District wins state CTE facilities grants for Magnolia and Katella high schools

What happened

The board is scheduled to adopt resolutions acknowledging award of Career Technical Education Facilities Program (CTEFP) state grant funding for three projects: a Culinary Arts classroom and a Magnolia Agriscience Community Center classroom at Magnolia High School, and an Esports/digital broadcast facility at Katella High School, along with related CEQA exemption findings for each project.

Why it matters to families

These awards commit the district to new instructional facilities and to updating its five-year facilities master plan within 18 months, expanding CTE program offerings at two campuses using competitive state grant funding leveraged against local bond funds.

The evidence

Agenda item 11.3: 'the District submitted three grant applications for eligible CTE projects... all three applications were awarded CTEFP state grant funding' at Magnolia High School (Culinary Arts and MACC Classroom) and Katella High School (Esports); item 11.4 details the scope of work including renovation of ~2,327 sq ft, ~1,222 sq ft, and ~3,376 sq ft respectively.

The source