Norwood Public Schools Awarded $25,000 in Grant Funding to Implement Two New Innovation Career Pathways

NORWOOD — Superintendent David Thomson is pleased to announce that Norwood High School is one of 31 high schools in Massachusetts that was awarded grant funding to support its Innovation Pathway programs. 

The $25,000 grant, awarded by the Healey-Driscoll Administration, was announced on Friday, Sept. 22, and will be used to implement a Clean Energy Innovation Career Pathway and a Business and Finance Innovation Career Pathway at Norwood High School.

Norwood High School is one of six high schools in Massachusetts that will be part of the Clean Energy pilot. The six 2023-24 Clean Energy pilot schools will help meet the workforce needs of the Commonwealth’s rapidly growing clean energy economy.

Norwood High School will use these funds to develop and map out curricula, pursue partnerships with local businesses and higher education institutions, and explore internship possibilities, project opportunities, and more, with the goal of establishing these brand-new pathways for the 2024-25 school year.

Grant funding will also be used to purchase instructional supplies for the new curriculum, plan course sequencing and offerings, purchase marketing materials for the program and strengthen ties between Norwood middle and high schools in preparation for career education opportunities. 

“On behalf of the entire district, I would like to thank the Healey-Driscoll Administration for this generous grant,” said Superintendent David Thomson. “We are looking forward to beginning the work to offer this new program to our high school students and provide them with the necessary skills they need to be successful in the workforce.” 

“This new Clean Energy Innovation Career Pathway will open doors for students to discover a future in the renewable energy sector by providing them with applied learning experiences and next-level internships right here in Massachusetts,” said Governor Maura Healey.

With this planning expansion, the state projects offering career and technical education pathways at nearly 100 schools next year and anticipate enrolling the first class in a pipeline of future climate workforce leaders. 

To learn more about the clean energy pilot, click here.

Norwood High School currently offers the Healthcare Innovation Pathway Program, which provides students the opportunity to get early exposure to careers in the healthcare industry. 

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