- Career-connected high schools, like the one in Tomball Independent School District, are helping to keep families in public schools by offering programs that reflect student interests and attract growth.
Like many adults, Brooke Davis spent much of her college years preparing for a career she later realized wasn’t for her. She eventually switched her major from marine biology to engineering, but she didn’t want her daughter to make the same mistake.
That’s why she’s grateful that her 11th grader Kai can explore a career field at her high school in the Tomball Independent School District, outside Houston. Kai is in the legal studies program, which meets daily at the Tomball Innovation Center, a 70-acre facility that houses programs like aviation maintenance, cybersecurity and app design.
“For her to just get her feet wet and see if it’s something that she might want to do for the rest of her life is awesome,” Davis said. “You don’t want to go into something in college and then all of a sudden not understand what it is you’re getting into.”…