BOUNTIFUL—It was a chilly day, but that didn’t stop students and Davis School District administrators and other dignitaries from gathering to participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for a future CTE (Career and Technical Education) building on the Bountiful High School campus. Construction is anticipated to be completed by August 2026.

 The 39,552 square foot, three story building will be located in the south end parking lot near the athletic fields. The existing CTE facility will be demolished and paved for additional parking.

“We’re in the business of making dreams come true,” said Davis School District Superintendent Dr. Dan Linford. “That’s what we do. Our jobs are in line with that mission and it’s never more clear than Career and Technical Education.”

Sometimes CTE is pigeon holed, he said. “When I was first a teacher I thought, ‘yeah I took woodworking and mechanics. I know what CTE is.’ Those are critical courses but CTE is a big open door to being career ready. CTE is the culmination of all the things we’re trying to do in all of our general ed coursework.”

Nobody will be surprised if a university cures cancer, Linford said. “We expect researchers to push forward our society. What we want with CTE is to give our students the opportunity to expand their minds.”

Let them see that they can cure cancer and society ills and everything, he said. “That we need new thinking and new minds to embrace that and CTE is where that happens. Let’s solve real world problems.”

It’s all about giving kids opportunities, said Linford. “Nobody does that better than Davis School District. It’s a really cool building and really cool space but hopefully for us it’s a symbol of a stake in the ground that we’re going to provide those opportunities for our kids.”

The new CTE facility will house:

• First Floor

• Fashion and Interior Design

• Business and Marketing

• Automotive

• Accounting

• Engineering

• Second Floor

• Medical Anatomy and Physiology

• Athletic Training

• Health Sciences

• Photography and Digital Media

• Computer Science / Gaming

• Third Floor

• Culinary Arts

• Entrepreneurial Center

“In this building students are encouraged to explore all areas of study and get the necessary skills to enter into today’s competitive job market with confidence,” said School Board member Alisa Mercer. “That’s what we do here in the CTE program. It’s not only learning but dreaming and imagining the leaders of our future.”