PROPOSAL FOR ADMINISTRATORS
Putting our existing shop equipment to work
Prepared October 29, 2026 · Profile: School
ESTIMATED FIRST-YEAR VALUE
$43,840
≈ $244 per student reached · 180 students
Where the value comes from
| Prep time returned to instructors 3 programs × 36 lessons × 3 hrs | 324 hours |
| Value of that time 324 hrs × $35/hr | $11,340 |
| Curriculum purchases avoided 3 × $2,500/yr | $7,500 |
| Existing/donated equipment put to work instead of buying new to run the same labs | $25,000 |
What we'd get
- Hands-on lessons built only from equipment we already own, including broken or donated units
- Safety checklist, rubric, standards tags and three difficulty levels on every lab; instructor review required
- Skills mapped to real jobs, pay and credentials, plus parent and admin reports from logged sessions
- An equipment-gap wishlist and donation letters for the next items to source
Cost
Free for educators and free pilots through 2027. Planned school pricing from 2028: $1,499 per campus per year. Funding such as Perkins V may apply depending on state and local rules.
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