September 2024 Update – All Counties

My COP Lashley said, “I know this sounds like too good to be true, but trust me you made a good decision” …. “I’m going to use that when I start telling the kids at my school about this.”

Madalyn Short, Bear Tracks phlebotomy student

Assessments This School Year and Next School Year

Students will take the Future Plans Career assessment to identify their strengths, interests, personality, and work values, then explore suitable careers. Each student will meet with a career coach to discuss results and potential career paths, aiming to develop a career plan.

County	School
Adams	Adams County Christian School,Manchester, North Adams, Peebles, West Union
Ashtabula	Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus
Athens	Alexander High School, Athens High School, Nelsonville High School, Trimble High School
Belmont	Union Local
Brown	Eastern Local, Fayetteville-Perry Local, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local, Western Brown Local
Clermont	Bethel-Tate Local, Felicity-Franklin Local, Goshen High School, Grant Career Technical Center, Williamsburg Local
Clinton	Blanchester Local, Clinton-Massie Local, East Clinton Local, Wilmington City Schools
Columbiana	East Liverpool Jr/Sr High
Coshocton	Coshocton High School
Fayette	Miami Trace Local, Washington Court House City
Gallia	Gallipolis High School
Highland	Bright Local (Whiteoak Jr./Sr. HS), Greenfield (McClain) Exempted Village, Hillsboro City, Lynchburg-Clay
Hocking	Logan High School
Jackson	Jackson City, Oak Hill Union Local
Jefferson	Edison High School, Jefferson County JVS, Toronto High School
Lawrence	Collins Career Technical Center, Fairland Local, Rock Hill School, South Point Local, Tri-State STEM+M School
Meigs	Eastern High School, Meigs High School, Southern High School
Monroe	Beallsville High School, Monroe Central High School, River High School, Swiss Hills High Career Center
Morgan	Morgan County High School
Muskingum	Foxfire High School, Franklin Local Community School, Maysville High School, Philo High School
Noble	Caldwell High School, Shenandoah High School
Perry	Franklin Local Community School, Miller High School, Sheridan High School
Pike	Eastern Local School District, Scioto Valley Local – Piketon, Waverly City, Western Local, Pike Christian School, Pike CTC
Ross	Chillicothe City, Huntington Local, Zane Trace Local
Scioto	New Boston Local (Glenwood HS), Clay Local, Green Local, Minford Local, Northwest Local, Valley Local, Portsmouth West(Washington-Nile Local), Portsmouth STEM Academy, Sciotoville Community
Vinton	Vinton County Local
Washington	Belpre High School, Fort Frye High School

Adams:

• Congratulations! The West Union Recreation Restoration Project has been selected as a winner of the 2024 Kubota Hometown Proud $50k grant! Thank you for voting!

Ashtabula:

• The Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus hosted summer training programs including a two-week program on the basics of flying to earn a student pilot license. View the local news story here: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/students-explore-careers-in-aviation-thanks-to-new-program-at-ashtabula-county-technical-career-campus

Athens:

• The OMJ Career Bus was active in the community.

Brown:

• GRIT provided pizza for two sessions of Steamology for the Brown County educators.
• Ashlie Webster, Amy Queen and Dan Leffingwell presented at the new year BAC meeting.
• Ripley Union High School started their student assessments to kick off the school year.

Clermont:

• GRIT presented with Child Focus at the monthly Clermont Chamber meeting.

Columbiana:

• East Liverpool HS is a new GRIT partner school assessing and coaching 10^th, 11^th , and 12^th graders.
• The first East Liverpool Community Meeting will be held September 12.
• A new pilot program with guaranteed job offers upon graduation is being conducted with East Liverpool High School and the Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition.

Coshocton:

• Coshocton High School will conduct assessments and coaching after a successful pilot program last year.

Gallia:

• Gallia County hosted a back-to-school event, bringing together members of the community and all 3 school districts in the county.

• A new community outreach partner for Gallia and Lawrence Counties will start in September.

Hocking:

• A student summer internship at the Hocking Hills tourism agency through a collaboration from Logan High School / Hocking Hills Tourism / BB2C / The Move organization.

Jefferson:

• Edison HS, Toronto HS, and Jefferson County JVS will all be a new GRIT partner school, providing assessments and coaching to 10^th, 11^th and 12^th graders.
• County Wide Career and Education Fair will be held on 9/11, serving three counties ( Jefferson, Harrison, and Columbiana) with approximately 800 students attending. The GRIT Project will have a table at the event.
• A Jefferson County Resource Network Community Meeting will be held on 9/13.

Lawrence:

• The BESTOhio Quarterly Meeting was held at Ohio University Southern in Lawrence County on August 13^th, 2024. Lawrence County joined the Manufacturing Coalition. Dr. Bill Dingus and Sarah Redoutey spoke about manufacturing in the county. The feedback sparked a great conversation on supporting more manufacturing career opportunities. Find out more about BESTOhio here https://www.best-ohio.com/   
• Future Plans is in the process of hiring a new Community Outreach Partner to cover Lawrence and Gallia Counties. https://www.gritohio.org/category/careers/
• As we begin outreach to schools this year, we are excited for returning schools to get started and want to welcome Tri-State STEM+M as our newest partner school.
• A new community outreach partner for Gallia and Lawrence Counties will be starting in September.

Meigs:

• A summer short term certificate program in conjunction with Rio Grande Meigs Center helped 11 students get an EMT or CDCA certificate!

Morgan:

• River High School, Monroe Central High School, and Beallsville High School will assess Juniors and Seniors in September.
• Drivers Ed sign ups are ongoing.
• A Summer Program participant will start the Future Plans PR internship this Fall!

Muskingum:

• Future Plans and the GRIT Project will participate in the Junior Achievement (JA) Inspire Program on October 2nd for 9th to 12th-grade students, brought to life by local employers. This initiative helps students explore various careers, job opportunities, and educational pathways while planning their high school coursework.

Noble:

• Shenandoah High School will assess Sophomores this Fall.
• Caldwell High School updated student media center and offers students a place where they can work on their college classes virtually.
• Caldwell High school is now also offering college credit business, education, and social work classes through Washington State College of Ohio.

Pike:

• 5 Pike County students completed the Shawnee State Bear Tracks Program this summer, including:
  • Phlebotomy
  • Comp Tia A+
  • Child Development Associate Credential
  • Basic Emergency Medical Technician
• The Quarterly Pike County GRIT meeting on August 12^th, was well attended with great discussion.
• The next Quarterly Pike County GRIT meeting will be held at the Pike County CTC on November 4th.
• Waverly Schools hosted a successful Back-to-School event on August 19^th.

Scioto:

• Summer Programs
  • 17 students from Scioto County participated in a local GRIT Summer Program
  • 9 of those students have passed their exam or obtained their credential thus far.
• 5 Scioto County Schools will receive the benefit of working with Career Navigators through Scioto County Community Action. These navigators will work hand in hand with the schools, students, and GRIT’s Community Outreach Partners to help students work through their career path.

Tuscarawas:

• A new COP started on September 2.
• The second community meeting for the ECORTW ( East Central Ohio Recovery to Work) will be held on 10/9/24.

Washington:

• Assessments and coaching began at Belpre High School. Fort Frye High School and the Career Navigator program are anticipated this school year.