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Pembroke Public Schools Pembroke, MA July 2013. Pembroke Gateway Team. Joan LaCroix – Science Coordinator, District Team Leader, Grades 7 - 12 Grade, Phone 781-293-9281 x2129 Lara SanGiovani – Position Hobomock Elementary School, Grade 5
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Pembroke Public Schools Pembroke, MA July 2013
Pembroke Gateway Team • Joan LaCroix – Science Coordinator, District Team Leader, Grades 7 - 12 Grade, Phone 781-293-9281 x2129 • Lara SanGiovani – PositionHobomock Elementary School, Grade 5 • Kendra Trainor – STEM/ Biology TeacherPembroke High School, Grades 9 - 12
PembrokeSchools/Grade Levels • Bryantville Elementary – Grades k – 6 • Hobomock Elementary – Grades k – 6 • North Elementary – Grades K- 6 • Pembroke Community Middle School – Grades 7 – 8 • Pembroke High School – Grades 9 – 12
Pembroke Enrollment Statisticshttp://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/general.aspx?topNavId=1&orgcode=02310000&orgtypecode=5& Enrollment by Race/EthnicityPercent of District • African American 1.1 • Asian 0.9 • Hispanic 0.9 • Native American 0.0 • White 96.8 • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 • Multi-Race 00 Enrollment by GenderDistrict • Female 1588 • Male 1741 Total3329
Pembroke Current STEM Education Courses/Programs • 7th/ 8th Grade Computer Applications 1/5th Year Orbit • 7th/8th Grade Technology and Engineering 1/5th year Orbit • High School - Engineering Your Future .5 Year • High School – Design Technology .5 year • High School – Microsoft Office Applications- semester 9th • Web Design- semester 9-12th • Exploring Business Technology semester • 9-10th NOTE: Please indicate grade level and period of time,e.g. 10th Grade, 1 semester or 8th Grade, 1 quarter
Pembroke Current STEM Education Courses/Programs • Computer Based Advertising Design І year 9-12th • Desktop Publishing semester 9-12th • C.B.A.D. ІІ semester 9-12th
Pembroke Current Community Involvement • Job Shadowing through MassBioEd • Bridgewater State University City Labs • Physics Olympics- PHS 11th Grade Field trip • MIT Women in Engineering • Pembroke Watershed Program Grade 5 • Environmental Clubs • Boston College Seismology Program Grade 6/11 • NOTE: Please list local businesses, professional partnerships, foundations, colleges
Pembroke Current Community Involvement • Framingham State University Christa McAuliffe Center • Career Exploration Day Grade 5
Pembroke Goals • Goal I: Incorporate more science content and experiential learning at the elementary level • Goal II: Increase technology courses offered so students are college and career ready at the high school level • Goal III: Increase extra-curricular offerings at all levels but particularly at the high school level as well as the community level. • Goal IV: Continue to implement Computer based Engineering along with Robotics in the classroom
Pembroke Challenges • Challenge I: Technology is limited with regard to infrastructure, equipment and programs. • Challenge II: Budgetary Limits • Challenge III: Inconsistency in science base knowledge as students move from three elementary to one middle school • Challenge IV: Space limitations at the high school level- storage and lab space
Pembroke After School STEM Activities • Activity I: N.I.T.S. Nerds In Training Afterschool Club (Middle School) • Activity II: Robotics and Engineering (Middle School) • Activity III: Design Squad Elementary Enrichment Note: Please indicate any district after or out of school STEM related activities, e.g. robotics club, summer enrichment, or Sea Perch involvement, etc. and also indicate grade span