Postsecondary & Workforce Readiness

Ensuring students graduate with the skills, knowledge and employment connection to pursue careers that pay a household living wage is the goal of the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness team. The team includes the Future Center, counselors and Career and Technical Education (CTE).

As career and workforce legislation and state-wide, industry-led programs bridge business certifications and work-based learning with in-school students, the role of this group is to maximize all industry provided resources by increasing WPS student participation in these programs and opportunities. Resources and programs include Concurrent Enrollment/ASCENT, CareerWise Colorado and Career Success Program.

Ryan McCoy

Executive Director
rmccoy@wps.org
720-542-5087

Shiree A. Abeyta

Executive Assistant
sabeyta@wps.org
720-542-5084

Ranum Innovation Campus

The Innovation Campus at Ranum is a state-of-the art public/private facility that provides our students with hands-on opportunities and cutting edge technology.

RANUM INNOVATION CAMPUS

Career Technical Education

Our CTE programs provide students with practical, hands-on training in various vocational fields, ranging from healthcare and information technology to construction and aerospace engineering.

CTE OPPORTUNITIES

Future Center

Our Future Center connects WPS students to their prospective careers after graduation. It starts early, even down into the younger years, where conversations begin to happen about the futuers our students want to pursue.

FUTURE CENTER

Services/Specialties	Contact	Phone/Email
Coordinator of PWR programs Supervisor of Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and pathways Supervisor of the Future Center, bilingual college and career assistance, planning and resources Oversees Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) Coordinates counselor professional development, student transition planning and counselor calendars Oversees concurrent enrollment, ASCENT, Gateway to College programs Leads industry partner outreach Coordinates grants for CDE Colorado Counselor Corps, Next Generation Learning (NGLC), and Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative (COSI)	Ryan McCoy Executive Director	720.542.5087 rmccoy@wps.org
Office Manager for PWR	Shiree Abeyta Executive Assistant	720.542.5084 SAbeyta@wps.org
Career & Technical Education (CTE) Oversees CTE programming & support	Lottie Wilson CTE Administrator	303.487.2603 lwilson@wps.org
Future Center Individual Career and Academic Plan (high school) advisor Student Career Tracking	Lauren Hafemann Future Center Counselor	303-657-3943 lhafemann@wps.org
Concurrent Enrollment/ASCENT Careerwise Colorado	Alexix Ramirez Future Center Counselor	303-657-3939 alramirez@wps.org
Bilingual support Employer Outreach Hiring fairs and campus tours coordinator CareerWise Colorado	Mario Ortiz Future Center Career Coach	303-657-3942 marortiz@wps.org
Individual Career and Academic Plan (middle school) advisor	Jessica Read Future Center Counselor	303-657-3976 jread@wps.org
Coodinates parent outreach and initiatives	Jazmin Bencomo Trevizo Community Liaison	720-542-4972 jbencomotrevizo@wps.org

Services/Specialties

Contact

Phone/Email

Coordinator of PWR programs
Supervisor of Career and Technical Education (CTE)
programs and pathways
Supervisor of the Future Center, bilingual college and
career assistance, planning and resources
Oversees Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP)
Coordinates counselor professional development,
student transition planning and counselor calendars
Oversees concurrent enrollment, ASCENT, Gateway to College programs
Leads industry partner outreach
Coordinates grants for CDE Colorado Counselor Corps,
Next Generation Learning (NGLC), and Colorado Opportunity
Scholarship Initiative (COSI)