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MakeUtah proposes converting closed Alpine schools into industry-linked community innovation centers
Summary
MakeUtah told the Timpanogos School District board it can renovate two closed district schools into self-sustaining community innovation centers offering trade academies, entrepreneurship incubators and K–adult programming at no net cost to taxpayers, while reserving student training slots.
Vanessa Perez, founder of the nonprofit MakeUtah, told the Timpanogos School District board on Jan. 28 that her group and industry partners can convert two recently closed district schools into community-focused innovation centers that provide vocational and entrepreneurship training for students and the broader community.
Perez said MakeUtah has submitted a white paper and an addendum with program detail and that the group has previously helped bring about $9 million in grant funding to Alpine School District. "We want to build the space, the tools, the equipment, and the expertise that allow anybody to bring a product or a thing to life," she told the board, describing a model that blends hands-on trade instruction, robotics,…
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