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Board approves $6 million AERO electric-vehicle CTE facility at Porterville High
Summary
The Porterville Unified board approved the AERO Career Technical Education Facilities application to build a 9,000-square-foot Electric Vehicle Innovation Center at Porterville High, estimated at $6,000,000 with up to $3,000,000 in state matching funds requested.
The Governing Board of Trustees of Porterville Unified School District voted to approve the AERO (Academy of Energy and Resource Occupations) Career Technical Education Facilities Program application for Porterville High School.
Board members moved to approve the 9,000-square-foot Electric Vehicle Innovation Center after a presentation by Assistant Superintendent Brad Rohrbach, Mr. Gilbert Bareng and student interns. The project is estimated at $6,000,000, with the district requesting up to $3,000,000 in state matching funds. The motion carried with all six members present voting aye (mover: Tom Velasquez; second: Felipe Martinez).
Supporters described the facility as a CTE expansion designed to partner with Zero Nox, Climate Action Pathways for Schools and Porterville College. The board did not identify a final funding package in the meeting; state matching funds were requested as part of the facilities application.
The approval authorizes district staff to proceed with the application and related next steps; the board did not adopt a construction contract at this meeting.
