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Waco STEAM Center: construction on track; Transformation Waco tests curriculum and community pilots
Summary
City staff and Transformation Waco told the council construction of the Bledsoe Miller STEAM Center is on schedule for 2025 completion and programming pilots—ranging from robotics to senior tech classes—have been tested. Funding is chiefly federal and local, and the city plans a program launch in January 2026.
City staff, Transformation Waco and library leaders updated the Waco City Council work session on Sept. 16 on the Bledsoe Miller STEAM Center, reporting that construction and program development are on schedule and that community pilots have validated several curriculum elements.
Deputy City Manager Deidre Emerson said the project has assembled more than $13.5 million in combined funding from sources including ARPA, a congressional special appropriation, city CIP funds and corporate donations, and that the project is “on budget and on schedule with the completion set for the 2025.” Emerson credited local partnerships and federal compliance work for keeping the project on track.
Joshua (Josh) Butcher of Transformation Waco summarized Phase 2 program development,…
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