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Richland 2 outlines CTE funding, new courses and high cost of welding options
Summary
District leaders described career and technical education pathways, sources and limits of funding (Perkins and EIA), proposed adding marketing and an AI pilot at the Student Innovation Center, and discussed two costly welding options including an estimated $1 million start-up.
District leaders detailed the scope and funding of Richland School District Two's career and technical education (CTE) programs at the Jan. 13 board meeting, and presented trade-offs for expanding on-site programs such as welding.
Superintendent Dr. Moore and Chief of Operations Will Anderson said Richland 2 operates CTE pathways across five comprehensive high schools and a central Student Innovation Center. "Our total cost of our program, which includes equipment and materials but not staffing and facilities, is about $1,260,000," staff reported. They also described funding sources: federal Perkins and state Education Improvement…
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