Churchill County School District Work-based Learning Coordinator Sue Segura, left, and Western Nevada College Outreach and Access Academic Adviser Kathryn Whitaker are committed to ensuring students receive Nevada Promise scholarships.
Sara Dowling | NNG
Western Nevada College and Churchill County High School remind seniors to follow through with the Nevada Promise scholarship application process.
Nevada Promise provides full tuition for up to three years at Western Nevada College with no minimum grade point requirement, no citizenship requirement and no income limits. Churchill County School District Work-based Learning Coordinator Sue Segura said all CCHS seniors have completed the first steps in the process. Students and parents are urged to attend one of several upcoming CCHS financial aid presentations and to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid by April 1.
Students are encouraged to check out the many organizations looking for volunteers during the holidays to complete the scholarship’s required eight hours of community service ahead of the May 1 deadline. Segura also has a list of volunteer opportunities available by request.
Members of the business community were also invited to participate in a Career and Technical Education roundtable discussion Dec. 5 at CCHS. The industries represented included Information Technology; Manufacturing; Health Science; Government and Public Administration; Transportation, Distribution and Logistics; Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources; Architecture and Construction; Hospitality and Tourism; and Arts, Audiovisual Technology and Communication.
A Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment was also presented by Craig Statucki, director of the Nevada Department of Education’s Office of Career Readiness, Adult Learning and Education Options and Dana Ryan, vice president of Academic and Student Affairs at Western Nevada College. Each group of professionals was asked to give feedback on the provided industry-specific and general CTE data.
Statucki said he’s been traveling to all counties in Nevada gathering growth and performance indicators to include in the draft of the revised Perkins V plan he is writing. The state is required to submit a revision of the plan every four years and the team hopes to have a completed draft ready for public comment by the end of December.