Thursday, March 4, 2021

Congratulations to 2021 Perkins Reserve grant recipients

Perkins Reserve grants provide funds to support the purchase of industry-grade classroom equipment or curricula and high-quality professional development opportunities.

Thank you to everyone who submitted a Perkins Reserve grant application this year. The Department of Education reviewed 48 total applications featuring a variety of projects. It’s exciting to see these innovative ideas from our state’s career and technical education programs! 

Congratulations to the following schools on receiving a 2021 Perkins Reserve Grant:

Britton-Hecla

Modernize manufacturing program with the purchase of a plasma cutting table

$   30,000.00

Corsica-Stickney

Add industry-grade welding equipment to enhance the manufacturing program

$     3,970.21

Dakota Valley

Add industry-grade welding equipment to increase the student capacity of welding courses and add dual credit courses

$   20,790.28

Deubrook

Enhance the Intro to Sports Medicine and Medical Terminology courses with industry-grade equipment

$     7,989.68

Flandreau

Enhance opportunities in ag metal fabrication with the purchase of a plasma cutting table

$   29,750.00

Gettysburg

Enhance opportunities in ag metal fabrication with the purchase of a plasma cutting table

$   28,195.07

Hitchcock-Tulare

Purchase industry-grade ag metal fabrication equipment

$   12,264.92

Hot Springs

Purchase plasma cutting system to enhance curriculum in Ag, Food and Natural Resources and Manufacturing clusters

$   30,000.00

McIntosh

Enhance the Ag, Food and Natural Resources program with drone technology

$     5,156.00

Northeast Technical High School

Purchase industry-grade equipment to enhance the Health Science Biomedical program and allow for increased student participation

$   14,888.00

Northern High Tech Consortium

Purchase an interactive seat to provide a real-life experience with the program’s heavy equipment simulator

$   15,845.00

Platte-Geddes

Implement a middle school MakerSpace Lab to foster career exploration and promote CTE

$   19,021.10

Sisseton

Provide instructor training and course equipment for CASE Animal Science and Plant Science courses that will provide CTE for Core Content opportunities for students

$   22,158.80

Wolsey-Wessington

Purchase industry-grade ag metal fabrication equipment

$     2,600.00