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MCTI expansion presented as no‑debt project funded by sending districts and grants; adds programs and space
Summary
Pleasant Valley board heard a presentation on Monroe County Technical Institute (MCTI) expansion: a 9,000‑sq‑ft multipurpose room, safety improvements, no district debt, funding from four sending districts and about $3.5 million in grants, and added programs including expanded automotive seats and a sports medicine pathway.
MCTI leadership presented the expansion project to the Pleasant Valley board, highlighting student capacity issues and program growth. The director said the school serves more than 1,200 students and lacks adequate space for assemblies, displays of student work and bus staging. The expansion will provide a secured main entrance, a 9,000‑square‑foot multipurpose room and new instructional space.
The presentation emphasized there will be no district debt for the addition. According to the director, funding came primarily from contributions by the four sending school districts and approximately $3,500,000 in grant funds.
Programmatic enhancements described at the meeting included an expansion of the automotive technology program (an additional 25 students), a newly launched sports medicine and physical‑therapy program, and plans in 2026–27 to convert an existing multipurpose space into a first‑responder program intended to expose students to firefighting, law enforcement and provide a path to EMT certification.
Board members and attendees praised the project and noted heavy community interest; presenters said the school has a substantial wait list (reported figures during the meeting ranged into the hundreds). A board member said roughly 200 students remained on a waiting list at the time of the meeting and later remarks referenced a 600‑student wait list figure used elsewhere in discussion.
The board did not take an action to alter funding at the meeting; presenters asked for continued board support and noted the project was completed without issuing bonds.
