Partnering with Fresno Unified

A partnership is an interaction with students and teachers that directly relates to your industry sector or career field. Partnerships help add relevance and make connections from what students are learning in the classroom to the world of work, answering the question, “Why am I learning this?”

• Enhance the capacity of your future workforce
• Exposure for your business
• Network with other businesspeople
• Increase business and marketing opportunities
• Increase your company’s recognition
• Enhance goodwill
• Demonstrate your company’s commitment to the community
• Demonstrate your company’s commitment to education
• Develop new projects and ideas with student assistance
• Participate in the curriculum development process
• Develop a pool of skilled and motivated potential future employees
• Reduce training/recruitment costs
• Improve employee motivation and retention
• Support and improve educational programs
• Increase interest in the company and industry by inspiring the future workforce
• Demonstrate corporate social responsibility
• Provide opportunities for employees to use their professional skills to benefit the community

• Join the CTE Advisory Committee and/or a Pathway Subcommittee
• Be a guest speaker
• Host a tour of your organization/facility
• Host a job shadow event
• Offer high school student internships
• Participate in student mentorships
• Facilitate expanding teacher skills and knowledge through externships
• Allow students to interview you about your career path
• Conduct mock interviews with students
• Offer volunteer opportunities
• Provide expertise on curriculum and projects
• Evaluate student projects/presentations

Pathway Subcommittees

• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Business and Entrepreneurship
• Digital Media, Arts, and Design
• Education, Child Development, and Public Services
• Health and Human Services
• Industrial Manufacturing and Technology

If you are interested in working with Fresno Unified, you can fill out our contact form to have someone reach out to you, or you can contact Juan Aldape or Jeff DeLong directly.

If you would like to work with a specific school site or program, you can also contact their CTE Coordinator directly. For more information about what programs are offered at which sites, check out our CTE Pathways and Programs Brochure.