NYSERDA Awards Grant To Ballston Spa School District

BALLSOTN SPA — The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded $200,000 to the Ballston Spa Central School District to support the expansion of the district’s Clean Technologies & Sustainable Industries Early College High School (ECHS), a NYS Pathways in Technology Early College High School (NYS P-TECH). The ECHS has grown regionally from originally serving 25 students and two school districts in 2011 to now serving 110 students from across 20 school districts and seven counties. “We truly appreciate NYSERDA’s support as we continue to expand our Clean Technologies & Sustainable Industries Early College High School,” Superintendent of the Ballston Spa Central School District Joseph P. Dragone, Ph.D. said. “Further, students from across the region will now have greater opportunities to engage in one of four career pathways leading to an Associate’s Degree while they simultaneously complete their high school diploma.” NYSERDA’s “Clean Energy Training for High School Students” grant supports the development and implementation of educational training programs in renewable energy and advanced technology for area high school students. It further increases educational opportunities for students from around the region at Hudson Valley Community College’s TEC-SMART in Malta and the expansion of the Clean Technologies & Sustainable Industries ECHS to include participation of students in grades nine and 10.