Oak Ridge Schools students successfully transitioning from middle school to high school to post secondary via a CTE Engi

1. Oak Ridge Schools students successfully transitioning from middle school to high school to post secondary via a CTE Engineering/Manufacturing Technology Academy

2. Goals Easier student transition from 8th to 9th grade and from high school to college Career pathways and dual credit Accelerate middle school academics and CTE curriculum with technology Increase number of non-traditional gender participants and concentrators in the engineering/manufacturing technology academy Opportunities for under represented students Require students to develop 5 yr. plan which includes dual and/or articulated credit

3. Increase number of CTE students meeting NCLB, AYP, Carl Perkins Core Indicators 1S1, 2S1, 4S1 Students have an integrated CTE/Academic/technology curriculum with career program of study focusing upon a career in high demand that yields a high wage. Stakeholders informed about the curriculum, professional development, transition plans, and industry opportunities Stakeholders review and monitor data related to student progress related to course grades, state, and other related exams Support staff and graduation coaches assist with �struggling students� to overcome barriers Goals (cont�d)

4. High Wage, High Demand Career There are currently 1,300,000 engineering/ manufacturing jobs available in the U.S. without trained people to fill them. We will need 15 million engineers and technology workers by 2020 Salary ranges with education and experience: $45,000 to $200,000

5. The Engineering Pipeline Where do college engineering students come from? (graduating high school students) Where do graduating high school students learn about career opportunities and skills needed to be an engineer? ( CTE classes in middle school)

6. Meeting our Goals Increase student achievement Increase graduation rate Prepare students for continued study Meet needs of engineering workforce

7. Make curriculum and equipment changes at middle and high school Redesign core curriculum to strengthen and integrate with CTE curriculum Develop stakeholder learning culture of integrated and continuous discovery learning (students, parents, community, middle and high school, college, and workplace) Develop a rigorous CTE/Academic program of study in pre-engineering leading to a 2 and 4 yr. post secondary degree Develop opportunities for job shadowing, internships Meeting our Goals (cont�d)

8. PLTW Mission To create partnerships with middle and high schools to prepare an increasing and more diverse group of students to be successful in engineering and engineering technology programs

9. SREB/HSTW Research concludes: Student achievement rises when students are required to complete a challenging academic core and a rigorous academic and CTE concentration of at least 4 credits

10. PLTW Curriculum Contextual/problem based Integrated national standards in math, science, technology, and English Comprehensive professional development for teachers, guidance counselors Strong program for middle school and high school and prepares for easy transition from middle to high school and to college Providing opportunities for dual credit at major universities throughout the nation Introduces and develops pipeline to engineering/ engineering technology and related fields

11. Progress on Goals Formed advisory committee Developed and implemented needs assessment Labor needs Program of study Cost analysis/ maintaining program Surveyed interest of stakeholders Researched programs to address our AYP All stakeholders toured and Investigated success of other PLTW programs at middle and high schools Investigated dual credit and articulated credit at local colleges and universities

12. Made presentations giving orientation to PLTW and needs assessment data Made presentation for Board of Education approval to offer PLTW Made application for district with PLTW Determined equipment and software needs Ordered, received, and implemented use of 3D printer Designed and implemented use of literature, brochures, and letters to parents detailing the new courses within engineering/manufacturing academy at middle and high school Orientation to guidance and instructional staff at middle and high schools

13. Celebrated Engineers Week with collaborative activities with BWXT Y12 engineers Provided brochures and materials for females enrolled in 7-12 grades giving opportunities for women in engineering Women Engineers from area companies provided presentations to all students in classes at middle and high school Guidance, CTE director, CTE staff gave orientation to middle and high school on engineering program of study and developed 5 yr. plans for middle school students which included plans for taking a capstone course as a senior for dual and/or articulated credit at a college Progress on Goals (cont�d)

14. Media class (channel 15 at ORHS) highlighted interviews and information on PLTW Clips introducing new program and courses in the engineering/manufacturing academy Registration and enrollment of students completed PLTW staff took pretest mandatory for registration for summer training PLTW summer training dates and places posted (April 08) ORHS and Middle School PLTW staff registered for training (May 08) Ordered PLTW software (May 08) Progress on Goals (cont�d)

15. Greatest Success Developing a collaborative working plan that brings together stakeholders that are strongly committed to developing and maintaining a learning culture that provides students with opportunities to raise their achievement as well as provide a transition vehicle to continue their learning from middle school to high school to college to the workplace

16. Greatest Challenges Timeline of grant beginning in July 07 was the ending of the PLTW timeline. The ending of the grant was the beginning of the PLTW timeline, thus, the goal completion for this grant will actually be completed in June 09 with data from first classes. To have received this grant in Jan 07 would have better matched the PLTW timeline for districts. PLTW summer training posting is in April and software cannot be ordered until staff is registered for summer training in May 08 June 08: two staff ( registered and prepaid summer training) resigned to take jobs in industry with $25K salary increase. Must hire and train new hires before August! (engineering/manufacturing is truly a high demand, high wage career!)