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Putnam Vocational Programs report growth, donor funding and employer placements
Summary
School leaders reported Putnam Vocational Technical High School has all 23 shops Chapter 74 certified, recent private funding for equipment, increased co‑op placements and several student honors during a school committee presentation.
Putnam Vocational Technical High School reported sustained program growth, new private funding and an expanded roster of employer placements during a presentation to the Springfield School Committee.
School and district leaders said all 23 Putnam shops are now certified under Chapter 74 vocational standards, and they noted recent private grants and donated equipment that school officials said total more than $825,000.
The school’s vocational director, Tom Lamondia, told the committee, “All 23 shops at Putnam are now Chapter 74 certified.” Principal George Johnson and others credited the funding for new equipment, two 12‑passenger vans and a new turf field that they said will support student…
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