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Board approves dual‑enrollment Automated Industrial Technology elective with Central Arizona College
Summary
The governing board approved an agreement with Central Arizona College to offer a 3‑credit Automated Industrial Technology elective on the J.O. Combs campus; CAC will provide equipment and an instructor and the district will provide space and enrollment support.
The J.O. Combs Unified School District governing board unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with Central Arizona College (CAC) to offer an Automated Industrial Technology (AIT) dual‑enrollment elective at Combs High School.
Administrators said CAC will supply the instructor, equipment and materials for a day‑time section worth three college credits. The district will provide classroom space — described in the meeting as the “500 Building” (the former sports medicine room) — and assist with enrollment. CAC may also offer adult evening classes in the space if both parties agree.
District staff said the initial offering will be a single section with an expected enrollment of roughly 10–12 students, and the physical space will likely cap the class around 15 students. The program is intended to introduce students to machinery maintenance and repair skills (hydraulics, pneumatics and related industrial systems) and to prepare students for certificates and local industry positions such as those at regional plants.
Administrators clarified the course is not being brought into the district’s high‑school CTE program at this stage; because the course is taught by a college instructor and administered by CAC it is a dual‑enrollment college class. The college may classify the offering as CTE on its side, but any future move to fold it into district CTE programming would require additional steps, including CTSO considerations, the presenters said.
Board members asked about potential conflicts with EVIT and whether the course would violate existing agreements; administrators said it does not. Board members also asked about a student fee; staff confirmed the course will carry a fee paid to CAC but did not provide a specific dollar amount at the meeting.
The board approved the IGA by voice vote, 4 to 0. Administrators said they will return with enrollment details and any recommended program expansions.
