Round 2 Subaward Recipients
We are pleased to announce the Round 2 subawards for the Inland Empire Regional K-16 Education Collaborative.
We sincerely appreciate all the proposals submitted and the interest generated for Round 2.
The projects include pathways in Education, Engineering, Health and Business.
Education
“Grow Our Own” Teachers Pathway
Project Lead: Barstow Community College
Partners: CSUDH, CSUSB, BUHSD, BVUSD, Barstow Area Consortium for Adult Education, California State TEACH, Fort Irwin Child Development Center
This project aims to address the significant teacher shortage in the region by creating a pathway for aspiring teachers, including a focus on elementary, middle, and secondary teacher education along with graduate education opportunities for current teachers. Activities include development of an Elementary Teacher Credential Pipeline with existing Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADTs) in Elementary Teacher and Early Childhood Education, dual enrollment opportunities, and pathways for Childcare.
Comprehensive Teacher Pathway
Project Lead: Riverside County Office of Education
Partners: CSUSM, Mt. San Jacinto Community College, BUSD, HUSD, LEUSD, NUSD, Perris Union High School District, TVUSD, VVUSD
This collaborative will focus on ways to develop an education pathway to keep and retain workers in the education field within the Inland Empire Region. Partners will work to develop a matrix with courses and scores in Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Dual Enrollment and concurrent enrollment that would meet the requirements for specific multiple subject and STEM single-subject credentials. This alignment will create successful completion of an Associate in Arts/Science, Bachelor of Arts/Science and teaching credential within 4 years after high school, rather than a traditional 5-6+ years after high school.
Engineering
System Control and Design Academy (SCADA)
Project Lead: Apple Valley Unified School District
Partners: VVCC, CSUSB, Advanced Technologies Consultants, CalPortland, Workforce SBCSS: IE Connect, Walmart Distribution Center, Liberty Utilities, Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District, Mountain Desert Economic Partnership, Prime Concepts for Internet Solutions
The proposed project aims to address a significant gap in skilled labor, particularly in engineering fields, by bolstering workforce development through instructor training and acquiring lab equipment for industry-recognized certification programs. Focusing on increasing industry-recognized certifications, acquiring the necessary equipment, and enhancing instructor training aims to create a structured and efficient pathway leading students to viable career outcomes.
Inland Engineering Pathways Partnership (IEPP)
Project Lead: Norco College
Partners: Jurupa Unified School District, Corona/Norco Unified School District, University of California, Riverside, Bourns Inc., Edison International
The Inland Engineering Pathways Partnership (IEPP) collaboration includes Corona-Norco and Jurupa Unified School Districts, UC Riverside and engineering sector employers. It will establish specific programming at all educational levels to ensure that students are aware of the engineering pathway, are able to successfully navigate it, and ultimately move into the workforce The IEPP will use grant funds to provide dedicated staff at each level to support student success, offer a bridge program from high school to community college, and transfer support from Norco College to UCR. The IEPP will expand/enhance existing education-to-workforce pathways in engineering to help students clarify, enter, succeed, and complete their education/career goals.
Project Lead: Chaffey Joint Union High School District
Partners: University of California, Riverside - Extension, Ontario Montclair School District, Ontario-Montclair Schools Foundation: Promise Scholars, Mt. San Antonio College, Chaffey College
Robotics and Engineering Program
This initiative seeks to enrich Chaffey Joint Union High School District (CJUHSD) engineering pathways and encourage Ontario Montclair School District (OMSD) students into engineering, merging robotics, project management and cybersecurity. The program will build FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams at CJUHSD and OMSD, challenging students to design, build and program robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams. The project’s approach integrates hands-on robotics engineering with structured project management and cybersecurity awareness. It encompasses engineering, programming, teamwork, and the application of project management methodologies, tailored to enhance the educational environment.
Health
RCC-RUSD College and Career Academic Pathways (CCAP): STEM/Nursing Fast Track Project
Project Lead: Riverside Unified School District
Partners: Riverside City College, Riverside Free Clinic
The Inland Empire (Riverside and San Bernardino counties) is designated as a medically under resourced area, a Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area, and a Registered Nurse Shortage Area because the region has too few primary care physicians, high infant mortality rates, and high levels of poverty. Riverside Unified School District. Grant funds are needed to continue and expand access so that more Riverside Unified School District students have the opportunity to participate in this Nursing Pathway. The pathway is structured so that once participating students graduate from high school they will have 1 year of nursing school completed and have a guaranteed spot in the Riverside City College (RCC) Nursing Program. Then, once they complete 1 year with the RCC Nursing Program, they graduate with an RN license.
Allied Health Pathway Program
Project Lead: San Bernardino Community College District
Partners: SBVC, Crafton Hills College, Rialto Unified School District, Pacific High School, SBUSD, UCR - School of Medicine, CSUSB, California University of Science and Medicine, San Bernardino Department of Public Health, BLU Educational Foundation
This project and its associated partners seek to create a K-16 educational pathway program centered around an allied health services pathway that prioritizes students from under resourced schools in the Inland Empire that are underrepresented in the field of medicine and healthcare. This collaborative effort includes certified nurse assistants (CNA), home health aide (HHA), acute care nurse aide (ACNA), respiratory technology, and phlebotomy through CHC. These career pathways will fill a need for the state and region, as well as provide well-paying careers for students as they progress through K-12 and into higher education. By working with K-12 educational partners, the program will include classes at the junior and senior level of high school for students who are interested in pursuing a healthcare pathway for their career.
Streamline Equitable Pathways: SHS and VVC Healthcare Pathway
Project Lead: Snowline Joint Unified School District
Partners: VVCC, Mountain Desert Career Pathways, Dr. Mikes's Urgent Care, St Mary's Hospital, LifeStream Blood Bank, Desert Valley Community Hospital, Loma Linda, Rancho Cucamonga Specialty Suites, CSUSB
To address the support of first-generation, income eligible, and Healthcare Pathway students, Victor Valley College and Serrano High School need to expand the work currently underway and improve the quality of service for students through increased access to industry standard healthcare facilities, faculty PD, curricula, and dedicated support positions to advise, streamline pathways, and ensure pathway completion. The program aims to address the identified gaps and enhance its healthcare pathway effectively. With a focus on linked learning, SHS will establish a cohesive program of study that integrates general education and healthcare classes. Emphasizing career exploration, the program will facilitate opportunities for students to delve into various healthcare professions, solidifying their career interests and goals.
Prescription for Success: Equitable Pathways in Pharmacy Technician Education
Project Lead: Moreno Valley Unified School District
Partners: Moreno Valley Community College, Hemet Hospital, Moreno Valley Community Adult School
The program highlights the need within Moreno Valley Unified School District to adapt to changing economic conditions, especially in the healthcare sector, by preparing students for pharmacy technician roles. The Inland Empire has witnessed a notable increase in demand for Pharmacy Technicians, a trend that this project directly addresses by establishing a comprehensive educational pathway for MVUSD high school students. This initiative specifically aims to cater to the district by providing essential skills and opening pathways to sustainable employment. The project focuses on enhancing the high school segment of the CTE Pharmacy Technician Pathway at March Mountain High School (located on the Adult School parcel.) By leveraging existing pathways through work-based learning experiences, this project seeks to improve completion and retention rates and align educational outcomes with local industry demands.
Business, Education,
Engineering & Health
Coyote PRIME (Pre-College Readiness Instruction in Math & English)
Project Lead: California State University, San Bernardino - Office of Pre-College Programs
Partners: Growing Inland Achievement, OneFuture Coachella Valley, Rialto Unified School District, SBCU, CVUSD, PSUSD, DSUSD, FUSD, SBVC
CSUSB PRIME is designed to provide college readiness and industry exploration to high school rising juniors and seniors who are on track to meet A-G eligibility requirements but are not meeting grade level standards in ELA and/or Math. Through a summer residential, intensive camp and academic year programming, participants will utilize Princeton Review curriculum to increase fluency in English and Math. Coyote PRIME is an overarching intervention designed to help students become college ready in Math and/or English. The project will streamline pathways to degree completion by strengthening intersegmental and sustainable partnerships that support first generation and students from under resourced schools.
Learn more about the Round 2 Subaward Recipients.
Access the Round 2 Proposal Executive Summaries HERE.