PAES

Tomorrow we're hosting a complimentary webinar on Funding Pathways for Transition & Career Readiness Programs, featuring Dr. Emily Clare.
Many districts are looking for practical ways to strengthen transition services, career exploration, and workforce readiness programming. This session will help educators and administrators identify funding opportunities, understand available grant pathways, and explore strategies for supporting both new and existing programs.
Date: June 24, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM EST
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/.../WN__kQHxUqbQm25gLo02mwSyA...

Whether you’re expanding current services or exploring new transition initiatives, this session is designed to provide actionable guidance and useful funding insights.
We hope to see you there!

Day 4 of Teacher Appreciation Week.
Meet Susan Wilson, Independent Living and Pre-Vocational Experience teacher at Warren Area High School in Warren, Pennsylvania.
Susan started with the 2020 PAES lab and has since upgraded to the 2024 version. She runs it 2 to 4 times a week. Across five years, she's watched the lab work in ways even she didn't predict.
Three of her male students discovered sewing in the lab. They're now taking sewing classes outside of it, already fluent in the basics. Another student moved into building construction at his career center with prior shop measurement and saw experience already in the bank.
The lab doesn't just teach tasks. It surfaces interests students didn't know they had, and gives them the early reps that make the next step less intimidating.
Susan, thank you for showing what five years of consistent practice produces.
Nominated by Leigh Dennick.

Thanks for sharing Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29!