Plan for regional sustainability from the start with a two-year transition to regional ownership¶

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Description¶

The blueprint prescribes a sustainability timeline for regional pathways work. Its regional sustainability components are to "Plan for sustainability from start," provide "2-yr foundational support that transitions to regional ownership and leadership in YR3-4," and build "State infrastructure that fosters sustainability." This pairs with school-system capacity outcomes: capacity to sustain pathways focused on expanding opportunities for learners and capacity to apply the co-research and co-design process to regional challenges.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Foundational support during the first two years
• state infrastructure that fosters sustainability

Constraints¶

• Regional ownership and leadership are expected only in years three and four, after the foundational support period

Target Learners¶

• learners in regional pathway programs

Target Learning Goals¶

• sustained access to pathways opportunities across a region

Related Strategies¶

• Two-year professional development model combining institutes, site visits, and remote monitoring
• Use a co-research and co-design process such as the Collaborative Innovation Studio model

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Scaling career pathways statewide: A blueprint for creating K-12 + postsecondary + industry pathways. (2026). Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/287