By Quinn O’Hara

USD 379 is researching ways to assist the next generation of workers in Clay County.

Using the 16 career clusters identified by the Kansas state department of education, USD 379 Curriculum & Instruction Administrator Jaclyn Pfizenmaier says a team compiled a list of Clay County businesses related to the 16 career clusters:

Pfizenmaier says the data collected from the interviews will help USD379 identify new strategies to prepare Clay County youth for the workforce:

The 16 career clusters include: media and technology, health, public services, design, production, repair, agriculture, business, and family and consumer sciences.