High School Pathways

Burnsville High School welcomes 9th graders and all seniors on campus together to officially kick off it's Pathways program 

Burnsville High School ‘re-opens’ with innovative programming and learning spaces:

• Health Careers (8 college-credit classes and Certified Nursing Assistant certificate)

• Information Technology (Geek Squad Help Desk, App Development)

• Manufacturing and Engineering courses (opening a new fabrication lab using 3D printers, metal CNC machines, laser cutters, etc)

• Hospitality Careers (using the BHS kitchen to cater school and community events)

• Success 191 (new course to help 9th graders transition from middle school and start finding their own pathway)

Pathways, Partnerships and the Pipeline hosts Pathway tours for more than 110 business and industry partners and realtors 

Tech Annex opens, housing the Automotive and Construction Pathways and offering industry-standard automotive learning thanks in part to a $275,000 grant from The Walser Foundation, Walser Automotive Group 

The National Career Pathways Network recognizes Burnsville High School’s Pathway model with a Promising Practice Award

District 191 receives a Local Government Innovation Award (LGIA) from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota for its Finance Pathway and partnership with TruStone Credit Union (formerly Firefly Credit Union)

District 191 receives a second LGIA for its wall-to-wall Pathway model

The Business Education Network is created through a partnership between the Burnsville Chamber of Commerce and District 191. Activities include:

• Workplace Skills Certificate Program for high school students based on a curriculum called “Bring your A Game to Work” 

• Student Job Search Workshop to help students learn how to search, apply and interview for jobs 

• Student Job Fair for local businesses to recruit students for summer, part-time or full-time jobs 

• Teacher and Counselor Externships for teachers and counselors to experience real world workforce issues inside our local businesses to bring back to their students 

• Work–based Learning Program is a voluntary opportunity for students to apply the concepts of the Skills Certificate Class in the workplace through a paid work experience

• Parent Forum & Resource Fair to provide information and resources to parents about current workforce trends and the wide variety of opportunities for their students

Featured in Education Week, a national publication, for Pathways and Partnerships

Health Careers expands to include Emergency Medical Technician national certification, in partnership with Burnsville Fire Department 

The Education Pathway launches through a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education

Culinary instructor Matt Deutsch is named the Minnesota Prostart Teacher of Excellence 

The Department of Labor and Industry provides a $90,000 grant to Advanced Manufacturing for paid work experiences for students

The Greater Twin Cities United Way provides a $295,000 in grant support to the Pathway programs

More than 200 business, industry and community partnerships are firmly established to support in-class instruction, tours, after-school programs, Pathway events, and donations/grants 

District 191 announces the expansion of the Pathways model to include PreK through grade 12

Minnesota Department of Labor provides a $234,000 grant to support the computer science pathway in grades 2-5

The Department of Labor and Industry provides a $95,000 grant to the Automotive Pathway for paid work experiences for students

More than 300 Minnesota school district staff, business and industry professionals, community members, US senators, US congresspersons, MN elected officials, and the AFT president have visited Burnsville High School and toured the Pathway programs

Nearly $1.7 million has been awarded and/or donated to District 191 and the Pathway programs since 2016

Committed partners include the Bush Foundation, Bosch, Dakota Electric, Best Buy, the Greater Twin Cities United Way, Walser Automotive Group, Cities of Burnsville and Savage

The Pathways model has been highlighted by National Career for College & Career Transitions (NC3T), National Career Pathway Network (NCPN), Minnesota School Board Association (MSBA), National School Board Association (NSBA), Bush Foundation Student Centered Learning for Equity (SCL4E), Minnesota Association of School Administrators (MASA), Minnesota Department of Education and Minnesota State Universities/Colleges (CTE Works!), The Consortium for School Network (CoSN), and EdSpaces.