Alexandria, LA (9/7/2023) – The Rapides Parish School Board is piloting a Workforce Development project for 11th-grade Peabody students and local business and industry partners.
This initiative is in partnership with the Alexandria Police Jury Workforce Development Program. Students will pair with employers and be mentored by them throughout the school year.
In the summer of 2024, students can work at these businesses for four weeks. The goal for the initiative is that these juniors will continue to foster a relationship with their mentors during their senior year and join the Cenla workforce upon graduation.
The businesses supporting the Peabody Workforce Program are as follows:
1. Rapides Regional Medical Center
2. CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital
3. Roy O Martin
4. Boise Cascade
5. CLECO
6. AFCO Industries
7. Alexandria Fire Dept
8. Acadian Ambulance
9. Coastal College
10. Office of Public Health
11. US Armed Forces (Army, Air Force, Navy)
Jay Scott, Police Juror; Cynthia Perry, Councilwoman District #3; Willard “Bubba” McCall, School Board Member; and Sandra Franklin, School Board Member and Candidate for State Representative, District #26, were also in attendance.
