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Board sends proposed Coachella Valley High School agricultural academy grant back to facilities committee pending funding commitments
Summary
Community leaders urged the district to pursue a Proposition 2 CTE grant to develop an agricultural academy at Coachella Valley High School, but staff and trustees flagged unclear scope and matching‑fund commitments and directed the proposal back to the facilities committee for further vetting.
Supporters of an Agricultural Academy at Coachella Valley High School urged the board on Oct. 23 to pursue state Career Technical Education (CTE) funding through Proposition 2 and related grant programs. Rudy Valencia delivered a letter from the Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner endorsing the effort; Margaret Chiriaco Richey and Jenny Hannah Brown outlined community backing and a scaled Phase‑1 concept.
Brown described a downsized Phase‑1 proposal that she said would be a roughly $3.5 million project with a CTE request for $1.75 million (50 percent match), and said she was prepared to volunteer time for grant…
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