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Buncombe County Schools

Buncombe County Schools. STEM-THEMED HIGH SCHOOL Bridging Education and the Economy. SCIENCE p TECHNOLOGY p ENGINEERING p MATHEMATICS. Agenda. Updates: Cooperative Innovative Application Marketing Plan Community Outreach PLTW Conference Facility Review and Input Executive Summary

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Buncombe County Schools

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  1. Buncombe County Schools STEM-THEMED HIGH SCHOOL Bridging Education and the Economy SCIENCE pTECHNOLOGYpENGINEERINGp MATHEMATICS

  2. Agenda • Updates: • Cooperative Innovative Application • Marketing Plan • Community Outreach • PLTW Conference • Facility • Review and Input • Executive Summary • Curriculum Plan/Cluster Chart • Criteria for Admission SCIENCE pTECHNOLOGYpENGINEERINGp MATHEMATICS

  3. Non-negotiables: • STEM • College and University Connections • Career Internships and Apprenticeships • Technology1:1 Initiative • Supported by NC New Schools SCIENCE pTECHNOLOGYpENGINEERINGp MATHEMATICS

  4. Cooperative Innovative Application • Working with NC New Schools • Enable students earn a high school diploma and to begin an associate degree program • Prepare students for future learning in the workforce and/or an institution of higher learning • Provides flexibility with course sequencing and scheduling • Provides additional funding for staff SCIENCE pTECHNOLOGYpENGINEERINGp MATHEMATICS

  5. Marketing Plan Market Connections Student Focus Groups Logo Student Recruitment Video K-12 STEM Awareness SCIENCE pTECHNOLOGYpENGINEERINGp MATHEMATICS

  6. Community Outreach • Thermo Fisher Scientific • Economic Development Coalition • CTE Administrators’ State Conference • WRESA Leadership Conference • Manufacturing Executives Association SCIENCE pTECHNOLOGYpENGINEERINGp MATHEMATICS

  7. PLTW Conference 7 Middle School Principals 1 Middle School Asst. Principal 4 Middle Schools Counselors 1 CTE Director SCIENCE pTECHNOLOGYpENGINEERINGp MATHEMATICS

  8. Facility Update Minitorium Construction Underway Minitorium STEM events planned for January Bids on major construction project fianlized Major construction expected to begin early January Major construction to be completed in August, 2014 SCIENCE pTECHNOLOGYpENGINEERINGp MATHEMATICS

  9. Review and Input 3 groups- Executive Summary Curriculum/Cluster Chart Criteria for Admission SCIENCE pTECHNOLOGYpENGINEERINGp MATHEMATICS

  10. SCIENCE pTECHNOLOGYpENGINEERINGp MATHEMATICS

  11. BCS STEM-Themed Discovery Academy- Innovation and Design

  12. Admissions Criteria SCIENCE pTECHNOLOGYpENGINEERINGp MATHEMATICS

  13. Next stop… Thanks for your interest! SCIENCE pTECHNOLOGYpENGINEERINGp MATHEMATICS

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