Twenty-seven school districts and educational cooperatives have received a total of $1 million to fund career and technical education programs across South Dakota. The grants will support 35 projects in a variety of career areas, including architecture and construction, hospitality and tourism, and agriculture, food and natural resources.

“We are excited to be helping schools to prepare young people by building their academic and technical skills within a career cluster,” said Mark Wilson, director of career and technical education for the South Dakota Department of Education. “Programs like these will build partnerships between the state’s schools and employers to assure that curriculum is appropriate to the business community’s needs and of maximum benefit to students.”

The funded programs focus on building career-related curriculum, developing internships and hands-on professional experiences for students, and promoting entrepreneurship among high school students. Funding will assist in the development of new career and technical education programs, as well as the creation of more rigorous courses within a specific career cluster.

Funds for the career and technical education grants were appropriated by the 2006 Legislature.

Grant recipients include: 

• Beresford School District                                             

• Bridgewater School District

• Britton-Hecla School District

• East Central Multi-District

• East Dakota Educational Cooperative

• Elkton School District

• Hanson School District

• Lake Area Multi-District

• Lennox School District

• Madison School District

• McCook Central School District

• Meade School District

• Mid-Central Cooperative

• Milbank School District

• Mitchell School District

• Mobridge School District

• Northern High Tech Consortium

• Northwest Area Multi-District

• Pierre School District

• Rapid City School District

• Sioux Falls School District

• Tea Area School District

• Tri-Valley School District

• Vermillion School District

• Webster School District

• Wilmot School District

• Wolsey Wessington School District
  

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