Dear Valued Partners, Clients, and Community,
We hope this letter finds you well. It is with a mix of gratitude and reflection that we announce the closure of Xtreme Tree Service, a program that has been proudly powered by our students for the past ten years.
Over the years, this program has provided invaluable real-world experience to students while delivering high-quality tree-cutting services to the community. Thanks to your support, Xtreme Tree Service has been a success, offering students hands-on learning opportunities in business operations, safety management, and customer service.
After careful consideration, our administration has decided to conclude this program. Several key factors influenced this decision, including the capital investments required to sustain future operations, staffing challenges in advancing the business further, ongoing safety and liability concerns, and the limited number of students participating relative to the financial resources needed for program operations. As we continue to evaluate the most effective ways to provide learning experiences, we believe that redirecting resources toward career training programs that can serve a greater number of students and directly connect them to partner companies will better align with our educational mission.
Moving forward, we will focus our efforts on partnering our students with local business, community, education, and non-profit partners where students can gain valuable and practical work-based learning experiences. Our pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship approach will provide students with a direct career connection within our local economy and generate momentum for our economic region’s workforce development initiatives. This shift will allow students to participate in programs in healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, entrepreneurship, and more! We will generate the scale of programming needed to provide programs for all students, present and future, in non-poverty careers. We are excited to grow our partnerships with you, our incredible community.
We sincerely appreciate your trust and support throughout the years. Your partnership has contributed significantly to the development of our students and their hands-on learning experience. While we are closing this chapter, we remain committed to offering innovative and impactful programs that will continue to benefit both our students and the community.
If you have any questions or need assistance in transitioning to alternative service providers, please feel free to contact us. Thank you for being a valued part of our journey. We will continue serving our students and allowing them to lead business enterprises in novel and meaningful ways!
Sincerely,
Ryan Hill, CEO and Superintendent
