Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
1/27/2022 - 6:00 PM  
Category:
Consent Agenda  
Type:
Action  
Subject:
FAA Aviation Workforce Development Grant Program  
District Goals:
Goal 1
Thriving Students
 
Enclosure:
 
File Attachment:
 
Summary:
The FAA is providing the Aviation Workforce Development Grants to eligible grantees to target and recruit congressionally defined populations into programs that will successfully prepare high school students to serve the anticipated growing future demands of the United States aviation industry. In order to meet these long-term requirements, the FAA has established measures, goals and objectives to define the level of performance and to establish performance indicators to be used in measuring relevant outputs and outcomes for this grants Program.

The project will create and deliver curriculum designed to provide high school students with aviation education in order to become aircraft pilots, aerospace engineers, or unmanned aircraft systems operators and support the professional development of teachers through curriculum development and instructional preparation.
 
Budgetary Impact:
Grants funds received $139,500  
Recommendation
Recommend approval of the Aviation Workforce Development Grant funds as presented.  
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Crystel Polk - Director of Grant Administration
Signed By:  
Michael McFarland - Superintendent
 
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Ryan Ray Moved, Member Nedra Robinson seconded to approve the Original motion 'Recommend approval of the Aviation Workforce Development Grant funds as presented.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 6 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 6 - 0
   
June Davis     Yes
Ryan Ray     Yes
Mia Hall     Yes
Gary Grassia     Yes
LaTonya Mayfield     Yes
Nedra Robinson     Yes