By Matt Hoover, USD 475 Communications Coordinator
JUNCTION CITY, Kan.- The H.D. Karns Innovations Academy JAG-K program was awarded the prestigious 6-of-6 Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) National Award on Monday night. The 6-of-6 Award, which is the highest honor a JAG program can receive, is awarded to JAG programs, nationally, that meet or exceed performance measures in six categories: graduation rate, employment rate, full-time employment, total full-time positive outcomes, connectivity rate, and continued education rate.
JAG has a 12-month follow-up period with all seniors as part of its evidence-based, data-driven national model. Also on Monday, students at the H.D. Karns building were not only inducted into the 2023-24 JAG-K program, but also watched as their classmates were sworn in as elected officers.
JAG-K is a multi-year, in-school program for students in grades 6-12 that offers tools to successfully transition students into post-secondary school, the military, or directly into the workforce with marketable skills. Participants in the program face multiple barriers to success that their JAG-K Career Specialist helps them overcome through a nationally accredited, evidence-based model.