Mount Vernon High, Whitman Middle Receive DoDEA Grant for STEM Education
Mount Vernon High School and Whitman Middle School are the recipients of a $1.2 million grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) to support STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education. Mount Vernon High and Whitman Middle are Fairfax County public schools.
The grant will also fund a counselor who will support military families at Mount Vernon and Whitman.This individual will provide academic and social support for military dependent students and their families.
Titled Operation Major Success, the grant will provide a diverse range of STEM content through after-school and summer programs.Summer STEM institutes at Mount Vernonintroduce students to forensics, robotics, engineering, and rockets.The grant will provide funds to supplement a summer jump start math program for rising ninth grade students, after-school programs, and academic seminars.In an effort to help encourage students to pursue STEM educational opportunities, a professional development component is included in the grant to help teachers reach all students, maintain focus and interest in topics, and raise student achievement levels on core state standardized tests.
Part of the grant will be used to build an additional technology education laboratory classroom at Mount Vernon High; funds will be used to update and purchase equipment, computers, and STEM curriculum software. Additional funds will be used to enhance existing technology by purchasing iPads, netbooks, eClickers, compound microscopes with LCD displays, touch screen monitors, SMART Boards, smart pens, LCD projectors, graphing calculators, and document cameras.
Once teachers have received training, they will train new staff members and maintain technology to ensure the program’s success.
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