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	Welcome to the DASD STEM website The Downingtown Area School District will open a Science Technology Engineering Mathematics High School in the fall of 2011. The High School STEM Academy will be located at 335 Manor Avenue, Downingtown, PA in the Downingtown Education Center. Do you have a question? To submit a question about the STEM Academy, click this link info@dasd.org and type in your question. We will do our best to answer the questions in a Q & A format and will post the answers in the folder below. Check out our latest Q & A documents in the folder below. An article from the East Campus Off the Record by Editor-in-Chief John Clegg is included. Questions and Answers**Updated June 3, 2010 file Try our Introduction to STEM online lesson! file STEM DEFINED POWER POINT PDF document

1	Planning for STEM Planning Documents file 21st Century Teaching, Learning and STEM Forum

2	Resources STEM Information and Links file Links to Other STEM Schools file

3	STEM CORE TEAM AND SUB-COMMITTEE INFORMATION CORE TEAM Meeting dates: March 4, April 5, May 6 Downingtown West Library 6:00-8:00 pm Core Team Meeting Agendas and Notes file Meeting Presentations file

4	CURRICULUM SUB COMMITTEE Co-Leaders: Dr. Marcy Hessinger & Dr. Linda MacNeal Goal: What will be the curriculum and courses in the STEM Academy? Upcoming meetings: March 2 (Tuesday), 17 (Wednesday), and 24 (Wednesday)--4:15-6:15 at Central Office Sub-Committee Meeting Agendas and Notes file Curriculum Information and Links file Engineering Programs and Information file What do higher ed institutions want in terms of skills and curriculum? Forum Key Questions from 10/16/09 Resource Input on key questions for the curriculum sub-committee Forum Discussion on curriculum topics - any committee member may enter--notes from 11/4/09 sub-committee meeting included here Forum

5	CO-CURRICULAR SUB-COMMITTEE Leader: Dave Flamer Goal: Determine what is considered a co-curricular offering and to determine how it can be offered. Upcoming meetings: Key questions: Resource Input on key questions for the Co-Curricular sub-committee Forum Co-curriculum discussion - open to any committee member Forum Co-Curriculum Sub-Committee Meeting Notes PDF document

6	INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY SUB-COMMITTEE Co-Leaders: Mrs. Kelly Byrne & Mrs. Linda Leib Goal: Demonstrate instructional delivery mechanisms and appropriate use. Upcoming meetings: Key Questions Resource Input on key questions for the instructional delivery sub-committee Forum Discussion on instructional delivery - open to any committee member Forum Instructional Delivery Resources file Curriculum Design Outline Wiki

7	PARTNERSHIPS SUB-COMMITTEE Co-Leaders: Dr. Rita Jones & Dr. Sandra Griffin Goal: The Partnership Committee aims to engage community/business/academic partners in order to acquire skills, goods, and resources that are needed to provide the quality education sought after in this STEM school of the future initiative. Upcoming meetings: Key Questions Resource Input on key questions for the Partnership sub-committee Forum Discussion on partnerships - open to any committee member Forum 12.9.09 Partnership Minutes Word document Partnership Template file

8	PROGRAM SUB-COMMITTEE Leader: Dr. Tony Watson Input on key questions for the program sub-committee Forum Discussion about Program - any committee member may enter Forum Admision Requirements file United States STEM Program Admission Requirements file DASD PROPOSED Application 6.3.10 PDF document PROPOSED Admission_Requirements_to_STEM_Program_6-3-10.pdf PDF document

9	FINANCE, FACILITIES, TECHNOLOGY Leader: Mr. Richard Fazio Goal: To enable the curriculum; share cutting edge teachnology; make it relevant and flexible. Upcoming meetings: FINANCES Funding Sources file FACILITIES Facilities Resources and Documents file Discussion on finance, facilities and technology - any committee member may enter Forum

10	PUBLIC RELATIONS SUB-COMMITTEE Leader: Mrs. Pat McGlone Goal: Develop an appealing, accurate, and engaging public relations strategy in promoting interest in and excitement about our STEM Academy. Committee Members Resource Upcoming meetings: January 11, 2009 ---at Central Office 6:00 p.m. Key questions: Resource PR "TALK" - open to any committee member Forum Possible theme for our STEM Academy Forum Catalog/Business Partners - 11/10/2009 Resource Catalog/Students and Parents - 11/10/2009 Resource POWERPOINT Resource Assemblies Resource An Introduction to STEM file

11	HUMAN RESOURCES SUB-COMMITTEE Leader: Mrs. Sharon Standish Discussion on human resources topics - open to any committee member Forum STEM Staffing Information file

The purpose of this website is to inform community members, parents, students and staff about our STEM Academy initiative. If you would like to learn more information, please attend the Board Curriculum Committee meetings which are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 pm, or the full Board Meetings which are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm.

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