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Lincoln Academy

APPLIED TECHNOLOGY

AND

ENGINEERING CENTER

Updated April 1, 2012

Lincoln Academy

APPLIED TECHOLOGY AND ENGINEERING CENTER

Lincoln Academy has received an anonymous lead gift of more than $400,000 to build a new center for Applied Technology and Engineering, formerly called ‘industrial arts’ and more formerly called ‘shop.’ This new facility is desperately needed to replace the area un-der the Nelson Bailey Gymnasium that has been the home for this program since 1966. Based on preliminary designs, the building will cost approxi-mately $1,450,000, plus $250,000 for equipment.

THE NEED: Technology has improved dramatically in the past ten years and promises to continue this accelerated pace into the foreseeable future. While we have made significant advances in school-wide technology, this year implementing 1:1 computing in all classes, our technology education program - the hands-on practical (applied) side of technology - has not been able to keep pace with this change. The instruction and work areas under the gym are 50 years old, lacking natural light, noisy, and built for a student population of 200. (Current enrollment is 496.) The new center will be designed with natural light, high ceilings, modern ventilation, appropriate access to electricity, compressed air, water and technology, and storage in accordance with the latest OSHA health and safety requirements. The building will be located where noise and fumes will not impact other areas of the campus and where vehicles can be easily and safely maneuvered and stored. Classrooms will be flexible, with computer technology appropriate to the level of the curriculum. Students will be able to work on a project from the initial assignment through the design stages and finally to production.

For information, contact Kathe Cheska, Development Office81 Academy Hill, Newcastle, ME 04553

207-563-3599cheska@lincolnacademy.org

Program Vision

Technology Education can be a vital part of a comprehensive secondary education program for all students. Applied technology appeals to students at all levels and prepares young people to pursue further education in their area of interest, enroll in apprenticeship programs, or enter local trades with the basic knowledge, skills, and work habits required by employers. Students who wish to take courses beyond the introductory level can proceed to advanced courses in engineering and drafting, electronics, and engines. Up-to-date teaching and work space will more closely simulate a real-life working environment. For students who thrive in hands-on learning situations, these courses can help learning in all disciplines. For students in a college preparatory academic program, practical courses provide a basic level of knowledge and skill that will help them in all aspects of life. The new center will enable LA to offer a wide range of courses, both general to technology education and specific to industries in our local area, and provide quality teaching space for two or more teachers. At all levels, the goal is to provide a design-build experience. A long-term goal is to develop a program that would give all freshmen opportunities to explore subjects in applied technology and engineering, discovering areas of study they might not consider and learning skills that will be valuable throughout their lives.

Shawn St. Cyr LA ‘96, Technology Education Teacher, completed an engineering apprenticeship program at Bath Iron Works and worked at BIW for eight years, four years in fabrication and four years in engineering.

Woodworking

The Center will include:

Three labs will give opportunities for different classes to occur at the same time. Labs will have 12 x 12’ overhead doors and built-in, lockable storage for equipment, supplies and student work in progress. Lab #1: Automotive and small engines, with two floor-mounted asymmetrical lifts.Lab #2: Woodworking and marine technology, for carpentry, boatbuilding, marine engines.Lab #3: General lab for welding and other courses, with special ventilation hoods.Finishing room for using paints and varnishes (marine, automotive and woodworking).Mechanical drafting classroom designed for 2-D drafting by hand and using computers.3-D Computer-aided drafting and engineering classroom.Storage on two levels to provide a safe area to move and work Conference room for individual research and private consultations.Entrance lobby and bathrooms

There is only one lab for the entire technol-ogy education program. At left, the space is being used for an automotive unit; below, the same space is being used for a wod construction project.

Technology Exploration courses(2011-12 Course Guide)

Introduction to Technology I and IIBasic Automotive Maintenance

Automotive Engines Automotive Performance

Technical DraftingArchitectural Drafting

Computer-Aided DesignMarine Technology

Engineering Small EnginesMachine Tools

Creativity and InnovationRecreational Vehicles

Electronics Carpentry

WoodworkingMetal working

Welding

Many courses and independent study units can be taught in combination with academic courses,

particularly in science and mathematics.

The new space will provide an attractive and positive learning environment that will attract students at all levels and attract highly-qualified and dedicated professionals who will inspire and prepare students to be successful in whatever field of technology education they choose. The project will greatly improve a program that has been an important part of Lincoln Academy’s comprehensive high school curriculum since the 1940’s.

Technical Drafting: 2-D drawing.

2-D drawings are converted to 3-D by creating models by hand (above) or using a CAD program (below).

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FLOOR PLAN (October 2011)

Meetings with project Architect Rick Burt and LA staff have refined the floor plan as shown below. The main design change, which is not evident from the plan is to simplify the roof design to a two-level roof with one row of small windows for natural light and ventilation. Other changes to the interior reflect strategies to lower the cost based on discussions with a metal-building manufacturer and installer and a mechanical design consultant.

CAMPAIGN UPDATE (March 7, 2012)THE GOAL: Based on the initial concept design, the cost of the building is $115 per square foot, or approximately $1,300,000. Soft costs are $175,000, and the preliminary budget for equipment is $250,000, for a preliminary total of $1,700,000. Based on the design work taking place and a major alteration in the roof design, we expect the final cost to be considerably less than this amount. As of December 26, 2011, we have raisedGifts: $ 696,000 A lead gift in 2011 enabled us to begin planning and raising money for this much-needed improvement at LA.

Pledges: $ 130,000

Total: $ 826,000 +$25,000 for operations 2016-2020

+ $105,000 (approx.) for endowment

Still needed to reach goal: $874,000

The ‘Quiet’ Phase These gifts represent the ‘quiet’ phase of the campaign. The Campaign was announced in the Lincoln County News on December 15. In 2012, we will solicit contributions from a wider group of people, alumni and community members interested in technology education. The gifts listed above are from a small number of donors who have so far responded to our early request for support. We are confident that the public response to this project will be overwhelmingly positive. We are also asking for contributions to support the program by dedicating endowment funds or pledges of annual program support.

Please consider making a contribution to this project.

Public Support for Technology EducationThe following pages contain these testimonies and opinions that attest to the importance of technology education programs for the future of our country: Governor Paul LePage’s stance on technology education Excerpts from John Ratzenberger speech “The Manufacturing Crisis in America” Excerpts from a Harvard University School of Education Report Mike Rowe’s Testimony before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

This summer, Governor LePage made a speech responding to a report by Planning Decisions, Inc., reporting that Maine will face a dramatic shortage of skilled workers in the next ten years, and that young people are graduating without the skills they need to get the jobs available in Maine. Inafollow-uptothisspeech,DonCarrigan(LAAlumnus,Classof1969)filmed

a news story for Channel 6 that featured George Masters (LA Trustee), Vice President of Masters’ Machine and Jay Pinkerton. His interview with Jay included Jay and Don looking at the plan for the new Applied Technology and Engineering Center (at left) and Jay talking about the importance of providing all students with hands-on skills that

lead to careers. Jay and Don also talked about the fact that Lincoln Academy is raising money in the community, because, as a private school that serves the public, there is no State or local funding for building construction.

GOVERNOR PAUL LEPAGE Governor Paul LePage visited Lincoln Academy last May, when he held a community meeting in the Nelson Bailey Gymnasium. He saw the plan for the Applied Technology and Engineering Center and expressed an interest in helping us make that happen. Governor LePage has spoken frequently about the need for skilled workers in Maine. At a meeting of the Maine Compact for Higher Education in October, Governor LePage made four points: His second point was: “The importance of Technology Education.” He stated that ‘shop’ as it was called can no longer be swept under the rug. We need these skills and should be educating for them. “Not all children are bound for academics.” This has been a consistent theme of Governor LePage. In his inaugural speech, he made several comments about education - its importance and its place where we must “put politics and special interests aside. Every decision we make and every dollar we spend must be focused on the individualized needs of our kids.” Regarding technology education, he stated: “I believe we need to make vocational education a priority again in our schools. Training our young people in a trade while they earn their diploma is a path to a living. ....Skills: We need to train the next generation of workers in Maine in the industries that offer the most potential.”

Chairman Rockefeller, Ranking Member Hutchison and members of this committee, my name is Mike Rowe, and I want to thank you all very much for the opportunity to testify before you today.….( a description of his relationship with his grandfather, who was skilled in many useful areas) I believe we need a national PR Campaign for Skilled Labor. A big one. Something that addresses the widening skills gap head on, and reconnects the country with the most important part of our workforce.Rightnow,Americanmanufacturingisstrugglingtofill200,000vacantpositions.Thereare450,000openingsintrades,transportationandutilities.Theskillsgapisreal,andit’sgettingwider.InAlabama, a third of all skilled tradesmen are over 55. They’re retiring fast, and no one is there to replace them. Alabama’s not alone. A few months ago in Atlanta I ran into Tom Vilsack, our Secretary of Agriculture. Tom told me about a governor who was unable to move forward on the construction of a power plant. The reason was telling. It wasn’t a lack of funds. It wasn’t a lack of support. It was a lack of qualifiedwelders. In general, we’re surprised that high unemployment can exist at the same time as a skilled labor shortage. We shouldn’t be. We’ve pretty much guaranteed it. In high schools, the vocational arts have all but vanished. We’ve elevated the importance of “higher education” to such a lofty perch that all other forms of knowledge are now labeled “alternative.” Millions of parents and kids see apprenticeships and on-the-job-training opportunities as “vocational consolation prizes,” best suited for those not cut out for a four-year degree. And still, we talk about millions of “shovel ready” jobs for a society that doesn’t encourage people to pick up a shovel. (Italics added.) In a hundred different ways, we have slowly marginalized an entire category of critical professions, reshaping our expectations of a “good job” into something that no longer looks like work. Afewyearsfromnow,anhourwithagoodplumber“ifyoucanfindone”isgoingtocostmorethananhour with a good psychiatrist. At which point we’ll all be in need of both. I came here today because guys like my grandfather are no less important to civilized life than theywere50yearsago.Maybethey’reinshortsupplybecausewedon’tacknowledgethemtheywayweused to. We leave our check on the kitchen counter, and hope the work gets done. That needs to change. Iencourageyoutosupporttheseefforts,becauseclosingtheskillsgapdoesn’tjustbenefitfuturetradesmenandthecompaniesdesperatetohirethem.Itbenefitspeoplelikeme,andanyoneelsewhoshares my addiction to paved roads, reliable bridges, heating, air conditioning, and indoor plumbing. Theskillsgapisareflectionofwhatwevalue.Toclosethegap,weneedtochangethewaythecountryfeels about work.

Mike Rowe -Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and TransportationMay11,2011

Mike Rowe, Creator, Executive Producer and Host, Dirty Jobs

“The Manufacturing Crisis in America”John Ratzenberger, keynote speaker at the October 26, 2011,

Maine State Chamber of Commerce’s 2011 Annual Awards Dinner*

John Ratzenberger, actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, author of We’ve got it Made in America, A Common Man’s Salute to an Uncommon Country, and creator of the Travel Channel show, John Ratzenberger’s Made in America, sees a crisis of epic proportions facing America. TheUSDepartmentofLaborforecaststhatby2012,therewillbeashortfallofnearly3millionskilled worker positions in America. Working with the Association of American Manufacturing and US Steelworkers, he created a Presidential Town Hall Tour to bring attention to the need for a commitment from presidential candidates to ensure a strong manufacturing industry by promotingspecificpoliciestostrengthentheAmericanmanufacturingbase. Duringthepast10years,RatzenbergerhascommittedhisresourcestointroducingAmerica’s youth to the pleasures of ‘tinkering’ getting...into the backyard building things. His goal is to create the next generation of artisans, inventors, engineers, repairmen and skilled workers. “Little hands build big dreams. Give children tools and watch them build America.”

*ThisarticlewassuppliedbyJohnReny,whowasattheawardsdinnertoreceivethe2011Alton“Chuck”Cianchette Business Hall of Fame award in honor and memory of Robert H. Reny, Sr.

Excerpts from the Harvard University School of Education Report on Career Preparation: “Pathways to Prosperity”

By concentrating too much on classroom-based academics with four-year college as a goal, the nation’s education system has failed vast numbers of students, who instead need solid preparation for careers requiring less than a bachelor’s degree.

Leaders of the “Pathways to Prosperity” project at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education argue for an education system that clearly articulates students’ career options as earlyasmiddleschoolanddefinesthecourseworkandtrainingrequired,soyoungpeoplecan chart an informed course toward work, whether as an electrician or a college professor.

The Harvard study also drew notice because it was driven in part by the concerns of one of its co-authors, Robert B. Schwartz, a prominent champion of higher academic expectations for all students, who said he began to doubt the wisdom of a “college for all” approach to education.

The authors contend that their vision would expand opportunity for all students, especially those who face the dimmest prospects now because their education stops at high school. Rather than derailing some students from higher learning, their system would actually open more of those pathways, they say, by offering sound college preparation and rigorous career-focused,real-worldlearning,andbydefiningclearroutesfromsecondaryschoolintocertifi-cate or college programs.

(Forthefulltextofbotharticlesandlinkstosources,contactKatheCheska,DevelopmentOffice.)

Funding for capital projects at Lincoln Academy LincolnAcademyisaprivatenot-for-profitorganizationthatprovidessecondary education for towns that do not have a public high school. Because students’ tuition is paid through local tax dollars, the tuition that LA can charge is determined by a state formula based on average secondary school costs in the state. This formula is based on annual instructional costs and does not include capital expenditures to construct or renovate facilities. In order not to impact the instructional program, these projects must be funded through private contributions. If you are willing and able to help LA achieve this goal for our students, please join those who have already given their generous support to make the Applied Technology and Engineering Center a reality.

Please respond as generously as you can to support this very worthy project that will increase the knowledge of basic life skills of all Lincoln Academy students and give our work-bound students the basic skills and knowledge they need to successfully enter the workforce.

Applied Technology and Engineering Center Campaign CommitteeRobert Clifford ‘75, Co-chairAnn McFarland ‘73, Co-chair

John Reny ‘69, Honorary Co-chairBob Baldwin ‘62Dennis Prior ‘91Sarah Maurer

Lisa Masters ‘83Chris Roberts ‘74

Jay Pinkerton, Head of SchoolKathe Cheska, Development Director

For information or to discuss a contribution, please contact Kathe Cheska, LA Development Office

81 Academy Hill, Newcastle, ME 04553207-563-3599

cheska@lincolnacademy.org

Lincoln Academy Applied Technology and Engineering Center

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A bequest or planned gift designated to support Technology Education in the future

can help ensure funding for that program in changing financial climates.

Please call Kathe Cheska to discuss options for such funds.

LA Development Office: Kathe Cheska or Kerry Cushing, 207-563-3599, or cheska@lincolnacademy.org.

Thank you so much for supporting this major improvement in teaching and learning space at Lincoln Academy.

Your gift will be recognized in publicity and in the entrance of the building and in specific areas supported by your gift.

Lincoln Academy Applied Technology and Engineering Center

Opportunities to name spaces (Updated March 2012)

Please call Kathe Cheska, Development Director to discuss.

LABORATORIES: Three laboratories will have overhead doors; built-in, lockable storage for equipment, supplies and student work in progress; and safety features.$100,000 Lab #1: Automotive and small engines, with two floor-mounted asymmetrical lifts, three 12’ x 12’ overhead doors, tool crib, flammable storage. Phillips Power Products Small Engines Lab - -NAMED SPACE$100,000 Lab #2: Woodworking and marine technology, for carpentry, boatbuilding and marine engines, with separate ventilated room for composites and marine and wood finishing materials.$100,000 Lab #3: General lab for welding and other specialized courses, with specialized equipment, workbenches, ventilation hoods and safety equipment.$ 50,000 Finishing room for using paints and varnishes designed for marine, automotive and woodworking.CLASSROOMS:$ 50,000 Mechanical drafting classroom designed for 2-D drafting by hand, model construction and computer-aided drafting. The 1st Mechanical Drafting Classroom - -NAMED SPACE$ 50,000 CAD classroom with computers suitable for 3-D drafting and engineering programs.$ 25,000 Entrance Lobby with exhibit space and lockers Lincoln County News Entrance Lobby -NAMED SPACE$ 10,000 Conference/Reference room for individual research and private consultations. $ 10,000 Portable Storage Units - tool crib, welding, finishing room$ 5,000 Welding booths for General Lab$ 5,000 Benches and storage in all 3 labs

EQUIPMENT:$ 7,500 Asymmetrical lifts (2) for automotive laboratory$ 10,000 CAD classroom furniture$ 7,000 Computer server for Applied Technology and Engineering Center $ 5,000 Mechanical drafting classroom furniture $ 5,000 Computers and Projector for drafting classroom