Girls of Color STEAM Academy
Jefferson County Public Schools

Jefferson County Board of Education
August 6, 2019

 
JCPS Students ?fe?

0 510/0 of color
0 670/0 free and reduced lunch

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Disproportionate Data—African-American Females

Suspension Rate
Enrolled in Alternative Behavioral Schools

14.2%

25%
In comparison to white females:

In comparison to white females:

3%

4.3%

(out of schools’ total enrollment)

 Picking, Privileging, Positioning
3
Positioning girls of color
as sources of authority
and allowing them to use
their knowledge to solve
academic problems

1

Cycle of needs to
improve
outcomes for girls
of color

Picking texts and
learning materials
that deal with
problems and
issues that girls of
color face in their
day-to-day lives

2
Privileging girls of color as intellectually rich
and valuable in the learning process, and
reversing the low sense of belonging that
many girls of color express

 WHY STEAM?
(Science,Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics)

6,777 PhDs in STEM fields
White men earned 8,478 terminal degrees
Black women earning PhDs dwindles to 684—10 times fewer scientific

● In 2016, white women earned
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doctorates than their white counterparts.
● With only

3.5% of STEM bachelor degrees, Latina women face an even larger

obstacle at breaking into the STEAM field

 Estimated
Budget

(Year One)

General Fund: $2,000,000
Title 1 $60,000
STEAM: $500,000

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150

Six graders via application & lottery

With intent to build toward a 6th - 12th
grade academy

 Gifted and Talented
Education

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Build Relevance
Build Rigor
Build Relationships
Be Restorative

 Afro & GenderCentric

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History & Social Studies
English
Mathematics
Science
Engineering & Technology
Computer Science/Coding
Non-traditional Arts
Foreign Language

 Staffing Year One
Administration:

Teachers:

Principal 1
Assistant Principals 2
Counselor 2

Teachers 6
Art 1
PE/Health 1
Librarian 1

Support Staff:

Office Staff:

Mental Health Practitioner 1
Academic Instructional Coach 1
ECE Implementation Coach 1

Secretary 1
Bookkeeper 1
Records Clerk 1
Clerk 1
In School Security Monitor 1

 School Name
Anytown, ST
MBA: May 20XX

Exploratory
Science

School Name
Anytown, ST
BS, Computer Science: May 20XX

School Name
Anytown, ST
AdTech Lab: January 20XX

  

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9th-12th Grade

Curriculum

CS

Apprenticeships

AP

Computer
Science

CS Pathways
Digital Citizenship Curriculum
Google Applied Digital Skills
Curriculum

6th - 8th
Grade

Microsoft Minecraft Curriculum
Apple Everyone Can CREATE
Curriculum
Robotics/Coding Curriculum
(Project Lead The Way, VEX,
Sphero)

Potential
Computer Science Pathways:
Computer Programming
Computer Science
Cyber Engineering
Digital Design and Game Development
Information Support and Services
Network Administration
Network Security
Web Development/Administration

 Middle school is a time of exploration, a time when
students are figuring out what they’re passionate
about today and how that relates to who they’ll

Design and Modeling
Automation and Robotics
App Creators

become tomorrow.
During this transitional time, PLTW Gateway’s 10
units empower students to lead their own

Computer Science for Innovators and Makers

discovery. The hands-on program boosts

Energy and the Environment

classroom engagement and excitement, drives

Flight and Space

collaboration, and inspires “aha! moments” and

Science of Technology

deep comprehension. And as students engage in

Magic of Electrons
Green Architecture
Medical Detectives

PLTW’s activities in computer science, engineering,
and biomedical science, they see a range of paths
and possibilities they can look forward to in high
school and beyond.

 Engineering

Fully standards? and performance?based



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ART

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a Hip-Hop
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2019-2020
Proposed Timeline
Name
Principal
Early September

Approval
August 27

Community
Conversations
Fall/Winter

Showcase of Schools
October

Hire
Teachers/
Curriculum
Design
Spring

 ● Can white students apply?
● Is there a community
taskforce?
● Targeting teachers of color?
● Will transportation be
provided?
● Is it a district wide magnet?
● Is there a tentative budget?
● Do we have time to start this
school by August of 2020?
● Has this been filtered through
the Racial Equity Analysis
Protocol?
● Is it a program?

YES!

 BOARD VOTE TO APPROVE
August 27th, 2019

Questions