The Attainment Network is excited to announce the next round of investments in partners and communities to support the development of career-connected pathways. The Attainment Network funding includes a $25,000 planning grant to Adams State University, in partnership with school districts in the San Luis Valley. The planning grant includes technical assistance to develop healthcare pathway programs serving rural communities in southern Colorado.

According to Renae Haslett, director of special projects for Adams State Extended Studies, the planning grant will explore ways to expand opportunities for local high school students who plan to pursue careers in the healthcare industry. “Adams State will work with valley school districts with the vision to develop a plan for a fully functional program by year’s end.”

The Attainment Network, originally the Denver Education Attainment Network, connects partners and drives collaboration to build education to workforce systems that support every learner on their path to earning family-living wage employment and economic opportunities. Founded in 2014, the network mobilizes K-12, postsecondary institutions, state agencies, local municipalities, nonprofit, private sector partners, and learners to ignite and accelerate systems change.