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High school career-tech programs funded largely by Perkins grants, board hears
Summary
District staff described equipment purchases, industry credentials and student participation in Gettysburg Area School District career and technical education programs and how Perkins and other grants pay for equipment and certification fees.
Mr. Lusk, a school staff member, told the Gettysburg Area School District Board that the district uses federal and state funds to support career and technical education (CTE) offerings and to reduce the burden on local taxpayers.
He said the district collects program-enrollment forms that determine which students are counted as participants and that the district receives “approximately $700 for every student who fills out a valid form.” He also said 248 students filed such forms for the first semester this school year.
Those program-enrollment counts help determine how Perkins and other grant funds are spent, Lusk said. He gave examples of equipment bought or targeted for…
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