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Board approves Living Well Earth Stewards Small House Institute memorandum for high school CTE tiny-house projects
Summary
The board approved a memorandum of agreement with Living Well Earth Stewards allowing Jordan Matthews, Northwood and Seaforth high school CTE classes to build 400–600 sq ft tiny houses on campus with contractor support; houses will be finished by professionals and moved off campus at year's end.
The Chatham County Board of Education on Oct. 20 approved a memorandum of agreement with Living Well Earth Stewards to continue the Small House Institute partnership with three district high schools.
Under the agreement, Jordan-Matthews, Northwood and Seaforth high schools' core construction courses (Construction I and II) will work with Living Well Earth Stewards and licensed subcontractors — including a general contractor, plumbers and electricians — to build 400-to-600-square-foot tiny houses on their high school campuses. At the end of the school year, those houses will be moved and completed by professionals; district presenters said one house built in prior years is now occupied in a local community.
Why it matters: The project provides hands-on CTE skill development (construction trades, environmental education) for participating students and connects coursework to real-world building and housing placement opportunities.
Interim Assistant Superintendent Chris Poston and Dr. Michelle Burton, executive director for secondary and CTE, presented the MOU to the board and described the schools participating and the educational and workforce-development benefits for students. The board approved the agreement; the motion and second were recorded and the item passed by voice vote.
The memorandum continues a multi-year partnership between the district and Living Well Earth Stewards and expands participation to the three named high schools for the coming year.
