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Right now, major construction has been occurring in the lot along Plains Boulevard, prior to the road’s intersection with Western Street.
In five years, that lot will be undergoing what Rachel Flores, the executive director of the Amarillo Art Institute, calls a leveling-up.
“I think for the sake of the city, it just feels like we are leveling up our community. It feels like the things that (will be) offered (there) are things that are needed,” she said.
“Everything is getting this level up, truly.”
In the near future, that lot will be booming with new facilities from the Amarillo Independent School District, with the AmTech Career Academy; Amarillo College, with its First Responders Academy; and a revitalized Arts in the Sunset facility. Officials from all the entities hope that their relative proximity creates potential for teamwork and cohesion as the facilities are complete.
Amarillo ISD Board takes action to make progress on AmTech Career Academy
During the most recent meeting of the Amarillo Independent School District Board of Trustees, the board took action on numerous measures, helping the AmTech Career Academy progress to its initial opening for students in August.
According to previous reporting by the Amarillo Globe-News, students were given the initial opportunity to pre-register for classes at AmTech, located at 3601 Plains, in January.
The academy will be an expansion of the Amarillo Area Center for Advanced Learning (AACAL) and will have nine schools, including the School of Architecture, Construction and Manufacturing, as well as the School of Medical Arts. Those schools consist of more than 30 pathways for students, including animal science, plumbing and audio/visual (TV) production.
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