Needs identified and addressed through Race to the Top: Reading and math achievement, achievement gaps for special education and African-American students, CTE outcomes and integration of career technical and academic courses
Major Initiatives and investments:
- Howard and Delcastle will be the first two schools in the state to implement “Project Lead the Way” Bio-Medical courses, which will be infused into Nurse Tech programs
- Expansion of Twilight program to help students make up courses so they can graduate on time
- Online APEX coursework to better prepare students for college
- Partnership with the SREB, High Schools that Work (HSTW) training in order to Initiate CTE and academic integration that is aligned with the Common Core
- Purchase, administration, and analysis of the results of ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery), NOCTI, NCCER, and other commercially developed CTE performance assessments
- New teacher pipelines and career pathways, including the STEM teacher residency and Teach for America
Other innovations within the plan:
- Career Review Committee established to analyze and identify targeted partnerships with businesses and industry
- Accuplacer testing administered for juniors interested in attending Del Tech
- Mentor support program for new Teacher Leaders