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Marlborough Public Schools STEM Early College High School Program
“In times of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves beautifully equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.” - Eric Hoffer
Background on Marlborough Public Schools
Category 2011 2016 Change
First LanguageNotEnglish
29.3% 38.7% +9.4%423Students
EnglishLanguageLearners
11.6% 18.6% + 7%315Students
Special Education 21% 17.2% - 3.8%171Students
LowIncome 38.1% 54% +15.9%716Students
Hispanic/Brazilian 31.2% 42% +10.8%486Students
Awarded MA Race to the Top Grant in 2011
STEMInterdisciplinaryProject-Based
Learning
TeacherTeamingModelGrades6Through10
EarlyCollegeDesignGrades11
and12
PriorityAccessforUnderrepresented
Students
AllHonorsforAllStudents
• No minimum acceptance criteria• PBL revolved around Engineering with
infusion from four core disciplines• Teachers scheduled for common
planning time every day• Framingham State University writing
courses offered junior and senior years
The STEAM Block• Expand STEM to school-wide
STEAM• Instructional approach in Grade 5• Drive PBL through multiple content
areas in Grades 6 through 8• Create 4-year trajectory for STEAM
experiences and content exposure in critical areas of whole-child development
• Relevant content application in the classroom
•Trimester1VisualArts
•Trimester2Engineering
•Trimester3ComputerScience
Shift to Middle School STEAM for ALL
Awarded Youth CareerConnect (YCC) Grant in 2014
MPS STEM 2.0 Model Included…• Work-based Learning Model
Exploratory in Grade 9Mentoring in Grade 10Internship in Grades 11 & 12
• Individual Development Plans• Facilities Enhancements
21st Century Learning SpaceTechnology Upgrades
• Early College Redesign
Evolution of MPS Early College Design
FSUWritingCourses(2013-2015)
TaughtbyvisitinglecturerOfferedtwiceperweekfor15weeks100%CompletionRateConcerns:ToomuchdowntimeforstudentsCourseoccupiedtwoperiodsperdayStudentsneedafullyearofEnglisheachyearofhighschoolCost$10Kperclass
QCCOnlineCourse(2015Spring&Fall)
OfferedthroughBlackboardVarietyofofferingsincore-readinessandCTEareasConcerns:Courseworkisaboveandbeyondstudent’sschedule50%CompletionRate
NewQCCModel(Fall2016)
TaughtbyapprovedMHSteachersTrainingprogramforselectedhighschoolfacultyOfferedthroughout15-weekcollegecalendareveryschooldayVarietyofofferingsincore-readinessandCTEareasAllpathwayslinkedtoMassTransferprogramReducedTuitionCost
Fall 2016 Early College Offerings
Engineering
ENG101ENG102MAT123MAT124
4-yearEngineeringTrajectory
ComputerInformationSystems(IT)
CIS105CIS111CIS121CIS134
ManufacturingTechnology
CIS111MNT100MNT101MNT110
ComputerScience
CIS111ENG101ENG102MAT123MAT124
APCSPrinAPCSJava
Biotechnology
ENG101ENG102MAT123MAT124SOC101
APBioBiotech
Healthcare(Nursing)
ENG101ENG102PSY101SOC101
APBioA&P
Three-year data: STEM & MHS
2014 2015 2016
SUBJECT STEM MHS STEM MHS STEM MHS
Math 100% 78% 95% 77% 92% 69%
ELA 100% 87% 100% 89% 100% 85%
Science 84% 75% 93% 76% 84% 72%
MPS STEM Program Successes
• 100% P/A on all MCAS exams at secondary-level in 2014• 98.3% P/A on all MCAS exams at secondary-level in 2015• 100% graduation rate in 2015• 95% college placement rate in 2015• 52% of graduating students in 2015 continue with STEM fields in
college• 75% of incoming freshman designated for “non-honors” à 78% of
juniors placed into Honors, AP, and/or College-level courses• 91.7% Accuplacer success rate for 2015-16 sophomores• 1-to-1 technology initiative spread throughout the district
What Are the Key Ingredients That ALL Students Need?
High-LevelCurriculumFramework
Work-BasedLearning
InterdisciplinaryLearning
SmallLearningCommunities
EarlyCollegeOpportunities
Professional Development
Theme Ideas for SY 2017-18
STEM Business
CivicsVisualArts
Early College Associates Degree in IT – SY 2017-18
• Possible Futures, Possible Selves IT curriculum during 8th grade• 68 credits throughout high school• Hybrid program of studies (online and face-to-face)• Five areas of potential certification as students complete pathway
1. Cisco CCENT (prerequisite for CCNA)2. VMWare Certified Associate 6 – Cloud Management and Automation
(VCH6-CMA)3. VMWare Certified Associate 6 – Hybrid Cloud (VCH6-AC) 4. Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) (prerequisite for MCSE)5. CompTIA A + (prerequisite to CompTIA Network+ and CompTIA
Server+)
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