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Fayetteville schools to host Motlow-linked surgical-tech and cybersecurity dual-enrollment programs after $1.89 million grant
Summary
Supervisory staff told the Fayetteville City Board of Education they secured a $1,890,000 collaborative grant routed through the Motlow–Fayetteville campus to create dual-enrollment surgical‑tech and cybersecurity credentials, including significant equipment purchases; the board heard the report and no formal vote was required to accept the award.
The Fayetteville City Board of Education heard a report that a collaborative grant of $1,890,000 will fund two new dual-enrollment programs at the Motlow–Fayetteville campus, including a surgical‑technician credential track and a cybersecurity pathway.
Supervisor Miss Dodson told the board the 'Give 3' grant will run through the Motlow–Fayetteville site and serve students from Fayetteville, Lincoln County High School, Moore County and Huntland. "We got it," she said, announcing the $1,890,000 award. Dodson said the grant includes roughly $350,000 of cybersecurity equipment and about $300,000 of surgical‑tech equipment to be installed by the start of the next school year.
The grant is intended to create two dual‑enrollment opportunities: a surgical‑tech credential that will allow students to earn industry‑relevant coursework or credentials and a cybersecurity program to restore previously lost offerings. Dodson described an instructional model that can be delivered largely online (up to four days weekly) with one weekly in‑person or synchronous meeting so shared instructors can maintain regular interaction with students.
Dodson also described current local dual‑enrollment activity: an on‑site sophomore engineering/mechatronics course taught by a Motlow instructor with 10 sophomores enrolled and a middle‑college cohort that has grown to 14 students who may earn associate degrees by high‑school graduation.
Board members responded positively, with the chair calling the programs "a shot in the arm" for the Motlow–Fayetteville site after pandemic‑era disruptions. The report included no formal board vote to accept the grant during the meeting; the presentation provided program details and equipment estimates and asked the board to note the collaborative arrangement.
The next procedural steps noted in the meeting packet and discussion include equipment procurement, scheduling of instruction, and coordination across participating school systems; specific timelines for implementation were described as pending and subject to Motlow campus scheduling and instructor certification.
The board did not debate the substance of the grant award at length during this meeting; Mr. Jones and other administrators discussed logistics and said they would return with more precise implementation details as they are finalized.
