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?
