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Board advances manufacturing center discussion, robotics team seeks dedicated space
Summary
The Grattan Board discussed converting the auto shop to a machine/manufacturing center, heard a blueprint walkthrough and safety/funding details, and agreed to place the manufacturing center on the April 27 agenda while members seek more information and a plan for the robotics team’s field needs.
The Grattan Board of Education continued a multi‑hour discussion March 30 on a proposed manufacturing/machine shop at Fitch High School, hearing a detailed blueprint and funding plan while wrestling with tradeoffs for the district robotics team.
Lori Ferguson, who the district identified as project manager for the machine‑shop conversion, walked board members through updated plans that show two large CNC machines (a lathe and a mill), two Ganesh manual lathes, tool chests, a metrology station and work tables. “If you have up to 18 students in the shop with one teacher, they can work safely at different areas,” Ferguson said, describing 3‑foot safety clearances around machines and locked tool storage.
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