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- 2. #nafnext An Early CollegeModel for Engineering Academies: An Accelerated Career and Technical Education Program
- 3. #nafnext Who We Are WandyChang Math, Engineering & Architecture Teacher Practicing Architect Club Advisor to the Civil Engineering Club Steven Coyle Science & Engineering Teacher Club Advisor to the Robotics Team
- 4. #nafnext Located in DowntownBrooklyn within Brooklyn’s “Tech Triangle” inside the George Westinghouse Campus City Polytechnic High School
- 5. #nafnext City Polytechnic HighSchool One of 35 NAF career academies in New York City First Unscreened Early College High School in NYC Students can earn both a high school diploma and an Associate’s degree or up to two years of credit toward a Bachelor’s degree Post Secondary Partner City University of New York’s College of Technology Trimester Schedule Students take 7 credit bearing courses each trimester with an extended day schedule High School Requirements completed within 3 Years Students complete an average of 3 years of coursework during their first 2 years and a regular semester schedule in their 3rd year.
- 6. #nafnext City Polytechnic HighSchool Student Demographics (2010-2011) Eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch: 76% Limited English Proficiency: 5% Black or African American: 63% Hispanic or Latino: 24% Asian: 9% White: 4% Special Education: 17%(+7% of NYC schools average) Male: 80% Female: 20% Attendance Rate: 88%
- 7. #nafnext CUNY’s College ofTechnology (City Tech) City Tech awarded $450K in Smart Scholar’s Grant to fund college classes for CPHS students Courses during their third year include: Introduction to Architectural Design, Introduction to Construction Drawings, Pre-calculus, Calculus, Freshmen English Seminar, Computer Technology College Access Credits Third Year 1-2 college courses Fall semester 2-7 1-2 college courses Spring Semester 2-7 Fourth Year Full-time enrollment 32 Fifth Year Full-time enrollment 32 Total 4 - 64
- 8. #nafnext City Poly CTECurriculum Year One: Introduction to Engineering Design (PLTW) • Understand and draw 3D objects into a 2D format • Autodesk Inventor for 3D Modeling Integrated Projects Project based Design Class reinforces IED concepts and skills
- 9. #nafnext City Poly CTECurriculum Year One: Art and Architecture • Constructed scaled floor plans • Build scaled models using chipboard and exacto knives • Google Sketchup with fly-through videos • One & Two Point Perspectives
- 10. #nafnext City Poly CTECurriculum Year Two: Civil Engineering & Architectural Design (PLTW) • Design working scale models and prototypes • Autodesk AutoCAD, Revit • West Point Bridge Designer • Alternative Energy Sources & Sustainability • Statics, Motion, Structure
- 11. #nafnext City Poly CTECurriculum Year Three: Engineering Design and Development (PLTW) • Research, Design, Construct a solution to an open- ended design problem • Reverse Engineering • Write a Business Proposal • Present an Idea to Panel of Community Members
- 12. #nafnext City Poly, CareerReady Workplace Portfolios:
- 13. #nafnext City Poly andAcademic Programs • NYC Explorers Program • Cooper Union Summer Program • Cornell’s CURIE Academy • Cornell’s Catalyst Summer Program • Steven’s Summer Institute for Technology • Columbia’s Summer of Innovation Program • City Tech Summer Bridge Program
- 14. #nafnext City Poly andStudent Internships Students are placed into Internships via our Advisory Board including firms such as: Robert Stern Architects Parsons Brinkerhoff BuroHappold School Construction Authority SCIP NAF City Tech
- 15. #nafnext City Poly andSummer CTE Scholars Program and Process 30 Students Accepted with an Application, Essay, Recommendations and Interview Job Readiness “Boot Camp” Classroom learning, and related workplace internships, including professional office conduct, interviewing and meeting skills, resume writing and career goal- setting.
- 16. #nafnext City Poly AfterSchool Clubs Civil Engineering Club • First ASCE sponsored high school club in U.S. • Field Trips • Designed and Constructed stage for school play • Designed and Constructed a scale model of a Cable- Stayed Bridge to support club member’s weight
- 17. #nafnext City Poly AfterSchool Clubs Robotics Club “We build people, not machines” • Started in 2010, in FIRST Robotics Competition.
- 18. #nafnext City Poly RoboticsClub • In 2011, expanded to two competitive teams. • In 2012, further expansion to three teams and finished 12th and 23rd overall in NYC Regional Competition at the Jacob Javits Center.
- 19. #nafnext City Poly RoboticsClubs In 2013, offering an all female team to encourage women in engineering.
- 20. #nafnext City Poly andWomen in Transportation • Encourage girls to seek career opportunities in low-female occupations • Job Shadowing • Site Visits • One-on-One Career Mentoring
- 21. #nafnext City Poly andthe Community Principal Chris Aguirre, teachers Henry Arias, Samantha Stewart, and Steven Coyle and 12 student volunteers. Help clean up fellow students that were affected by Superstorm Sandy in the Rockaways.
- 22. #nafnext City Poly andthe Community
- 23. #nafnext Applying to CityTech (Our College Partner) • Simple, one page form • No application fees • No SAT, essays, or recommendations required • Students must meet proficiency requirements Reading/Writing: at least 75 on ELA Regents exam, at least 480 SAT Verbal/Critical Writing score, or at least 20 ACT English score Math: at least 80 on a NYS math Regents exam and 6 units of high school math including algebra, geometry, and trigonometry, or at least 500 SAT Math score, or at least 21 ACT Math score
- 24. #nafnext What the CityPoly Families Save Year Description Annual Savings to Family Third Year Tuition $1,500 Books and supplies $250 Application fee $65 Part-time student fees $200 Total $2,015 Fourth Full-time tuition (2 semesters) $4,830 & Fifth Years Books and supplies (varies by major) $1,600 - $4,800 Full-time student fees $370 MetroCard $832 Total $6,800 - $10,000 Not required SAT $47/test + $10-21/subject test College application fees $50-$100/college CSS profile form (for financial aid) $9 + $16/college applied to
- 25. #nafnext City Tech Resourcesfor City Poly Students • We started interacting with Student Support Services (some colleges call this office Disability Services) and the ESOL program about 1 year before students enrolled full-time so we could understand their requirements for intake • Training for Special Education teachers to implement student-led IEP meetings to encourage students to self-advocate as they will need to in college
- 26. #nafnext City Tech Resourcesfor City Poly Students • Worked with School Psychologist so students could have updated evaluations for college even when it is wasn't "due" according to HS mandated requirements • Coordinated intake interviews at Student Support Services so that students could attend during school day and so that paperwork was complete for referral
- 27. #nafnext City Tech Resourcesfor City Poly Students • Provided additional reading and writing skill support at the high school for students in college (e.g., study hall with ESL teacher, weekly check in with Special Education teacher, etc.) • Introduced assistive technology (i.e., Kindle Touch's with "text to speech") for students
- 28. #nafnext What Have WeLearned • New York City-wide Graduation Rate in 4 years: 61% • City Poly High School Requirements Completed in 3 years: 66% “…low percentage of students graduating college and career ready, particularly students of color, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. The performance gap between high need and low need districts continues to be nearly 30 percent, with nearly 94 percent of students from low need districts graduating as opposed to only 65 percent of students from high need urban-suburban districts earning a high school diploma. King also said the graduation rate for white students is nearly 28 percentage points higher than the rates for Black and Hispanic students. The college and career readiness gap is even greater.” – nysed.gov
- 29. #nafnext What Have WeLearned (3rd Year Classes) • 77% of students who originally enrolled, remained at CityTech for the semester (a lower rate of freshman withdrawal than typically found at CityTech which is 30%) • Of those students who continued, 97% received college credit, 33% received an A, 54% received a B, 6% received a C and 2% received a D. • All ELL students who enrolled received credit, earning 2 A's and 2 B's, 73% of the IEP students received college credit and all students designated as IEP and ELL earned college credit.
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