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WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE
The 1st empowerment event yesterday out of 4 went incredible! What a great time for women professionals and students to come together

Upcoming Events
Here are some community events that you might be interested in! WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE Tuesday, February 7th 2023 Thursday, February 16th

Student/Teacher spotlight
IASC NEXT Career Pathways Teacher Spotlight Shelly Lindstrom is a science teacher at the Grand Rapids High School who teaches courses in

What’s NEXT For Us – Upcoming Events
Range Engineering Council to host STEM Mentoring Nights-great opportunity to learn about STEM fields! Representative from local companies and regional colleges will

What’s NEXT For Us – Student/Teacher Spotlight
Joe Gabardi, an industrial technology teacher at Nashwauk-Keewatin ISD #319 in Nashwauk, MN, has been named one of 50 finalists for

What’s NEXT For Us – School Spotlight
GRHS Business students in Jim Scherping’s InDesign class are working with Up North Embroidery & Itasca Economic Development Corporation to develop a

What’s NEXT For Us – Student/Teacher Spotlight
IASC NEXT Career Pathways Teacher Spotlight Natasha Orhn, Agriculture and Natural Resources teacher for Greenway High School and FFA advisor, has been

What’s NEXT For Us – Upcoming Event
Iron Range Construction Career Night Monday October 17th 5:30-7:00 Career Focused event for any one to learn about the trades through

Welcome to our NEXT School Year – School Spotlight
The colleges of the Northeast Higher Education District (NHED); Hibbing Community College, Itasca Community College, Mesabi Range College, Rainy River Community College,

Welcome to our NEXT School Year – News & Highlights
IASC NEXT Career Pathways welcomes back all of our teachers, counselors and administrators! We thank you for your commitment to IASC

Welcome to our NEXT School Year – Upcoming Events
Minnesota North College-Hibbing Campus Tech Career Day Friday, September 30th 10:00am-1:20pm. Open to students in grades 10-12. Includes tours/hands-on presentations of college

Welcome to our NEXT School Year – Student/Teacher Spotlight
IASC NEXT Career Pathways Teacher Spotlight Anna Francisco, Class Act teacher for MN North College, and Program Coordinator for The College

Welcome to our NEXT School Year – Networking Opportunity
True North Stars Perkins is hosting a one day “CTE Boot Camp” training to support teachers in adding or obtaining a

Work-Based Learning Conversation 3:00-4:00 pm on September 1
IASC NEXT Career Pathways provides quality work-based learning experiences in seven career pathways for students in eight Itasca Area School Collaborative

SPOTLIGHT ON NEXT CAREER PATHWAY INTERNSHIPS – UPCOMING EVENTS
SUMMER ENGINEERING CAMP at ICC July 20-23, July 26-30 Explore engineering and science concepts used by engineers. Gain hands-on experience through a

MANUFACTURING CAREER PATHWAY INTERNS
The Manufacturing Internship provides students the opportunity to earn while they learn. Working four days per week at a local business, under

EDUCATION CAREER PATHWAY INTERNS
Teaching is hard work, and just because you go to school does not mean you can teach. Our Education internship students were

SPOTLIGHT ON NEXT CAREER PATHWAY SCHOOLS
We are very excited about the internship opportunities for NEXT Career Pathways Students! Joa Gabaldi (Keewatin) and Pat Kittock (Greenway) have worked

BUSINESS CAREER PATHWAY INTERNS
Our Business Career Pathway students worked with a variety of businesses learning real-world skills while they earned wages and high school credit.

Career Pathways at Deer River is all ‘hands-on’
By Emily Carlson Herald-Review May 8, 2022 Continuing the Itasca Area Schools Collaborative (IASC) Next Career Pathways series, we will highlight individual

Connecting with the Community
By Emily Carlson Herald-Review Apr 26, 2022 Highlighting the Itasca Area Schools Collaborative (IASC) Next Career Pathways, this series follows the success

Career Pathways in Remer: ‘A larger school offering in our small rural setting’
Emily Carlson Heraldon Review Apr 11, 2022 Continuing the look into the Itasca Area Schools Collaborative (IASC) Next Career Pathways series, the

‘We try to give them a little taste of everything’
By Emily Carlson Herald-Review March, 26 2022 Continuing the Itasca Area Schools Collaborative (IASC) Next Career Pathways series, we will highlight individual

Breaking Down Barriers
By Emily Carlson Herald-Review March, 12 2022 Continuing the Itasca Area Schools Collaborative (IASC) Next Career Pathways series, we will highlight individual

Next Career Pathways at Grand Rapids High School
By Emily Carlson Herald-Review Feb 27, 2022 Continuing the Itasca Area Schools Collaborative (IASC) Next Career Pathways series, we will highlight individual

Herald Review
2022 is off to a great start for NEXT Career Pathways students, educators, and businesses! Thanks to the Herald Review you can

Celebrate Today, Own Tomorrow!
We have been celebrating Career and Technical Education this month! Career and Technical Education Month®, generously sponsored in 2022 by the National Association

Register for NEXT Career Pathway Classes
Parents and Students: Now is the time to start looking at registration guides for each school and talk to counselors about NEXT

Creating Centers of Excellence
By Emily Carlson Herald-Review Feb 12, 2022 Continuing the Itasca Area Schools Collaborative (IASC) Next Career Pathways series, we will highlight individual

The Leaders of Our Future: IASC Next Career Pathways at Greenway H.S.
By Emily Carlson Herald Review Jan 30, 2022 Continuing the Itasca Area Schools Collaborative (IASC) Next Career Pathways series, we will highlight

The Next Step for IASC Next Career Pathways
By Emily Carlson Herald Review Jan 16, 2022 Patrow steps into role as new director The Itasca Area Schools Collaborative (IASC) Next
Among the top-5 in the nation; Grand Rapids teams represent Minnesota at national event
Via Grand Rapids Herald Review The Grand Rapids FFA chapter had two teams place top-5 in events at the 94th National FFA

Greenway Advanced Business Project-Based Learning class partners with Culver’s
Culver’s of Grand Rapids and Greenway’s Advanced Business Project-Based Learning class have teamed up so students can learn about business with hands-on

Deer River Kids Starting Career Pathways
Via WDIO.com Building a workforce has never been brighter in Itasca County. The Itasca Area Schools Career Pathways Program continues to expand.

Area students begin internships with local manufacturing businesses
Via Grand Rapids Herald Review On Feb. 4, 15 senior high school students from Nashwauk-Keewatin, Greenway, and Grand Rapids High Schools began

Rural communities look to change narrative
Via Grand Rapids Herald Review A report published by the Center for Rural Policy and Development (RCPD), “Finding work or finding workers?

Career Pathways enters third year of programming
Via Grand Rapids Herald Review IASC Career Pathways is entering its third academic year of programming with a number of major developments.

IASC Career Pathways initiative awarded $500,000 grant
Via Grand Rapids Herald Review Itasca Area Schools Collaborative (IASC) Career Pathways initiative has been awarded $500,000 from the Blandin Foundation to grow

Becoming ‘a hub for student-centered workforce development’
Via Grand Rapids Herald Review Members of the Independent School District (ISD) 318 School Board heard an update on the IASC Career

Career Pathways Ramping Up in Itasca County
Via WDIO.com The groundwork for Career Pathways in Itasca County is there, with hundreds of students in three school districts taking coursework
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Partner with Next Career Pathways to give relevant experiences and intentional opportunities to local students that will inspire curiosity and hope for a future right here in the greater Itasca area. Together, we are the change for our communities. Together, we can unleash endless possibilities. There are so many ways to work with us!