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Prince George’s County Public Schools Presented to the Board of Education March 12, 2015

Specialty Programs

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Prince George’s County Board of Education

Segun C. Eubanks, Ed.D., Chair Carolyn M. Boston, Vice Chair, District 6 Zabrina Epps, M.P.M., District 1 Lupi Quinteros-Grady, District 2 Dinora A. Hernandez, Esq., District 3 Patricia Eubanks, District 4 Verjeana M. Jacobs, Esq., District 5 Lyn J. Mundey, MBA, CIPP/G, District 7 Edward Burroughs III, District 8 Sonya Williams, District 9 Beverly Anderson, Ph.D. Daniel Kaufman, Ph.D. Curtis Valentine, M.P.P. Jeffery Taylor II, Student Board Member Kevin M. Maxwell, Ph.D., Secretary Treasurer and Chief Executive Officer

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Presentation Outcomes

Board Members will know:

• The specialty programs

available to students

• The barriers we face
• Our vision for the future

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PGCPS Specialty Programs’ History

1985 2000 2003 2005 2006 2007- Today

Adopted “magnet” programs to encourage voluntary desegrega- tion of schools Received unitary status from the federal court – no longer

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to follow race-based admission Redefined magnet programs as “choice” programs based on student interest and aptitude Streamlined programs Introduced and expanded selected programs as “Specialty Programs” Continued expansion

• f Specialty

Programs

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Strategy Team

The Strategy Team for Specialty Programs is working to develop a five-year proposal that will include:

• Monitoring and implementation strategies
• Identification of the infrastructure needed to

support high school programs (feeder pattern)

• Recommendations based on the research of new

models

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Specialty Programs Today…

• Provide options in addition to

the comprehensive curriculum

• Are designed to address the

needs and interests of students and parents

• Allow for exploration and

development of interests, while following state and school system mandates

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Two Types of Specialty Programs

School-Based (In-Boundary)

• Whole school program; every child within the

school boundary participates

Selection-Based (System-Wide)

• Whole school or program within a school
• Students must submit an application, audition,

test, and/or take part in a lottery

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In- Boundary Specialty Programs

Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM/STEAM) International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary & Middle Years Arts Integration Language Immersion*

*French, Spanish Full, and Spanish Dual Immersions are selection-based programs.

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2014-15 Enrollment in In-Boundary Specialty Programs

STEM/STEAM

1,604 IB PYP 928 IB MYP 2,635 Language Immersion 329 Arts Integration 11,706

TOTAL ENROLLMENT 17,202

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Arts Integration

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International Baccalaureate

Primary Years (PYP) & Middle Years (MYP)

Overview: Empowers students to inquire into issues and ideas of local, national, and global significance. The result is young people who are creative, critical, and reflective thinkers. PYP Sites: John Hanson French Immersion* & Melwood ES* MYP Sites: James Madison MS/ Frederick Douglass HS & Dwight

• D. Eisenhower MS*

Enrollment: PYP: 928; MYP: 2,635 Highlights/Data Points: Dwight D. Eisenhower MS, John Hanson FI & Melwood ES are setting up the programs with the help of an external IB consultant. Frederick Douglass HS and James Madison MS are preparing for their program evaluation in 2015-2016.

*Candidate schools

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Language Immersion

Overview: Immersion offers students programs with content delivered through the target language. As a result, students are highly proficient in a second language. Sites: Capitol Heights ES – STEM Spanish (K-2) Paint Branch ES – STEM/Partial Immersion Chinese (K-3) Enrollment: 329 Highlights/Data Points: Both schools will expand by one grade for SY2015-16.

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STEM/STEAM Programs

Overview: Students engage in STEM/STEAM habits of practice through topics that include robotics, flight and space, and DNA and crime science analysis. The program provides a strong foundation for additional STEM/STEAM learning in high school and beyond. Sites: Oxon Hill MS & Thomas Johnson MS Enrollment: 1,604 Highlights/Data Points: Students participate in competitions to include Science Bowl, Lego Robotics, Final Frontiers, Sea Perch, Hour of Code, NASA rocketry, video gaming, and Destination Imagination.

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Application Only

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Application & Test

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Application & Audition

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Application & Lottery

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Application, Test & Lottery

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Application & State Guidelines

Application Processes for Selection-Based Programs

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Elementary & Secondary Specialty Programs

Selection- Based Programs

Montessori

Creative & Performing Arts (CPA) & Visual & Performing Arts (VPA) International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program

Academy of Health Sciences Aerospace Engineering & Aviation Technology Career Academies (High School) CTE Technical Academies

Fire/EMT Cadet Academy

Science & Technology Language Immersion Talented & Gifted Centers

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2014-15 Selection-Based Program Enrollment

1,246 6,388 864 72 38 1,879 1,373 472 1,945 396 2,664

Montessori Career Academies CTE Technical Academies Aerospace Engineering & Aviation Tech Fire/EMT Cadet Academy CPA/VPA Language Immersion IB Diploma Programme Science & Technology Academy of Health Sciences TAG

TOTAL ENROLLMENT 17,337

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Academy of Health Sciences@PGCC

Overview: Offers students a dual enrollment program and enables them to simultaneously earn their high school diploma and a college associate’s degree in health sciences. Site: Prince George’s Community College Current Enrollment: 396 Highlights/Data Points:

• First early/middle college program in

Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

• 100% of the first graduating Class of 2015

will receive their diploma and associate’s degree on May 21.

• Since 2011, 100% of ALL students have

successfully passed HSAs.

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Aerospace Engineering and Aviation Technology

Overview: Offers high school students a highly-specialized, four-year program that prepares them for advanced studies in Aerospace Engineering or Aviation Technology.

Site: DuVal HS

Current Enrollment: 72 Highlights/Data Points: Partnerships with NASA Goddard and the College Park Aviation Museum provide exceptional enrichment

• pportunities for students in their

field of study.

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Career Academies

Overview: Offers students the opportunity to focus on a specialized program during high school that will prepare them for college and careers in their selected area of study. Site: All 22 high schools offer at least one Career Academy. Current Enrollment: 6,388 Highlights/Data Points: 73% of all 8th graders applied for an Academy seat for SY15.

• Career Academies offer

students the opportunity to earn college credits, industry certifications, and/or licenses.

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Career & Technical Education (CTE) Technical Academy Programs

Overview: Provides students with technical skills and knowledge that add value to their academic education, including building a foundation for a college major in a technical field and earning college credits and industry certifications while in high school. Sites: Bladensburg HS, Crossland HS,

• Dr. Henry Wise, Jr. HS, Gwynn Park HS,

Laurel HS & Suitland HS Current Enrollment: 864 Highlights/Data Points:

• 98% of students graduate
• 65% of students earn college credits or industry certifications
• 81% of students pass English HSA; 80% pass Algebra 1 HSA

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Creative/Visual Performing Arts (CPA/VPA)

Overview: Offers arts instruction to engage students in a comprehensive curriculum that promotes effective communication, creative and critical thinking skills, artistic excellence, and an appreciation for cultural diversity. Sites: Suitland HS, Northwestern HS, Hyattsville MS, Thomas G. Pullen CPA School, Benjamin D. Foulois CPA Academy Current Enrollment: 1,879 Highlights/Data Points:

• Students earn more than $8 million in

scholarship awards each year.

• Students receive Superior ratings at local

and state level performance evaluations.

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Fire/EMT Cadet Academy

Overview: Offers students an opportunity to experience an exciting and challenging program serving the community as a Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Develops values, self-discipline, work ethic, and academic and life skills that prepare them for career opportunities, continuing education, and possible advancement within Fire/EMS Depts. Sites: Charles H. Flowers HS Enrollment: 38 Highlights: Students can earn 36 community service hours, up to 17 college credits, and 7 national certifications.

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International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP)

Overview: Aims to develop students who have excellent breadth and depth of knowledge – students who flourish physically, intellectually, emotionally, and ethically. Sites: Central, Crossland, Frederick Douglass, Laurel, Parkdale, and Suitland high schools Current Enrollment: 472 Highlights/Data Points: IB DP students are awarded more than $6 million in scholarships each year.

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Language Immersion

Overview: Offers Immersion programs where content is delivered through the vehicle of the target language. This results in students who are highly proficient in a second language. Sites:

• French Immersion – John Hanson FI (K-8); Robert

Goddard FI (K-8), Central HS (9-12 Continuation)

• Full Spanish Immersion – Overlook ES, Phyllis E.

Williams ES

• Spanish Dual Language – César Chávez ES

Enrollment: 1,378 Highlights/Data Points:

• Robert Goddard FI selected as 2014 National Blue

Ribbon School.

• John Hanson FI is an IB PYP Program.
• Spanish Immersion programs will expand to first

grade for SY2015-16.

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Montessori

Overview: An educational approach that offers mixed-age classrooms and the use of a discovery model that features freedom of movement, specialized materials, and uninterrupted blocks of work time. Current Enrollment: 1,246 Sites: John Hanson Montessori, Judith P. Hoyer Montessori & Robert Goddard Montessori Highlights/Data Points:

• 3-year-old half-day program
• Entry in Prekindergarten

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Science & Technology

Overview: Offers a rigorous four-year high school course

• f study that provides broad and intensive college-level

academic experiences focused on science, mathematics, pre-engineering, and technology. Sites: Eleanor Roosevelt HS (serves Northern Area), Charles H. Flowers HS (serves Central Area), and Oxon Hill HS (serves Southern Area) Current Enrollment: 1,945 Highlights/Data Points:

• Students in the program have a 100% graduation rate.
• $37 million in scholarship funds awarded to Class of

2014.

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Talented & Gifted Centers

Overview: Offers a full-day intensive instructional program to meet the unique and specialized needs of highly able students. Sites: 7 TAG Center Schools, 3 middle schools, 1 academy Current Enrollment: 2,664 Highlights: Specially selected and trained teachers provide the program at the 11 TAG sites.

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Barriers to Break

Available Seats Teacher Capacity Enrollment Diversity Transportation Costs Budget Constraints

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Facilities

Looking to the Future

• Offering an abundance of options

for students and parents

• Providing options at all schools,

such as Arts Integration and languages

• Meeting the social and academic needs of students
• Enhancing neighborhood school programs
• Expanding programs of high interest
• Monitoring and receiving feedback from

stakeholders

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