Northwestern Local School District

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Northwestern Local School District
Northwestern High School STEM Mission Statement
To create independent, innovative thinkers by
challenging students with a project-based
curriculum and encouraging creative
problem-solving skills. STEM Seniors Class of
2013

• Implementing Sustaining a Rural K-12 STEM
  Program

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Preparing our students today for tomorrows
opportunities.
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• From the basic to the extraordinary
• cultural shift rigor, relevant, relationships
• strategic planning
• systemic alignment implementation
• Algebra I
• Common Core
• Senior Seminar
• Dual Credit (50 credits avail. in our HS)
• Technology (1-to-1)

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Path to National Accreditation
Sustainability
STEM
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Engineering Biomedical Sciences Robotics
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• Doing the right things
• The right culture
• The right teachers
• The right administration
• The right time

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• Teachers
• Administrators
• School board
• Business
• Parents
• Community groups
• Community as a whole

• Collaboration

• Communication

• Public relations
• District newsletter
• News media
• Marketing
• Board meetings
• Community meetings

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• Detours and Construction
• Conflict with other programs
• Biology curriculum/course content
• Capstone courses Senior Seminar
• Engineering Algebra I

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• The Financial Nuts Bolts
• Costs equipment, staff professional
• development
• State PLTW/STEM funds planning more
• State grants PLTW, Board of Regents, K-12
• Business Advisory and support
• Weighted Funds Articulation, CTE, Tech Prep
• Open Enrollment 172 start of this school year

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• Outcomes
• Career Readiness 21st C Skills
• Student engagement motivation
• College-bound
• Career readiness
• Scholarships
• Test results
• Projects
• Student surveys/feedback

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• Professional Learning Communities (grade level
  teams departments)
• Curriculum and Assessment Mapping
• Formative, Summative Quarterly Assessments
• Advisor/Advisee (Husky Huddle)
• Power of the I (incomplete)
• Over 80 of 8th graders taking Algebra I for HS
  credit
• Project Lead The WayGateway to Technology
  Engineering Biomedical Sciences (www.pltw.org)
• Character Education Olweus Bullying Prevention
• 2011-2012 Thomas Edison Award
• Skype for Life Student Project
• Robotics Club
• Dual College Credit increase to 50CR
• Senior Seminar/Capstone
• Each of past 3 Yrs. over 1.2 million
  Scholarships
• MS Tech Club, Career Educ., Leadership
• One-to-One Laptop Integration (Gr. 6-12 by 2015)

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Contact Information
Lee Kimmich Rod Ferrell MS Teacher HS
Engineering Teacher nrws_kimmich_at_tccsa.net nrws_r
ferrel_at_tccsa.net Rachel Beun Ryan Shearer MS
Guidance Counselor HS Engineering
Teacher nrws_beun_at_tccsa.net nrws_shearer_at_tccsa.ne
t Kelly Woodruff Ryan Conrad HS BioMedical
Teacher HS Biomedical Teacher nrws_woodruf_at_tccs
a.net nrws_conrad_at_tccsa.net
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Northwestern Local School District
Contact Information
Mr. Jeffrey Layton Mr. Mike Burkholder Superinten
dent HS Principal nrws_layton_at_tccsa.net nrws_bu
rkhol_at_tccsa.net 7571 N. Elyria Road West Salem,
OH 44287 419-846-3151 Mr. Scott Smith MS
Principal Home of the Huskies nrws_ssmith_at_tccsa
.net northwestern-wayne.k12.oh.us Mrs. Julie
McCumber ES Principal nrws_mccumbe_at_tccsa.n
et