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Board hears updates on VOTEC relocation, new vocational programs and regional IU internet bid
Summary
Board members received reports about a planned VOTEC expansion to a factory site with eight programs (with room for one more), a new Northampton Community College liaison to the district, Colonial Academy building-trades projects, and a regional internet bid expected to halve current costs while increasing bandwidth.
Board members received several updates on vocational and regional education initiatives during the Dec. 16 meeting that could affect program space and shared services across the Colonial Intermediate Unit region.
Mrs. Schenkel, a board member who reported on the Bethlehem Area VOTEC (vocational-technical education center), said the VOTEC toured a factory site on Dec. 4 and administrators presented plans to locate programs on the south side factory location. "There's gonna be 8 programs that are gonna be set up there at the factory on the south…
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