Schools
Huntington STEM Program to Get Preview
District residents invited to hear about plan to boost science skills and prepare for the future.
Huntington school district residents interested in a plan to boost science education can get a preview starting Thursday.
The plan advanced by Superintendent James W. Polansky for a program focused on science, technology, engineering and math would also put to use the empty classrooms of Jack Abrams Intermediate school.
Interest in increasing student performance and preparing for STEM careers has grown around the country as studies find American youngsters lagging behind in the skills needed for careers now and in the future. (pdf attached.)
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The district is seeking federal funds to get the program going, with an eye toward starting the program by September. If funds can't be lined up that quickly, the program would be pushed back to 2014.
Four meetings are scheduled to outline the program and take questions, at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday and again Wednesday, April 10.
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The STEM school would operate as a magnet school and be open to students across the district, whatever their primary school attendance zone. The program would first enroll students in grades 3-5 before expanding to grades 3-6 the following year.
The district website already refers to the site as Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School.
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