ST. GEORGE(WGME)– A small one-town school district in Maine is working on a $1.5 million project that will create a dedicated space for career and technical education programming to serve its elementary and middle school students.
For the last year, the St. George Municipal School Unit which serves about 200 students in grades K-8 has been fundraising for the new career, technical education and makerspace building project. School officials hope by introducing their students early on to technical education opportunities, they will gain the skills and confidence to consider different career options later on in life, all while meeting the needs of the local workforce.
“We really see this as the future of public education and we see it as key to rural economic development,” St. George Municipal School Unit Superintendent Mike Felton said. “We think it’s going to help prepare our…
