Fred Rode reported that a recommendation is being made not to continue with the engineering program at Tri-Rivers due to low enrollment. A discussion was held regarding a number of options such as the engineering program being moved to River Valley or Elgin. Status 2001-2002 Recruiting. Roger Johnson reported on the application status to date. A newsletter as been developed to be sent to current Tech Prep students and ninth grade students.
Schools are to provide labels for the mailing.
The Consortium has purchased radio spots on the station using the state prepared announcement. Tune-In Magazine Scholars. The magazine is featuring in the May 2001 edition all Tech Prep Scholars from each consortium school. Each school representative is to submit a candidate write-up with picture as soon as possible. Ridgedale represented the Consortium at the Showcase Competition with two engineer teams that won excellent ratings.