Education
BY HALEY VELASCO
Clear Creek ISD to spend $2.5M building new culinary arts program Clear Creek ISD’s career and technical education program for culinary arts will expand after the board of trustees at its Nov. 18 meeting approved $2.5 million out of its capital project funds to renovate the Learner Support Center. The full story The expanded program will be for Clear Lake High School, according to district documents. CCISD’s culinary arts program is a three-year course that o ers jobs training for entry-level culinary and food service jobs, according to the district’s website. The hope is for the upgrades, which will be called “C.C. Bistro,” to meet the demand for the program. Currently, it’s only o ered at Clear Springs High School with a capacity for 60 students , o cials said.
$250K behavioral program approved Clear Creek ISD’s board of trustees at its Nov. 18 meeting approved a contract with behavior program Providence Treatment Center, or PTC, for students with signi cant behavioral needs. The overview The $250,000 contract will provide services for CCISD’s “most behaviorally involved students,” according to district agenda documents. Diving in deeper District documents note CCISD o ers “a continuum of services for students with disabilities.” However, an out-of-district placement is required when the district’s most restrictive setting available to the students can’t meet their behavioral needs.
The cost of ‘C.C. Bistro’
Mechanical, electrical, plumbing and technology: $860K Kitchen equipment: $775K Interior renovations: $373.8K Design and estimated contingency: $62.3K Premium for building tie-in: $40.7K Tie-in for outdoor walk-in freezer: $26K
120 applied for culinary arts program at Clear Springs
60 slots available for Clear Springs program
NOTE: THE FUNDS REPRESENTED IN THE GRAPHIC ARE JUST FOR CONSTRUCTION AND DON’T INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL $363,000 FOR FEES, FURNITURE AND TECHNOLOGY. SOURCE: CLEAR CREEK ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT
In the 2024-25 school year, 120 students applied for the program at Clear Springs. What’s next The board will look to award a contract for the upgrades in February, documents show. The proj- ect should be substantially completed by July 31.
Open enrollment programs, pre-K enrollment opens Applications for Clear Creek ISD’s limited open enrollment program, as well as interest forms for its tuition-based pre-K program, have opened for the 2025-26 school year, according to a Nov. 8 news release from the district. The full story attendance boundaries to attend CCISD schools, the news release reads. The tuition-based pre-K program o ers a
What to know Tuition-based Pre-K Opened from Nov. 8-Feb. 3 for: • Families within the district or who qualify for open enrollment with children who turn 4 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2025
Open enrollment Opened from Nov. 11-Feb. 1 for: • Residents who have grandchildren outside CCISD • Nonresidents who live within 10 miles • Military service members who live within 10 miles • Federal employees who live within 10 miles
curriculum that follows the Texas pre-K guide- lines of the Texas Education Agency, according to district documents. Tuition for the pre-K program will be $625 per month . This is a $25 monthly increase from this year’s tuition, per the district’s website.
The limited open enrollment program allows students who reside outside of the district’s
SOURCE: CLEAR CREEK ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT
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