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Board approves amended RioTech joint-use agreement; CNM scales back diesel plan amid cost increases
Summary
The Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education on Jan. 27 approved amendments to the career-technical education joint-use agreement with Central New Mexico Community College that change program commitments, update cost estimates and scale down the diesel program CNM had planned to relocate to RioTech.
The Rio Rancho Public Schools Board of Education on Jan. 27 approved amendments to the career-technical education (CTE) joint‑use agreement with Central New Mexico Community College, a vote that formalizes program changes and updated cost estimates as the district prepares to open the RioTech Skilled Trades and Technology Center.
The board voted 5-0 to approve the amended agreement after presentations from district operations staff and questions from several board members. "We will have a diesel program. We will not have the diesel program," Chief Operations Officer Mike Baker said during the presentation, describing the change as a shift from CNM moving its full diesel program to Rio Rancho toward a smaller, “fundamentals of diesel” course that trains on smaller diesel engines.
Why it matters: The amendments affect which postsecondary programs will run at RioTech, how costs are allocated and the timetable for openings. District officials said the changes respond to…
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