Demand is growing in our region for employees in the trades, including construction and fabrication. At the same time, we have seen a large increase in the number of students interested in careers in these areas and enrolling in technical education (shop) courses. Enrollment for these courses is up 52 percent in just five years. In response, the District has also added several new course offerings in construction and computer-aided design. While the District has invested in new tech ed equipment over the last few years, our classrooms and labs have not been updated in over 20 years.

An expansion of the tech ed department also gives the District an opportunity to review and improve our middle/high school site. Our middle school lacks parking, making parent visits and hosting events challenging. At the high school, student drop-off, traffic, and bus patterns need to be redesigned to better separate vehicles and pedestrians and to improve safety.