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School board approves application to bring GoTech Career Connections lab to Powhatan Middle School
Summary
Board members approved advancing a grant application to establish a GoTech Career Connections lab at Powhatan Middle School. The program would add hands‑on STEM and career pathway modules for middle schoolers; the grant typically covers equipment (estimated ~$170,000 per module) and requires a 1:1 or 1:2 match and an $8,000 fee for the first two
Powhatan County School Board members voted to pursue a GoTech Career Connections grant to create a hands‑on STEM/career‑pathways lab at Powhatan Middle School.
The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) and the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research presented the program, which provides middle‑school career modules such as 3‑D printing, basic manufacturing simulation, welding simulators and other workforce‑aligned technologies. "GoTech has been about creating career connections labs in middle schools," Lauren Sodel of CCAM told the board.
Why it matters: the lab is designed to introduce students to high‑demand technical careers early, help them test interests and arrive at high‑school pathway choices better…
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