Behind the Scenes: Designing for Career and Technical Education
February 01, 2024
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Meredith Watassek, former Fort Bend Independent School District CTE Director and now a Stantec planner, shares how FBISD’s James Reese CTC is designed to help build bridges from classroom to career.
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