The document summarizes the evolution and operations of an academy that provides career and technical education programs. It began in 1999 with one engineering program and has grown to 16 programs with over 500 students from 14 school districts. It addresses critical needs like STEM education, skills gaps, and college and career readiness. The academy has no limits on access or capacity for most programs, though some have transportation or clinical placement challenges. It also describes the application process, current program cohorts, and benefits for students and business partners.

4. Credential
Advanced
Manufacturing
Architecture
& Engineering
Construction
Building
Trades
Finance &
Insurance
Information
Technology
Life Sciences
Supply Chain
Logistics
College Credit
Industry-recognized
Certificate
Career Experience
(internship, client
project or job
shadow related to
employment
expectations

6. Evolution of the Academy
• 1999 – 26 students in 1 engineering program, 1 teacher and 2 school
districts
• 2017 – 516 students in 16 programs, 17 teachers and 14 school
districts

10. CRITICAL NEEDS
● Provide access, affordability, degree completion
● Focus on STEM education
● Close skills gap to make workforce globally competitive
● Prepare students for emerging technologies
● College readiness and K-16 Partnerships

11. Capacity & Access
• No limit on access or capacity
• Some schools don’t send to STA
except for Aerospace
Engineering and Computer
Integrated Manufacturing
• Limit on access due to clinical
placements
• Drug screening and TB testing
required in order to access
clinical placement
• Transportation to clinical
placement can be challenge

12. Capacity & Access
• No limit on access or capacity
• Transportation to placement
can be a challenge
• Several online courses available,
such as CHAOS, Oracle
Database, and coming
soon…Linux and Python
• No limit on access or capacity
• Transportation to placement
can be a challenge

13. Application Process
• Students both in-district and out-of-district apply online at sta.lsr7.org
• Minimum GPA requirements, math or science requirements, and
attendance
• Applicants are vetted through STA administration; teachers involved if
there is an exception interview requested by the counselor or STA
administration
• Approximately 600 students applied for 2017-18 with 516 enrolled; about 5
percent of those didn’t meet prereqs; the others merely withdrew because
of schedule conflicts or making choices about half-day format
• Funding model – tuition equivalent to MO attendance monies collected by
district

16. CURRENT MIC COHORTS
● Systems Engineering Technology
● Drafting and Design Technology
● Computer Science – Software Development
● Cyber Security

17. BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS
● Lower the cost of higher education
● Accelerate the time to degree
● Provide applied learning experience for students
● Graduate students with little to no debt and direct access
to a career

18. BENEFITS FOR BUSINESS PARTNERS
● Access to talent
● Effectiveness in recruitment and training
● Continuity of internship
● Crafts culture that supports continued learning
as a strategy for competitive advantage