NAVIT official updates Joseph City board on CTE funding, new Auto Tech plans

Matt Weber, a NAVIT representative, told the Joseph City Unified School District governing board that NAVIT's funding supports the district's career and technical education (CTE) programs and related teacher training. Weber said the consortium brings an estimated $1.6 million to district programs and that the district's counted enrollment for funding purposes is "right around the 51,000 mark" for the year.

Weber outlined central programs offered at regional campuses, including cosmetology, nursing and medical assistant training, welding, construction and computer information systems, and said NAVIT funding covers teacher training requests that districts submit and NAVIT approves. He noted campus improvements approved by the NPC governing board that will move medical and nursing assistant programs into an expanded Health Science Center and relocate cosmetology into renovated space.

Weber also said NAVIT is on track to offer an Auto Tech program beginning in fall 2025 and that roughly $400,000 in funding will be routed to the college in the coming 30 days to support that expansion. "We provide those central programs either at the Painted Desert campus or the Little Colorado campus," Weber said, adding that NAVIT's funds help send teachers for specialized training that raises program quality.

Board members asked for class- and section-level details; Weber said he did not have the exact number of sections on hand but emphasized that the district offers multiple CTE programs on a relatively small campus. The presentation concluded with an invitation for board members to tour the regional facilities.

The NAVIT update was part of the superintendent's written report and was followed by other district business and public comment.