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+)