Join us for an inside look at the Tahoe Arts and Design Academy (TADA) at South Tahoe High School - a place that offers some of the finest Career Technical Education (CTE) facilities in the State of California. Designed by California-based Architecture Firm, LPA Inc., the CTE facilities at South Tahoe High School include the "Green" Construction and Transportation Academy—completed in 2010, the Tahoe Arts and Design Academy (TADA)—completed in 2011, and the Sports Medicine Academy—to be completed in 2013.
Paid for by grants and other financial aid, these programs are part of a five-phase construction program, which also includes a $12 million Overcrowding Relief Grant (ORG) funded classroom building—completed in 2010, and a new Campus Commons Student Union—completed in 2012.
The $9.3 million TADA facility, featured in the video, has been called a "mini Pixar Studio." The 28,000-square-foot building features editing suites, sound proof recording studios, dozens of big-screen LCD televisions, a tiered orchestra room and a professional-grade theater.
Inspiration for this career tech success story, was drawn from actual, Hollywood production studios. Leaders from the Lake Tahoe Unified School District joined faculty members and students from South Tahoe High School and the K-12 school designers at LPA, for a tour of several Hollywood production studios, including POP Sound in Santa Monica, Calif.
"The school district was really the seed," recounts school architect Steve Newsom. "They knew about career tech education and the programs to fund it so they developed their application and we assisted, from the design side, by creating facilities completely driven by the curriculum ... their thoughts, desires, and goals drove the solution."
For districts interested in CTE funding for their school facilities, Newsom recommends starting to plan now so that submissions score highly. "With each of the last three rounds—for career tech monies—applications, and the level of detail and thoughtfulness in developing those, have increased dramatically," finishes Newsom. "It's a competitive program, and we're hoping to see more state funds available."
If you'd like to get inspired by taking a tour of South Tahoe High School, please visit ltusd.org or southtahoehigh.net.
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