In San Antonio, CAST Network schools are trying to create a local pipeline of young people prepared to fill local STEM-related jobs.
The"Anatomage" table is an interactive 3D anatomy and physiology dissection and education tool. Photos of real cadavers are uploaded into the system along with their case history. Giovanni Neri, right, uses the table to teach anatomy and physiology students at CAST Med High School.The San Antonio Report and San Antonio Woman Magazine have partnered to create a series of three in-depth articles looking at the STEM ecosystem in San Antonio.
CAST Med High School is one of five high schools that make up the Centers for Applied Science and Technology Network, all focused on careers in STEM-related fields. For example, CPS Energy, which employs 3,000 people across the city, is struggling to hire engineers, data scientists, accounting professionals, cybersecurity and IT specialists, said Lisa Lewis, the utility’s chief administrative officer.
“When we created CAST, superintendents and business leaders came together and they said, particularly in parts of our city, nobody is drawing those connections for students,” Russell said. “We need to build much more intentional bridges.”many high school students already work, so schools should be connecting them to jobs in the fields they’re interested in pursuing after high school, she said.
CAST is an amazing example of a program that is “launching kids out to the best of the best universities,” he said. “But how do we ensure that before they leave, they understand there’s a career for them here when they’re done?” Every CAST campus employs a partnership coordinator whose job is to work with industry leaders and nonprofits to create opportunities for students, acting as an open door to get experienced workers into schools and expose students to careers that may not require a college degree. Credit:Making sure CAST students get those opportunities is very labor-intensive, Russell acknowledged, “but that’s the intentionality you have to have.
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