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Report of the Cape Cod Regional Technical High School District To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Mashpee Cape Cod Regional Technical High School was established in 1973 as a public technical high school and provides an opportunity to acquire high quality technical, academic and social skills preparing students for success in our changing world. For our school year 2008-2009, we had j 703 students enrolled in 18 different technical programs from our sending school district that comprises 12 towns from Mashpee to Provincetown with an operating budget of$11,903,693. • Cape Cod Regional Technical High School graduated 158 students in June of 2009. • In addition to our renewable energy program, our tri-generation system has saved the district over $160,000 this past year. This new concept demonstrates Cape Cod Tech's commitment to reducing annual energy consumption and that we are doing everything we can to reduce our energy costs. • Capital improvements for the FY `09 included repaving of Cape Cod Tech's roadways and parking lots phase 1 and the installation of a security and camera surveillance system with the help of a $50,000 Department of Justice grant through the Harwich Police Department. • Due to a lack of enrollment over the last 5 years, the Masonry Program was closed. • This was quite a year for two of our Science Instructors, Charlie Bresnahan and Lynn » Fleischer. Mr. Bresnahan was recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Energy Education by three prestigious organizations: Cape Light Compact, The Barnstable County Commission, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, House of Representatives. Both Science teachers and Cape Cod Tech were recognized by the Commonwealth and received the 2009 Secretary's Award for Excellence in Energy and Environmental Education. The House of Representatives further recognized Cape Cod Tech's Environmental Studies/Tech Prep Program and the Renewable Energy Education and Awareness Program. Two of our Administrators were asked to present our energy initiatives at a national conference in Arizona last fall. • SkillsUSA is a national organization serving students enrolled in technical programs. This year our students brought home 3 gold, 5 silver, and 11 bronze medals in the district competition (all 3 gold medal winners are from the Town of Barnstable); 2 gold, 3 silver, and 3 bronze in the state competition; and in the national competition, we brought home a bronze medal in Marine Service Technology and first place in the 2009 National :r Sustainability Solutions Competition. In addition, 6 students received a first place in the Agri-Science Fair at the Future Farmers of America(FFA) State Convention. i • Cape Cod Tech provides money saving projects for our district and community and these ' projects not only save thousands of dollars, but also provide our students with real life work experience in a supervised setting. For the 2008-2009 school year, the total estimated value of the savings to our sending towns from work completed by Cape Tech's technical shops was in excess of$900,000. 183