High School Specialty Program Update

2. High School Specialty Program Update December 12, 2013

3. Specialty Programs • Biomedical Sciences Program at Lakeland High School • International Baccalaureate at Kings Fork High School • Pathways to Engineering at Nansemond River High School

4. Biomedical Sciences • Partnership Breakfast • Application Process Determined • Presentations • Guidance Counselors December 6, 2013 • Principals December 16, 2013 • Students To Be Determined (Jan 2014) • Parents January 29, 2014

5. Partnerships Established • Old Dominion University • Retired Physician • Western Tidewater Health District • The Pruden Center • Lake Prince Woods • Eastern Virginia Medical School • Paul D Camp Community College • Suffolk Education Foundation

6. International Baccalaureate

7. 2013 Diploma Year • 14 diplomas awarded out of 20 • District average 70% • World Average 78% • 6 diplomas not awarded (1 point difference) • Extended Essay Scores 3 Bs, 3 Cs, 14 Ds ( area of improvement) • Score of 7 in Psychology (highest possible) • Overall score was 36 out of 45

8. Enrollment • Approximately 185 Pre-Diploma/IB students • 59 Freshman • 29 Sophomores • 36 Juniors • 21 Seniors • 20 Certificate Students • 77 IB Diploma Students

9. International Baccalaureate Certificate options - 20 Students • Biology (new) • Mathematics (new) • Chemistry • Visual Arts • Psychology • Music

10. Calendars of Events • September 12th –Vote in history for SAB • October 16th-PSAT • November 27th -Alumni Day • December 3rd –Viva Voce Seminar • December 4th –IB Information Night • December 10th –Advanced Academics Night • February 24th -26th-English 12 orals • March 5th-Rising Freshman orientation • March 12th-Rising Junior orientation • March 24th-27th –Mock AP examinations • March 24th-27th –Foreign Language orals • May-AP/IB examinations • May 28th –IB Banquet

11. Student Support • Orientation assemblies • Summer academy for freshmen • Meet & Greet for rising 11thgraders • College preparation for juniors • Mentor program • Peer tutoring • Classroom orientation

12. Nansemond River High School Pathway To Engineering

13. Pathway To Engineering HS • Introduction to Engineering Design (IED) • 3D computer modeling software; study of the design process • Principles of Engineering (POE) • Exploration of technology systems and engineering processes • Digital Electronics (DE) • Use of computer simulation to learn the logic of electronics • Civil Engineering and Architecture (CEA) • Students collaborate on the development of community-based building projects • Engineering Design and Development (EDD) • Teams of students, guided by community mentors, research, design, and construct solutions to engineering problems.

14. Enrollment • 15 Seniors– First Graduating Class • 23 Juniors • 24 Sophomores • 24 Freshmen

15. 1st PLTW Class(THEN!)

16. First Graduating ClassNOW!

17. Application Process • Parent Information Session • November 21, 2013 • Approximately 45 families attended • Information session advertised on websites, school announcements, printed on middle school report cards. • Application Due January 10, 2014 • Posted on Website; • Hard copies distributed to schools and at info session • Engineers review and score essays

18. PLTW Partnerships BAE Systems Duke University Engineering Camp Nauticus Suffolk Historical Society University of Virginia Society of Women Engineers Conference Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC) Northrop Grumman

19. PLTW In Action