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JCHS Receives Grant Funds for Health Sciences Equipment

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By: Kimary Clelland - Reporter
Updated: September 5, 2017

Jefferson County High School recently received grant money for Health Sciences program equipment as part of the state’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Grant Awards, totaling $15 million.

JCHS CTE Director and Vice Principal John Cagle said the Health Sciences program will be able to purchase laptops to allow students to practice in areas of diagnostics, nursing, and therapeutic services.

“As we seek to prepare more students for college and careers – especially in high growth industries such as healthcare – we must resource our schools to best serve our students,” commented Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen.

In addition to awarding the CTE Equipment Grants, Commissioner McQueen has established a College Career and Technical Education (CCTE) Transition Advisory Council. This new council is charged with providing direction for work in postsecondary and career readiness.

Meeting for the first time the end of August in Nashville, the CCTE includes “a broad spectrum of members from industry, government, and CTE school district programs.

“I was honored to be invited to serve on this important Advisory Council,” said Cagle, one of six CTE directors from school districts across the state who will serve. The council will also include the following:

• Jeff Aiken, Tennessee Farm Bureau President.

• Jimmy Davis, Middle Tennessee Manufacturing Leadership council and owner of the Davis Group.

• Senator Jim Tracy, Tennessee General Assembly.

• Jeff Frazier,Dean of the Regional Center for Advanced Manufacturing Eastman Chemical.

• Marc Hill, Chief Policy Officer for Nashville Chamber of Commerce.

• Bradley Jackson, President Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

• Beth Duffield, Senior Vice President of Education and Workforce Development for Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce.