SECTA'S Final Phase

Southeast Career and Technical Academy: EXPANDED & MODERNIZED NEW TECHNOLOGY TAKES THIS MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL TO THE NEXT LEVEL!

ADAN CARRILLO PROJECT MANAGER

THE START OF THIS SUMMER, we were able to offer a preview of the changes taking place at the Southeast Career & Technical Academy (SECTA) in Las Vegas. Today, I am pleased to have the opportunity to show you the final product that our hard work has made a reality. Like all construction projects, extensive effort and coordination is always required to complete the work, but the implementation of additional measures to minimize risk of transmission of the Coronavirus makes the success of the project even more impressive.

SECTA’s educational model is to provide students with an alternative to the primary education that most high school students are used to. Students at this magnet school are given a class program focused on a specific trade. With 12 different majors on offer over a wide array of potential career fields, students will graduate with the fundamental skills to succeed in the field they focused on. The new additions to the SECTA campus are going to further bolster the programs offered in the culinary, health science, and information technology majors. The additions to the campus that are included in our scope of work were 4 new buildings, including an administrative building, and three classroom buildings focused on the culinary, health science, and IT programs.

The new buildings on the SECTA campus are brimming with modern technology and energy saving innovations. Large spaces in the upper floors of the new buildings are equipped with skylights which funnel, reflect, and scatter ambient light from outside. Additional energy saving measures are implemented throughout the campus, with most rooms equipped with motion sensors to save power while areas are unoccupied. Classrooms are equipped with new digital whiteboards which provide students with a clear view of the lesson content being presented to them. This technology is not limited to traditional classrooms either. The instructional kitchens in the culinary building are equipped with similar technology allowing students to see the countertops and stovetops of their instructors.

Because they are hidden from public view, we wanted to showcase some of the panels we’ve installed at SECTA.

Undoubtedly, this school is equipped to give students every advantage when it comes to breaking into their chosen career fields.

I wanted to be sure to recognize the efforts of some of our team members on this project. In the early stages of this project our prefab team helped out tremendously. The prefabricated duct banks that they provided allowed us to stay on top of the schedule in the early stages of the project. While our entire field crew did an amazing job on this project, contributing 33,500 total manhours, I wanted to give specific recognition to Billy Collins and Melchor Zapari. They stepped up to the plate and delivered when the project demanded it, and I am extremely appreciative of their leadership.