Louisa County school board moves proposed CTE/military-style academy to action; no local funds required, presenters say

The Louisa County Public Schools board voted to move a proposed career and technical education (CTE) academy from an information item to an action item after presenters said the program can proceed using funds available in the governor's recently signed budget and would not require additional locality funding.

The vote to convert the item to action was taken after board members asked questions about student commitments, whether instructors would be county employees and what approvals were needed before enrolling students. A presenter said the implementation package includes the courses and that the courses must be approved before signing up students. The motion to move the item to action passed on a voice vote recorded as "aye." No roll-call tally was provided in the transcript.

Board members and presenters discussed how much commitment is expected from students and how the course enrollment will work. One board member asked, "So what is the actual commitment from the student…