MOORESBORO, N.C., December 3, 2021 –Various federal and state officials joined U.S. Department of Agriculture North Carolina Rural Development at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Thomas Jefferson Community Education Foundation today.
USDA is investing $27 million in loans to pay off existing debt and construct a new 75 thousand square foot high school for 440 students.
The new school includes:
- A gymnasium
- 29 classrooms for students grades 9-12.
The new facility will provide students with state-of-the-art Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics classrooms.
The new high school facility will allow the transfer of other students to newer facilities and eliminate the seven temporary modular classrooms currently being used to teach students.
“The children in Mooresboro have always received quality education,” said USDA Rural Development State Director Reginald Speight. “Now they will receive this high-level education in a state-of the-art facility giving these rural students more tools to achieve success in the future.”
Under the Biden-Harris administration, USDA Rural Development provides loans and grants to help expand economic opportunities, create jobs and improve the quality of life for millions of Americans in rural areas. This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community facilities such as schools, public safety, and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural, Tribal and high-poverty areas. For more information, visit www.rd.usda.gov.
The Department of Agriculture touches the lives of all Americans each day in so many positive ways. In the Biden-Harris administration, USDA is transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, ensuring access to healthy and nutritious food in all communities, building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers using climate-smart food and forestry practices, making historic investments in infrastructure and clean-energy capabilities in rural America, and committing to equity across the department by removing systemic barriers and building a workforce more representative of America. To learn more, visit www.usda.gov.If you’d like to subscribe to USDA Rural Development updates, visit our GovDelivery subscriber page.
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