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North Scott reviews Regional Innovation Center progress; partners, seats and costs flagged for follow-up
Summary
District staff briefed the North Scott Comm School District board on the Regional Innovation Center (RIC), covering donated equipment, course offerings, enrollment, staffing allocations and questions about how neighboring districts will secure seats and pay for use.
District staff presented an update on the Regional Innovation Center (RIC), describing course offerings, funding sources and early capacity and partnership questions.
The presenter told the board the district has amassed donated equipment and outside funding to furnish the center, saying, “They donated $4,000,000 total,” and that the district received a $1,000,000 state Career Academy Incentive (CAPT) grant to support four required career academies. The presentation listed 37 unique courses delivered as 76 class sections, with 1,178 student enrollments counted in RIC seats and 522 distinct students (“unique number of 522”) attending RIC courses this year.
Why it matters: the RIC is intended to expand career-technical opportunities in the district and for neighboring districts via partnerships. Board members and staff focused on two operational issues: seat allocation for…
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