The Mountain Institute Joint Technology Education District Governing Board on Wednesday approved $283,000 in Growth and Sustainability grants.
Member districts - Ash Fork, Bagdad, Seligman, Chino Valley, Prescott, Humboldt and Mayer - submitted proposals to help expand or improve the JTED offerings on their campuses.
"Mountain Institute is committed to assisting member school districts in enhancing capacity to implement quality Career and Technical Education programs with a JTED structure," superintendent Dr. Ray Polvani said. "One of the primary vehicles developed to accomplish the goals of sustainable program development and enhancement is the creation of Growth and Sustainability grants."
Mountain Institute officials expect member districts to use the grant money to develop new Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs that the districts can sustain. Institute officials will put emphasis on equipment, instructional materials and supplies, professional development, bricks and mortar or increasing instructional technology capacity.
In determining the amount of the grant awards, a review committee considered the following criteria:
• Does the proposal create career development opportunities for students?
• Does the proposal reflect the district/community stated program needs?
• Does the cost-per-student expenditure ratio lead toward enhanced Mountain Institute capacity and is it cost-effective?
The Mountain Institute governing board awarded Growth and Sustainability grants to member districts in the following amounts:
• Ash Fork - $40,000 for the welding program. The grant is for architectural redesign, electrical expansion and floor space expansion.
• Bagdad - $60,000 for the welding and culinary arts programs. The grant is for architectural redesign, electrical expansion, welding booth construction and exhaust fume hood expansion. The grant includes $10,000 in welder upgrades.
• Chino Valley - $27,300 for the culinary arts program. The grant will pay for architectural design, plumbing installation and upgrade, stainless steel counters and natural gas service.
• Humboldt - $20,000 for the audio-visual program. The grant will pay for audio-visual equipment, electrical upgrades, building materials for remodeling and supplies.
• Mayer - $50,000 for the agricultural and welding programs. The grant will pay for architectural redesign, exhaust fume hood replacement, electrical expansion (welding lab), welding booth construction and an agriculture computer lab if money is available.
• Prescott - $15,400 for the automotive technology program. The grant money is for auto repair equipment and supplies, including instructional software.
• Seligman - $70,000 for the agri-business program. The grant is for architectural redesign, electrical expansion, exhaust fume hood and business supplies, equipment and software.
Polvani said 77.8 percent of the grant money, or $220,000, went to the small districts, including Ash Fork, Seligman, Bagdad and Mayer. The large districts, Chino Valley, Prescott and Humboldt, received 22.2 percent, or $62,700, of the grant money.
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