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 obligated to follow race-based admission

Redefined magnet programs as “choice” programs based on student interest and aptitude

Streamlinedprograms

Introduced and expanded selected programs as “Specialty Programs”

Continued expansion of 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-BoundarySpecialty 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 TechFire/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 opportunities 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 20

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

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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 of 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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