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Former lawmaker urges regional 9–12 district around Hannaford Career Center to boost technical training
Summary
Former state representative Jay Sharp told the Committee on Commerce & Economic Development that consolidating grades 9–12 under a countywide career‑technical center could reduce financial and geographic barriers to career and technical education in Addison County and suggested a summer study to evaluate the idea statewide.
Former Representative Jay Sharp told the Committee on Commerce & Economic Development on March 18, 2025 that making the Hannaford Career Center the school district responsible for grades 9–12 in Addison County could remove both financial and geographic barriers that limit student participation in career and technical education (CTE).
Sharp described two primary barriers to CTE participation: cost and distance. He said that under current funding arrangements, “every school district in the state has to budget x number of dollars. In Addison County, that's $34,000 for every student that goes to the Hannaford Career Center,” and that high per‑student CTE costs and low enrollment make it difficult for academic…
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