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Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25’s PV-TEC awarded $6.5 million grant

Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25’s PV-TEC awarded $6.5 million grant

The Portneuf Valley Technical Education and Career Campus (PV-TEC), part of the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 (PCSD 25), learned Wednesday that it has been awarded a $6.5 million grant from the Idaho Career Ready Students (ICRS) program. The grant represents the largest award during the second round of grants this year.

The Idaho Career Ready Students Program Council met Wednesday and approved 11 of 41 proposals for career technical program grants for schools and districts across Idaho. Created during the March 2023 legislative session, the Career Ready Students Program, HB267, carved out $45 million to incentivize “districts to create instruction that provides focused training to prepare students to meet the needs of local industry and workforce partners.”

PCSD 25 plans to use the $6.5 million grant to fund the expansion of the PV-TEC facility, which the district purchased in 2022. The grant was submitted on behalf of PV-TEC by Rhonda Naftz, the school’s administrator and Sue Pettit, the district’s Director of Secondary Education.
Naftz, who has been instrumental in executing the district’s vision for career technical education and career path programming, said, “I am incredibly grateful to the State of Idaho and the grant committee for embracing the PV-TEC vision. The ICRS grant award of $6.5 million will build classrooms and shops for learners to gain industry skills and knowledge while in high school. Our CTE students gain a community of like-minded learners and a place of belonging. This facility and the learning that takes place inside of it will offer opportunities for generations of Idahoans.”
According to a press release from the Idaho State Department of Education, the council favored PV-TEC because this was the only area in Idaho without a regional Career Technical Center. PV-TEC will serve students from communities that do not have facilities in their own area to access CTE training.

The ICRS program reflects a historic $45 million investment in Idaho CTE. Grants are designed to increase the capacity of CTE in middle and high schools (grades 7 – 12) across the state by incentivizing districts to create programs that prepare students to meet local and regional industry workforce needs. ICRS funds are separate from the Division of Career Technical Education and reduce reliance on federal funds for CTE programs.

The council received over $26.5 million in requests — 13 received for existing programs, 19 for new programs, and nine for capital project support (new facilities or significant improvements to existing facilities). The bulk of financial requests, $23.5 million, fell under support for capital projects.
 

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PROGRAMS OF STUDY

Listed below are the Programs of Study and the Career Technical School (CTS) Programs available at the high schools. Course descriptions for these programs are located in the High School Handbook and Curriculum Guide.

 

Portneuf Valley Technical Education & Career Campus

Academy of Business and Finance CTS
Business: Applied Accounting CTS
Business: Digital Communications (Web Design, Graphics, and Video)
Computer Programming/Cybersecurity
Family Consumer Science: Culinary Arts
First Responders Academy EMT CTS (located at 359 N Main Street)
First Responders Academy Fire Safety CTS (located at 359 N Main Street)
First Responders Academy Law Enforcement CTS
Health Professions: Certified Nurse Assistant Academy CTS
Health Professions: Pharmacy Technician CTS

Century High School
Business: Graphic Design: Yearbook
Family Consumer Science: Apparel and Textiles
Medical Assistant CTS
Rehabilitation Services CTS

Highland High School
Agriculture: Animal Science - Veterinarian Assistant CTS
Industrial Welding CTS
Family Consumer Science: Early Childhood Professions CTS
Family Consumer Science: Education Assistant CTS

Pocatello High School
Agriculture: Ecology and Natural Resources CTS
Business:  Digital Communications (Web Design, Graphics, and Video)
Business:  Graphic Design – Yearbook
Pre-Engineering & Robotics Technology Academy CTS

New Horizon High School
Business Technology
Family Consumer Science

Idaho State University
Automotive Collision and Repair
Automotive Maintenance Technology
Computer Aided Design & Drafting (CADD) Technology CTS
Computerized Precision Machining Academy CTS
Dental Assistant CTS
Paralegal Studies CTS

Address

Contact CTE

Rhonda Naftz

Titles: Teacher
Departments: CTE, CTS
Email:
Phone Numbers:
School: (208) 235-6807

Amber Cose

Titles: Administrative Assistant
Departments: CTE, CTS
Email:
Phone Numbers:
School: (208)235-6807

CTE Calendar

Student Organizations

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Idaho Health Occupations Students of America logo
Idaho Skills USA logo
Idaho Technology Student Association logo

CTE Staff

Rhonda Naftz

Titles: Teacher
Locations: Pocatello High School
Departments: CTE, CTS
Email:

Amber Cose

Titles: Administrative Assistant
Locations: Education Center
Departments: CTE, CTS
Email:

Robert Adams

Titles: Teacher
Locations: Pocatello High School
Departments: CTE
Email:

Noel Benadom

Titles: Teacher
Departments: CTE, CTS
Email:

Dane Beorchia

Titles: Teacher
Locations: Highland High School
Departments: CTS
Email:

Mark Brood

Titles: Teacher
Departments: CTS
Email:

Angelic Campbell

Titles: Instructional Paraprofessional
Locations: Pocatello High School
Departments: CTE
Email:

Nikki Farmer

Titles: Teacher
Locations: Pocatello High School
Departments: CTE
Email:

Jack Garrett

Titles: Teacher
Departments: CTS
Email:

Jordyn Green

Titles: Teacher
Locations: Irving Middle School
Departments: CTS, Physical Education/Health
Email:

Erin Hatch

Titles: Teacher
Locations: Highland High School
Departments: CTS
Email:

Emily Housley

Titles: Teacher
Locations: Century High School
Departments: CTE
Email:

Rhonda Jenkins

Titles: Teacher
Locations: Highland High School
Departments: CTS
Email:

Jerrilyn Jones

Titles: Teacher
Locations: Century High School
Departments: CTE
Email:

Lori Lombard

Titles: Teacher
Locations: Century High School
Departments: CTE
Email:

Jennifer Parker

Titles: Teacher
Departments: CTS
Email:

Kristina Pasquella

Titles: Teacher
Locations: Century High School
Departments: CTS
Email:

Mindi Quayle

Titles: Teacher
Locations: Highland High School
Departments: CTE
Email:

Jesse Smith

Titles: Teacher
Locations: Pocatello High School
Departments: CTE
Email:

Jordan Smith

Titles: Teacher
Locations: Pocatello High School
Departments: CTE
Email:

Nicholas Sorrell

Titles: Teacher
Locations: Highland High School
Departments: CTS
Email:

Christy Taylor

Titles: Teacher
Locations: New Horizon High School
Departments: CTE
Email:

Michael Taylor

Titles: Teacher
Locations: Pocatello High School
Departments: CTE
Email:

Tonya Ward

Titles: Teacher
Locations: New Horizon High School
Departments: CTE
Email:

Shannon Whitmer

Titles: Teacher
Locations: Pocatello High School
Departments: CTS
Email:

Kristina Wilkinson

Titles: Teacher
Locations: Highland High School
Departments: CTS
Email: