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Board approves Katz welding lab purchase; Mitchell Community College commits funds and dual-enrollment pathway
Summary
The board unanimously approved spending to equip a new welding lab at Katz Technical Training Center, with district CTE funds, facilities money and a substantial commitment from Mitchell Community College. Administrators said the lab will expand enrollment and create a local pipeline to jobs and certificates.
The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education voted 6-0 April 14 to approve equipment purchases and related work to create a new welding laboratory at Katz Technical Training Center.
District CTE leaders told the board the package divides costs among several payors: the CTE equipment share presented at the meeting was $164,277; the facilities department's equipment portion was presented in the packet as $22,221,413; Mitchell Community College has committed more than $750,000 to the broader project, administrators said.
Why it matters: district staff said the welding lab is intended to expand career-and-technical pathways, provide dual-enrollment opportunities with Mitchell Community College and respond to high local demand for welding and related…
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