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Board approves PCAP stipends and plans biotechnology option for freshmen
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The board approved PCAP stipends from grant funds and heard that biotechnology will be offered to freshmen next year as part of an expanded career program; staff said about 13–14 freshmen were identified for biotechnology and about 20 for advanced manufacturing.
The Wabash City Schools board approved stipends to current PCAP staff paid from the PCAP grant and heard details about an expansion that will include a biotechnology pathway for freshmen.
The board approved stipends ranging from $500 to $1,000 for named staff members to cover current summer planning work and future stipends. A staff member explained the payments are funded out of this year’s grant and will cover summer planning as well as next year’s work.
Board members asked whether there would be a presentation on the biotechnology pathway; an administrator said a fall presentation is planned. The administrator described the planned structure: the program will start with freshmen, with roughly 20 identified for advanced manufacturing and construction and about 13–14 for biotechnology, yielding approximately 35 freshmen participating in the combined pathway next year. Staff tied the biotechnology content to the district’s history with biomedical sciences and said the program fits the district’s workforce education goals.
The board voted to approve the stipends and the related PCAP item by voice vote.
