The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced new Innovation Career Pathway designations for 37 high schools last Wednesday at the 2025 Massachusetts STEM Summit at Gillette Stadium. Old Rochester Regional High School was one of 20 Massachusetts districts receiving a designated pathway for the first time. (Photo Courtesy Massachusetts Executive Office of Education)
MATTAPOISETT — Superintendent Michael S. Nelson, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Shari Fedorowicz, Principal Michael Devoll and Assistant Principal Lauren Millette are excited to announce that Old Rochester Regional High School has been awarded an Innovation Career Pathway (ICP) designation for Business & Finance and Advanced Manufacturing (Architecture) programs from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
DESE announced Old Rochester Regional High School’s new ICP designations during the 2025 Massachusetts STEM Summit at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday, May 7. The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced new Innovation Career Pathway designations for 37 high schools, including 20 districts receiving a designated pathway for the first time.
“We want to transform the high school experience, and expanding Innovation Career Pathways is one crucial way we are working to do just that,” said Massachusetts Education Secretary Dr. Patrick Tutwiler. “I am excited that the program will reach nearly 30 percent of high schools across Massachusetts as we work to reimagine High School, increasing student engagement for thousands of students and creating new opportunities for them to find their own paths to successful futures.”
ICPs are designed to give students coursework and experience in a specific high-demand industry, such as information technology, engineering, health care, life sciences and advanced manufacturing. They are designed to create strong partnerships with employers in order to expose students to career options and help them develop knowledge and skills related to their chosen field of study before they graduate high school.
“We are incredibly thankful and proud to have earned the Innovation Career Pathway designation,” said Assistant Principal Millette. “This recognition affirms our commitment to providing our students with meaningful, career-connected learning experiences that prepare them for success beyond high school.”
ICP programs give students the opportunity to participate in work-based learning in high-demand industries and also bolster workforce pipelines to meet employers’ needs.
“Assistant Principal Lauren Millette led the effort to secure these new Innovation Career Pathway designations for Business & Finance and Advanced Manufacturing programs,” said Assistant Superintendent Fedorowicz. “Lauren led our team through an arduous, very competitive, multi-phase application process. Their hard work will pay off over the next year and greatly benefit Old Rochester’s current and future students.”
Old Rochester Regional High School’s new ICP programs will be implemented during the 2025-26 school year. This is Old Rochester’s first ICP designation.
“We owe our new Innovation Career Pathways designations to Assistant Principal Lauren Millette and her dedicated team,” said Superintendent Michael S. Nelson. “These new offerings at Old Rochester Regional High School will enable our educators to prepare our students for competitive careers in the region’s most rewarding and in-demand fields.”
“Innovation Career Pathways have a positive impact for our high school students and for the future of our workforce,” said Gov. Maura Healey. “By expanding access to applied learning in fields like clean energy, life sciences, and information technology, we’re preparing young people for successful careers in some of the fastest-growing industries in our state. Our administration will keep investing in pathways that empower students to discover their passions and build a strong, equitable economy for Massachusetts.”
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