To support LEAs in developing and implementing high-quality, K–14 CTE course sequences, programs, and pathways that: – Build foundational career path skills and knowledge essential to subsequent success in college and early career exploration. 

– Enable a seamless and successful transition from secondary to postsecondary education within the same or related career paths.

 – Lead to completion of industry-valued certificates, degrees, or transfers to four-year universities or college.

– Prepare students upon completion of education to enter into employment in occupations for which there is documented demand that pay a livable wage.

 – Contribute toward meeting the projected need for one million completers of CTE programs aligned with the state’s labor markets. 

– Facilitate K–12 student exploration and selection of learning opportunities leading to 

career paths

Coalinga Unified School District 

Firebaugh - Las Deltas Unified School District 

Golden Plains Unified School District 

Lemoore Unified School District 

Mendota Unified School District 

Reef Unified School District 

Riverdale Joint Unified School District 

Kenny Lopez 

WHCCD K 12 SWP Pathway Specialist 

klopez@fcoe.org 

(559) 497-3896