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Newsroom
11/9/2006
The Lake Travis I.S.D. was awarded a multi-year grant through the Siemens Corporation to foster the Lake Travis High School’s Engineering Institute. With facilitation from the Association for Career and Technical Education (A.C.T.E.), the study path will become an integrated, cohort-based academy that not only provides a comprehensive academic program but also partners each student with the professional community.
“Lake Travis I.S.D. recognizes the significant value this partnership will bring to engineering students,” L.T.I.S.D. Director of Secondary Academic Services Jill Siler said. “We are incredibly thankful for this support which will bring opportunities to high school students that would otherwise not be possible – or even available – until reaching the post-secondary level of education.”
The grant will help support engineering students’ preparation for post-secondary education, including internships, scholarships and college entry. According to Dr. Marc McCulloch, Building Education Program Director for the Siemens Corporation, the company is dedicated to fostering Lake Travis High School students into viable post graduate preparation, and future candidates for local engineering firms. The company selected Lake Travis to serve as the model site in order to develop best practices for engineering academies for the next four years, which will be replicated across the country in years to come.
“Our commitment is to higher education,” McCulloch said. “We believe in home-grown success and keeping students within the community once they graduate.” Siemens Corporation hopes the grant will help give Lake Travis High School engineering students an edge in today’s competitive market.
In addition to the partnership with Siemens and A.C.T.E., Lake Travis I.S.D. utilizes Project Lead The Way® (P.L.T.W.) for the core of its Engineering curriculum. P.L.T.W. is a not-for-profit organization that promotes pre-engineering courses for middle and high school students. The organization forms partnerships with public schools, higher education institutions and the private sector to increase the quantity and quality of graduating engineers and engineering technologists.
“Project Lead The Way® is a rigorous curriculum that offers a coherent set of courses,” L.T.H.S. engineering teacher Scott Berry said. “Its biggest benefit is the ability to allow students to utilize the most current equipment and other cutting-edge technology.”
The Engineering Institute is one of six Institutes of Study at Lake Travis High School. Beyond foundation courses, students are able to choose a career exploration emphasis and a focus on post-secondary opportunities. Engineering coursework includes Principles of Engineering and Introduction to Engineering Design. Classes to be added for the following school years include Digital Electronics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Biotechnical Engineering, and Engineering Design and Development.
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