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Hancock County demonstrates $6,000 virtual workstations for CTE; district cites sole-source procurement and SWIFT funding
Summary
Board members saw a demonstration of new career-technology "virtual" workstations costing $6,000 each. Staff said the systems will be used across health science, law/public safety, automotive and (potentially) welding training and were bought under a sole-source procurement using SWIFT funds.
At the April 14 Hancock County School District meeting, district staff demonstrated a classroom—omputer system described as a 3D/virtual workstation for career and technical education that the presenter said costs about $6,000 per unit and requires separately purchased programs for each subject.
The presenter, identified in the transcript as "Mister Peters," showed how the system can be used for health sciences (including virtual dissection and interactive anatomy simulations), law/public-safety scenario training, automotive engine and transmission work, and a welding simulator attachment. Peters said the…
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