As the district begins to implement the 2014 bond program, AISD is inviting parents and students to participate in the development of educational specifications for the career and technical center, which will be built on the current Hutcheson Junior High site. Educational specifications illustrate the goals and outcomes, activities to be conducted, persons to be served, spatial relationships of program areas, equipment needs, technology needs, and any special considerations for an instructional facility.
Participants in the planning labs (including teachers, staff, administrators and community members in addition to the parents and students selected through this application process) will participate in five work sessions. The work sessions will be facilitated by DeJONG-RICHTER, a nationally recognized educational facility-planning firm. The first two-day work session will begin by discussing current programs and curriculum and overall trends in education and new concepts for career and tech centers. This work session will include extensive brainstorming, reviewing best practices in school organization and will begin to translate this information into facility needs. Planning lab participants will also participate in community meetings and a second two-day work session to further refine the draft educational specifications. AISD is asking for a firm commitment of your attendance at these sessions to ensure the effectiveness of this planning process.
Schedule for the Career and Technical Center Planning Lab
- Lab #1: Day One - Thursday, Nov. 6, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Lab #1: Day Two - Friday, Nov. 7, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Community Meetings: Wednesday, Nov. 19, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Lab #2: Day One - Wednesday, Dec. 10, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Lab #2: Day Two - Thursday, Dec. 11, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
If you are a parent or have a student who would like to participate in the Career and Technical Center Planning Lab, please complete the online application by Oct. 23. Selected participants will be notified by Oct. 28.
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