“Engineering” Your Ideas Into Reality

Laura HickleCoordinator of Special ProjectsSierra Sands Unified School Districtlhickle@ssusd.org

Educating for Careers ConferenceMarch 4, 2011

Mark PierceSierra Sands Unified School DistrictMath and PLTW Instructormpierce@ssusd.org

StudentsSierra Sands Unified School District

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2. CTE Teaching staff3. Counselor4. Administrator5. Parent6. Other

Goals for this sessionParticipants will gain knowledge and tools that will enable them to:•Assist in positioning an organization for proactive movement•Understand how a program (using engineering as an example) can be infused into an educational system•Institute curricular changes at their level of responsibility•Seek out grant resources to aid in implementation

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Burroughs High SchoolDavid Ostash- Principal

Career Technical EducationROP ProgramsAuto, Construction, Criminal Justice, Retail Coop, TV Video Production, and Health CareersOther CTE CoursesIndustrial Arts (Wood, Metal, Mechanical Drawing)Engineering (Project Lead the Way)- Introduction to Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering, Digital Electronics, Civil Engineering and ArchitectureGrants SB 70 Strengthening CTE Grants (3), Prop 1D CTE Facilities Programs (3), Health Science Building Capacity Grant (3 years), Tech Prep Demo (Engineering), Industry Donations

K12-Employer-College Partnerships

• Cerro Coso College• Naval Air Warfare

Center – China Lake• Sierra Sands Unified

School District (SSUSD)

Does your school district have formalized educational partnerships with industry/ businesses or higher education?

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Define a Common Vision

• Define a Common Vision involving all stake holders

• Determine mutual needs• Define Trends

– What is coming up in the future?– What will meet your local needs in the future?– Define demographics

• Define expectations, roles and responsibilities

Common Vision (continued)

• Create short and long term MEASURABLE goals

• Align with goals and policies of all participating organizations

• Draft MOUs and Letters of Agreement• Formulate evaluations and reporting

mechanisms

Our Common Vision

• Home Grow our Own- Engineering and Technical Employees

• Expand opportunities in our valley for Renewable Energy

STEPS

• Identified curriculum• Active grant writing efforts in partnership• Secured startup funding and FTE

Project Lead the Way- Engineering

• Principles of Engineering• Intro. Eng. Design• Digital Electronics• Civil Engineering and ArchitectureCourses are UC/CSU approved

Gateway to Technology

• •Middle School level• •6 modules• •Intensive summer professional development

• www.pltw.org

Middle School Summer Robotics and ASES programs

PLTW

The Teacher Perspective

Mark Pierce

PLTW

The Student Perspective

Leveraging Funds and Other Resources•SB 70-require involvement by at least one

high school per application•Collaborating to prepare grant applications•Collaboration and combining funds to avoid

duplication and redundancy•Joint purchases make funds go further for all

partners•Leveraging funding sources to purchase

equipment

Getting the Grant

• The SECRET Start EarlyCompletelyRead (the “musts” and the “gotyas”)Expand the grantTime Commitment

The Cardinal Rule!

NEVER, EVER make the reader search for the

information

GOALS

• SMART GoalsSpecificMeasurableAchievableRelevantTime specific (and timely)

Graphs and Charts

Some effective charts:•Current research regarding your proposal•Show current success or highlight needs•Resources available•Outcomes •Timelines •Organization charts

BudgetEvaluation and AnalysisSustainability

Sustainability• Need support and trust from highest levels of all

partners• Communication needs to be ongoing, informal

and formal• Blend email updates with face to face contact-

both are important• Provide for private and public recognition-

celebrate successes• Measurable success that is communicated and

disseminated on a regular basis

Some Measures of Success • Student achievement• Increased funding• Increase in school to career transitions• Student scholarships• Increase in involvement/ collaboration• Increased publicity• Better prepared workforce• Satisfaction surveys (all partnership participants)• Other ideasAdapted from The Council for Corporate & School Partnerships “Guiding Principles for Business and School Partnerships ((2000)

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