WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A new lab at the Language and Literacy Academy for Learning is giving students with disabilities hands-on experience in skilled trades while introducing them to career paths before they graduate high school.
The Future Ready Lab allows students to explore more than 15 trades, including plumbing, HVAC and electrical work. It’s a program in partnership with Paxton/Patterson a college and career ready lab educational provider.
The program is designed to help students identify what they enjoy and build skills they can carry into technical school and the workforce…