Pembroke Public Schools

Pembroke, MA

July 2013

Pembroke Gateway Team• Joan LaCroix – Science Coordinator, District

Team Leader, Grades 7 - 12 Grade, Phone 781-293-9281 x2129

• Lara SanGiovani – PositionHobomock Elementary School, Grade 5

• Kendra Trainor – STEM/ Biology TeacherPembroke High School, Grades 9 - 12

PembrokeSchools/Grade Levels

• Bryantville Elementary – Grades k – 6

• Hobomock Elementary – Grades k – 6

• North Elementary – Grades K- 6

• Pembroke Community Middle School – Grades 7 – 8

• Pembroke High School – Grades 9 – 12

Pembroke Enrollment Statisticshttp://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/general.aspx?topNavId=1&orgcode=02310000&orgtypecode=5&

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Percent of District•African American 1.1•Asian 0.9•Hispanic 0.9•Native American 0.0•White 96.8•Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4•Multi-Race 00

Enrollment by GenderDistrict•Female 1588•Male 1741

Total 3329

Pembroke Current STEM Education Courses/Programs• 7th/ 8th Grade Computer Applications 1/5th Year

Orbit

• 7th/8th Grade Technology and Engineering 1/5th year Orbit

• High School - Engineering Your Future .5 Year

• High School – Design Technology .5 year

• High School – Microsoft Office Applications- semester 9th

Web Design- semester 9-12th Exploring Business Technology semester 9-10th

NOTE: Please indicate grade level and period of time,e.g. 10th Grade, 1 semester or 8th Grade, 1 quarter

• Computer Based Advertising Design І year 9-12th

• Desktop Publishing semester 9-12th

• C.B.A.D. ІІ semester 9-12th

Pembroke Current STEM Education

Courses/Programs

• Job Shadowing through MassBioEd• Bridgewater State University City Labs• Physics Olympics- PHS 11th Grade Field trip• MIT Women in Engineering• Pembroke Watershed Program Grade 5• Environmental Clubs• Boston College Seismology Program Grade 6/11

• NOTE: Please list local businesses, professional partnerships, foundations, colleges

Pembroke Current Community

Involvement

• Framingham State University Christa McAuliffe Center

• Career Exploration Day Grade 5

Pembroke Current Community

Involvement

Pembroke Goals

• Goal I: Incorporate more science content and experiential learning at the elementary level

• Goal II: Increase technology courses offered so students are college and career ready at the high school level

• Goal III: Increase extra-curricular offerings at all levels but particularly at the high school level as well as the community level.

• Goal IV: Continue to implement Computer based Engineering along with Robotics in the classroom

Pembroke Challenges

• Challenge I: Technology is limited with regard to infrastructure, equipment and programs.

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• Challenge II: Budgetary Limits•

• Challenge III: Inconsistency in science base knowledge as students move from three elementary to one middle school

• Challenge IV: Space limitations at the high school level- storage and lab space

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Pembroke After School STEM Activities• Activity I: N.I.T.S. Nerds In Training Afterschool Club

(Middle School)•

• Activity II: Robotics and Engineering (Middle School)•

• Activity III: Design Squad Elementary Enrichment

Note: Please indicate any district after or out of school STEM related activities, e.g. robotics club, summer enrichment, or Sea Perch involvement, etc. and also indicate grade span