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District 5 outlines bond-funded CTE upgrades including AI lab, HVAC program and CDL training
Summary
School District Five officials described projects funded by the November bond and other sources that will expand career and technical education (CTE) offerings, including a digital solutions and artificial intelligence lab at Dutch Fork High, new construction and heavy-equipment training, and a Small Business Student Incubator at Irmo High.
School District Five officials presented details of career and technical education projects planned or underway using bond and partner funding, including a digital solutions and artificial intelligence lab at Dutch Fork High School and a new construction lab to house heavy-equipment and construction trades programs.
"We're doing a digital solutions and artificial intelligence lab at Dutch Fork High," said David Prigge, director for career and technical education, describing projects tied to the district's recent bond. He told the board the Siemens engineering lab is on track to start in August and that the district expects to introduce an artificial-intelligence program in 2026–27 after the state releases curriculum and standards.
Prigge described a plan to build a construction lab on the CTE campus that would house heavy-equipment operator instruction…
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