Moving Mountain Institute JTED Administrative Offices to CTEC Campus
The College’s commitment to work with the Mountain Institute JTED on the West side of the County is strong and getting even stronger. Its commitment to work with the Valley Academy JTED (V’ACTE) on the East side of the County is poor and little progress is being made to significantly improve that relationship or invest in it.
For example, the College announced at the February 9, 2016 Board meeting that it had agreed with the Mountain Institute to locate its administrative offices at the College’s Career and Technical Education Center at the Prescott airport. This will strengthen the Career and Technical Education training opportunities of high school students on the West side of the County, which is already very strong. It will do nothing for students on the East side of the County in the Verde Valley.
When asked about the College plans for V’ACTE (East County JTED), Clint Ewell provided a vague suggestion that something might be in next year’s budget and that discussions were occurring. Penelope Wills said defensively the last meeting with V’ACTE had been cancelled at the request of V’ACTE. You may view the brief discussion regarding V’ACTE by clicking here.