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Coventry presents expansion, partnerships and staffing needs for regional career and technical center
Summary
Director Lori Ferguson told the Coventry School Committee the Regional Career and Technical Center now runs 13 programs, serves about 830 students and relies heavily on grants and industry partners; she said the program needs an assistant director and signaled her planned retirement in June.
Lori Ferguson, director of the Coventry Regional Career and Technical Center, told the School Committee on Feb. 27 that the center has expanded its mix of programs, deepened partnerships with industry and relied on grant funding to pay for high-cost equipment and some teacher salaries.
Ferguson said the center now runs 13 programs spanning advanced welding, biomedical science, automotive and precision machining, and houses cybersecurity, culinary and advertising/marketing pathways. She said 830 Coventry High School students were enrolled in CTE programs in 2024–25 and that 64 students come from other districts; total enrollment reported on Feb. 20 was 1,197, with many students taking more than one CTE course.
Why it matters: The presentation laid out how the career and technical program contributes to local workforce development, carries a mix of town and non-town funding, and relies on outside grants and industry partners for equipment and program starts. Committee…
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