The Woodlawn School District has officially accepted nearly $1.3 million in state partnership money to help build a new Career Education Center.
According to the Cleveland County Herald, Superintendent Dr. Kevin Hancock said the district’s board accepted the money during its most recent meeting.
The school district was approved for partnership money to help expand the cafeteria and for the career education center, but state funding was approved only for the cafeteria, and the career education center was placed on a waiting list.
In order to receive the partnership money, the district must have the matching funds needed to complete the project.
Voters in the Woodlawn District approved a two-mill tax increase which will produce $3.85 million in construction funds for the cafeteria and career center projects.
Woodlawn has already received just over $395,000 in partnership money for the cafeteria project and Hancock said the school board will be receiving a bid on that project in January. That figure will have an impact on the career education center also since it will give the board an idea of what actual construction costs will be.
The new career education center was initially intended to provide space for the school’s family and consumer education (home economics), but state requirements have changed and there will be more emphasis on career education classes. Hancock said he is considering courses in criminal justice, medical careers, childcare, marketing and business for the building.
