Pomona Unified has won a preliminary $1.14 million grant from the California Board of Education for the development of its Regional Occupation Programs (ROP) and Career Technical Education (CTE) programs, bolstering opportunities for students to explore such careers as social services, law and public policy, and business management.

The State Board earlier this month approved $245 million in Career Technical Education Incentive Grants (CTEIG) to 265 applicants that integrate academics with career technical and professional training, connect employers with schools and prepare students for jobs in highdemand fields. The CTEIG program is the largest of its kind in the nation.

“This award demonstrates our commitment to offering high-quality education programs in career and technical education that provide students with rigorous and relevant learning opportunities to reach their career goals,” said Board of Education President Adrienne Konigar-Macklin.

The grant funding will be used to enhance existing programs and develop additional pathways sports medicine, social services, law and public policy, health care support, education, media technology, arts, media and entertainment.

Also, manufacturing, hospitality, construction trades, information technology, cosmetology, law enforcement, business management, business and finance, retail and transportation (automobile systems diagnostics service and repair.

Submitted by Pomona Unified School District