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Career & Technical Training: Reinventing Rural High School

Career & Technical Training: Reinventing Rural High School

Update: 2025-10-16

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In this month's Charter School Investor podcast, "What Charter School Leadership Looks Like," School Improvement Partnership Founder and CEO Alan Wohlstetter talks with Michael Gonzalez, the Executive Director of Texas’ Rural Innovation Zone Schools (RSIZ). Mike share how he convinced five individual school boards to hand authority to a charter high school - all in the quest to provide quality Career and Technical training option to kids Deep in the Heart of Texas.

The best part? Mike says his model is replicable and he’s always willing to share his expertise!

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Career & Technical Training: Reinventing Rural High School

Career & Technical Training: Reinventing Rural High School

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