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The STEM program supports non-traditional student participation through outreach to groups often underrepresented in STEM program areas.
The enrollment demographics of the LSHS STEM Academy (53% African American, 26% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Multi-racial, and 3.5% Asian) mirror that of the school as a whole: 55% African American, 19% White, 21% Hispanic, and 5% classified as "other." Additionally, approximately 72% of the students at LSHS receive free or reduced lunch.
We serve a highly diverse student population, but still seek to strategically increase our enrollment. While we currently have approximately the same number of males as females enrolled in the academy, males are disproportionately represented in the engineering (22% female, 78% male) and computer science (24% female, 76% male) pathways. Females, likewise, dominate our biomedical science classrooms (75% female, 25% male). We have established partnerships with organizations like Women in Technology (WIT) to bolster our recruitment and retention efforts of female engineering and computer science students. One goal we have for our next recruitment season is to send personalized invitations to targeted 8th grade girls, inviting them to join us for a personalized tour of our facilities and to meet current students and teachers. We also desire to increase our Hispanic population through partnerships with our school language department. We hope this effort will increase the number of applications we receive, thereby improving the candidate pool from which we admit students.
We serve a highly diverse student population, but still seek to strategically increase our enrollment. While we currently have approximately the same number of males as females enrolled in the academy, males are disproportionately represented in the engineering (22% female, 78% male) and computer science (24% female, 76% male) pathways. Females, likewise, dominate our biomedical science classrooms (75% female, 25% male). We have established partnerships with organizations like Women in Technology (WIT) to bolster our recruitment and retention efforts of female engineering and computer science students. One goal we have for our next recruitment season is to send personalized invitations to targeted 8th grade girls, inviting them to join us for a personalized tour of our facilities and to meet current students and teachers. We also desire to increase our Hispanic population through partnerships with our school language department. We hope this effort will increase the number of applications we receive, thereby improving the candidate pool from which we admit students.
Outreach Program: The outreach program for the LSHS STEM Academy focuses on both recruitment and community involvement. These artifacts provide an overview of our plan along with evidence of several of our school and community outreach efforts.
Strategic Enrollment Data & Goals: These slides demonstrate the ethnic, gender, and educational breakdowns of the students within the LSHS STEM Academy. Enrollment data is broken down into subgroups and serves as justification for the Academy's recruitment goals during the admissions process.
Outreach Activities: These descriptors refer to the various outreach efforts in place within the STEM Academy. School and community events, with a particular focus on recruitment and STEM awareness are at the forefront of the STEM Academy's efforts.
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Biomedical Science Health Fair during Christmas in Lithia
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