{"id":20050,"date":"2013-07-17T08:39:57","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T12:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raleighpublicrecord.org\/?p=20050"},"modified":"2013-07-17T08:39:57","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T12:39:57","slug":"raleigh-to-get-new-career-and-technical-education-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2013\/07\/17\/raleigh-to-get-new-career-and-technical-education-high-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Raleigh to Get New Career and Technical Education High School"},"content":{"rendered":"

Raleigh-area students will soon have the chance to attend a new Career and Technical Education high school.<\/p>\n

The Wake County Board of Commissioners Monday approved a $12.2 million contract for construction of the facility, which will be adapted from the old Coca-Cola building at 2200 S. Wilmington St<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The money comes from school bonds approved by the Board of Commissioners in April.<\/p>\n

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Image Provided by Wake County.<\/p>

A rendering of how the new Career and Technical Education High School might look.<\/p><\/div>\n

Wake County Public Schools will partner with Wake Tech Community College to create 10 programs within the school that will give graduates a high school diploma and career training, enabling them to enter the workforce after graduation. Coursework will transfer directly to Wake Technical Community College, giving graduates a head start on a two-year degree program.<\/p>\n

About 700 students in grades 10 through 12 are expected to attend during the day, with an additional 1,000 adults expected in evening classes.<\/p>\n


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Proposed Technical Courses<\/center><\/strong>
\nAC, Heating, Refrigeration
\nBiopharmaceuticals
\nCollision Repair
\nCosmetology
\nElectrical\/Electronics
\nGIS
\nNursing Assistant
\nPlumbing
\nSimulation Game Development
\nWelding\n<\/div>\n

Potential students will attend their base high school for their ninth grade year. They must then apply to enter the Career and Technical Education program for the remaining three years.<\/p>\n

Construction on the new school is expected to begin Aug. 1; the school will open for students in August 2014.<\/p>\n

Cap Put on Community Funds <\/b>
\nIn other business Monday, Commissioners agreed to change the application process for two community funds in order to serve more people.<\/p>\n

The Community Capital Fund grants money to projects that address critical needs in the community. Past recipients include the Tammy Lynn Center, Urban Ministries and Hospice of Wake County.<\/p>\n

A new cap limits applicants to a request of $1 million. Previously, applicants had no request limit.<\/p>\n

The $6 million Major Facilities Fund allocates money to projects that enhance arts, sports, cultural or convention services in Wake County. The fund is supported by occupancy and food and beverage taxes.<\/p>\n

Past recipients include the North Carolina Art Museum, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, the PNC Center and St. Augustine’s college track.<\/p>\n

The new cap limits applicants to a $3 million request.<\/p>\n

Wake County Manager David Cooke said the caps leave room to distribute more than one award.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ve created more of a competitive process to allocate that money,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For both funds, applications will now be collected at the same time and finalists who meet certain criteria will be asked to present their projects to the County Commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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