Georgetown ISD approves purchase of shop equipment for Future Ready Learning Center

Equipment purchases for the new Georgetown ISD Future Ready Learning Center set to open in August were approved March 19. GISD trustees greenlit the use of up to $1 million in bond funds for shop equipment to serve the district's career and technical education programming.

Two-minute impact

Trustees gave the okay for district staff to purchase the following pieces of shop equipment to support CTE education at the FRLC:

• Tool boxes
• Small tools
• 3D printers
• Laser cutters
• Metal lathes
• Large format plotters
• Vacuum formers
• CNC mills

The contract will be executed with ATC as the vendor, per district documents.

About the program

The FRLC will house a number of programs that aim to prepare students for their lives after GISD, according to district officials.

The upcoming complex will be home to advanced-level career and technical education, or CTE, classes; Richarte High School, the district’s academic alternative school; Bridges 18+, a program that serves students with special needs for up to four years after graduation; the early learning center; and the health and wellness center.