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Chandler Unified approves $1.0M purchase to expand high school semiconductor and robotics training
Summary
The Chandler Unified School District approved more than $1 million in CTE equipment and instructor certification to expand semiconductor, automation and robotics instruction at several high schools, following a board presentation about partnerships seen during a Taiwan visit.
Chandler Unified School District approved purchases totaling about $1,003,685.41 on Oct. 8 to equip semiconductor, automation and robotics classrooms and support instructor certification across multiple high schools.
The purchases — described to the board as packages from Festo and Universal Robots plus associated instructional materials and training — are funded from a Career and Technical Education (CTED) fund. The district said the equipment will support hands-on instruction in sensors, pneumatics, programmable logic controllers, mechatronics and other skills that district staff said industry partners recommend for job readiness.
Janet Harkoff, coordinator of Emergent Technologies for Chandler Unified School District, described a recent Arizona delegation trip to Taiwan that included…
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