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Board hears limits on ISD CTE funds; district to blend CTE dollars with local funds for equipment and personnel
Summary
Staff told the board that ISD CTE millage language cannot be used for brick-and-mortar construction, meaning local bond funds would be required for facility work; CTE millage can pay for equipment and instructor costs and will be blended with local dollars where necessary.
At the meeting staff clarified a critical funding point for the district’s proposed CTE expansion: the ISD CTE millage, as it was originally passed, cannot be used to pay for brick-and-mortar construction. That restriction means any facility additions or building work to host CTE programs on the high-school campus would require local funding in addition to any ISD equipment/instructor support.
"The language of that millage... it cannot go for brick and mortar," a staff member said, explaining why the district must plan for a blend of CTE funds for equipment and local bond dollars for construction. Staff said CTE funds would still be used to purchase equipment and to offset some instructor and aide costs; the bond package presented several options for how to combine needs and CTE priorities.
Architects and instructors described instructional advantages of a campus-based CTE center — more usable lab time, shared simulators and the ability to prefabricate components indoors — while board members probed how construction scope could affect program delivery and grant eligibility.
