Clark County School District (MS Word)
|Grantee: |Clark County School District |
|PR Award Number: |U411C120052 |
|Project Title: |Clark County School District Pathways to STEM Initiative |
|Project Director: |Mary Pike |
|Amount of Award: |$2,976,824.25 |
|Length of Award: |3 Years |
|Absolute Priority: |Improving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) |
| |Education |
|List of Partners: |the Cleveland Clinic; |
| |DCC Architects, |
| |First NV; |
| |Natural History Museum; |
| |Nevada State Parks; |
| |Professional Design Associates; |
| |Pugsley, Simpson, Coulter Architects, Southern Nevada Agency |
| |Partnership – SNAP; Spring Preserve; |
| |Tate Snyder Kimsey; |
| |TJK Consulting Engineers; |
| |University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) – College of Engineering; |
| |UNLV – Solar & Renewable Energy; |
| |UNLV – College of Sciences; |
| |UNLV School of Nursing; |
| |and, UNLV Environmental Studies |
|Project Website: | |
|Description of Project: |The Clark County School District (CCSD) is applying for the Investing |
| |in Innovation Fund (i3) Development grant to implement the Pathways to|
| |STEM Initiative (PSI) for traditionally unrepresented middle and high |
| |school students. This application addresses Absolute Priority 2 and |
| |Competitive Preferences 8 and 10. |
| | |
| |PSI project will provide approximately 5,600 students access to |
| |project-based STEM coursework that uses technology and equipment |
| |embedded into the classroom curriculum create extra-curricular |
| |opportunities for students to explore STEM concepts and, prepare |
| |educators to deliver the coursework, with emphasis on the needs of |
| |students with learning disabilities and English language learners in a|
| |project-based environment. The PSI model allows students to discover, |
| |explore and pursue STEM by providing various levels of involvement. |
| |PSI will also provide students an opportunity to participate in |
| |various project activities. PSI activities include weekly sessions |
| |with STEM professionals, STEM club, and STEM summer camp. |
| | |
| |The project outcome/objectives for the PSI project are: increased |
| |student achievement in science; increased interest in STEM among |
| |students from diverse groups; and, increased teacher knowledge and |
| |efficacy for implementing PLTW curricula and extra-curricular STEM |
| |activities. |
| |To successfully implement PSI, CCSD will collaborate with “other” |
| |partners such as: the Cleveland Clinic; DCC Architects, First NV; |
| |Natural History Museum; Nevada State Parks; Professional Design |
| |Associates; Pugsley, Simpson, Coulter Architects, Southern Nevada |
| |Agency Partnership – SNAP; Spring Preserve; Tate Snyder Kimsey; TJK |
| |Consulting Engineers; University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) – College |
| |of Engineering; UNLV – Solar & Renewable Energy; UNLV – College of |
| |Sciences; UNLV School of Nursing; and, UNLV Environmental Studies |
|Project Evaluator: |Juan Carlos Bojorquez |
| |jbojorq@ |
|Organization: |WestEd |
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