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BDPA Southern Minnesota chapter has a powerful history of success in the National BDPA High School Computer Competition (HSCC) from 2002-2009. This slideshow documents the elements of that success. BDPA Southern Minnesota chapter president Nat Calvert created this slideshow.
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BDPA-SMN-YCTP 2008-2009
Status Report
Nathaniel Calvert
BDPA-SNM President
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Agenda
BDPA Overview BDPA Southern Minnesota Overview Youth Computer Training Program (YCTP) High school Computer Science Competition (HSCC) 2009/2010 Planned Projects Summary
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BDPA Overviewwww.bdpa.org www.bdpasmn.org/home
BDPA is a National Non-Profit IT Organization founded in 1975
BDPA national headquarters is located at: 6301 Ivy Lane Suite 700. Greenbelt, Maryland 20770
The web site is www.bdpa.org 50+ Local Chapters throughout the U. S.
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BDPA Southern MN (Overview) www.bdpasmn.org/home
BDPA-Southern MN Chapter chartered in 1999
Formed an alliance with Mayo Clinic -2000
Formed an Alliance with the ISD 535 - 2005
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BDPA Overview (Cont.)www.bdpa.org www.bdpasmn.org/home
National Alliance– Website Link, National Recognition, Job
Postings/Resume Database, National Internship Program
Community Workshops & Technical Symposiums
– Black Family Technology Awareness Week (BFTAW) in Partnerships with Mayo Medical-Anesthesia, IBM, U of M and Rochester’s Police/Fire Departments
– ISD535 Educational Summit at RCTC
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BDPA-SMN Overview (Cont.) www.bdpasmn.org/home
Emerging Technologies• Southern Minnesota Website,
http://www.bdpasmn.org/home/ • BDPA-SMN YCTP educational website,
www.bdpastudents.com• National High School Computer Science
Competition (HSCC)• Mobile Computer Labs
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The Alliance Program 2008/2009 Project Status Report
National Alliance– Website Link, National Recognition, Job Postings/Resume
Database, National Internship Program
Community Workshops & Technical Symposiums– Black Family Technology Awareness Week (BFTAW) in
Partnerships with Mayo Medical-Anesthesia, IBM, U of M and Rochester’s Police/Fire Departments
– ISD535 Educational Summit at RCTC
Emerging Technologies– Southern Minnesota Website, http://www.bdpasmn.org/home/– BDPA-SMN YCTP educational website, www.bdpastudents.com– Mobile Computer Labs
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The Alliance Program 2008/2009 Project Status Report
10th Annual Scholarship & Education Banquet, 8/20091. 7 High School and 2 College Scholarships Awarded2. Total Scholarships $5,600.003. Generated $14,000 in revenue4. Community Attendance – 170 people
Program Meeting Examples: 1. Getting out of the Rat Race via Entrepreneurship –
Zack Garbow2. Open Source - David Tines, Mayo Clinic3. Managing Finance in a Tough Economy– Laura
Ventura, Merrill Lynch4. Using GIMP – Chris Kundinger, IBM
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The Alliance Program 2008/2009 Project Status Report
Youth Computer Training Program– Coordinators
Jongy Howard Calvert – Administrative Coordinator Zack Garbow – Technical Director 5 Instructors and a host of classroom helpers (IBM & MAYO)
– Scope of Activities1. Rochester Independent School District-535 Accredited Computer Science
Classroom Sessions (Academic Credit)– One semester (December thru May)– One 3 hour session per Saturday at Century HS – Equivalent to 3 ISD-535 Class Period sessions– 49 Students Registered for 2008/2009– Average attendance to date is 41 students per Saturday session– ISD-535 would have to pay about $19,100 to sponsor a course of this magnitude – Randy Nelson, ISD 535 - Director of Curriculum and Instruction, estimates that
a one class period, one semester, accredited course taught by ISD-535 costs about $6,700 per semester
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The Alliance Program 2008/2009 Project Status Report
Youth Computer Training Program Demographics based on 49 Registered Students By Grade
– 30.6% are in Middle School - 7th and 8th – 69.4% are in High School – 9th through 12th graders
By Gender – 36.7% are Female– 63.3% are Male
Nationality – 63.3% are Somali – 36.7% are a mixture of (African American, Asian-Indian,
Caucasian, Pakistani and Ghanaian) School District
– 89.8% are enrolled in Rochester ISD-535– 10.2% are enrolled in Rochester but Outside the District
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Youth Computer Training Program1. 2008 - National High School Computer Competition &
Youth Technology Camp• 18 Students attended Technology conference in Atlanta, GA • 5 students participated in the National High School Computer
Competition (HSCC)• 13 Students participated in the Youth Technology Camp (YTC)
2. National High School Computer Competition Winners– BDPA Southern MN Team Won 1st Place
• Completed the programming competition in record time • Earned a perfect score in the programming component for 2nd
year in a row
National Competition & Tech Camp
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The Alliance Program2008/2009 Project Status Report
Youth Computer Training Program3. BDPA-Southern MN Teams have an impressive string of
achievements over the last 8 National Competition Events• 2009 –1st Place• 2008 –1st Place• 2007 -1st Place• 2006 -2nd Place• 2005 -1st Place• 2004 -2nd Place • 2003 -2nd Place• 2002 –10th Place
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2009 BDPA HSCC Winners Raleigh, NC
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2009 BDPA-SMNRaleigh, NC
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2009 BDPA-SMNRaleigh, NC
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2008 BDPA HSCC Winners Atlanta, GA
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2007 BDPA HSCC Winners -Washington, DC
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2006 BDPA HSCC Second Los Angeles, Ca
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2005 BDPA HSCC Winners Detroit, MI
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2004 BDPA HSCC Second Dallas, TX
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2003 BDPA HSCC Second Philadelphia, PA
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2003 BDPA HSCC Second Philadelphia, PA
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2002 BDPA HSCC Tenth Orlando, Fl
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The Alliance Program2008/2009 Project Status Report
Youth Computer Training ProgramSpecial visitors on Valentine’s Day – 2009-02-14
Class visit by Dr Romain Dallemand –
Superintendent ISD 535
Class Presentation on Choosing U of M Rochester as a College Choice by Dr. Stephen Lehmkuhle Chancellor - University of Minnesota, Rochester
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The Alliance Program2007/2008 Project Status Report
Youth Computer Training Program
4. Value to the Community Summary• Teaching Students skills in HTML, PHP and MySQL• Helping to Close the Achievement Gap• Serving as Teachers, Volunteers and Mentors to Middle and High School Students
• Exposing Students to College Opportunities, Career Possibilities in Information Technology, Great Role Models and Other High Student Achievers
• Offering Local College Scholarships and Enabling the Acquisition of National College Scholarships
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The Alliance Program2007/2008 Project Status Report
Youth Computer Training Program
5. Prototype Mobile Computer Lab at Century(Laptops/Printers Donated by IBM)
• BDPA, Southern MN has established a process for utilizing laptops and classrooms as Computer Labs versus desktops and static computer labs.
• Working in partnership with IBM, ISD 535 and Century, our Youth Computer Training can now be held anywhere within Century. We sometimes use the classroom adjacent to the Computer Lab when overflow conditions exist.
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The Alliance Program2008/2009 Project Status Report
New Initiative - Adult Computer Training Program (ACTP)
– Scope of activities1. 4 ACTP Sessions held at Century High School2. December through January3. HTML, MySQL and PHP
YCTP Graduates In Rochester– Mohamed Hassan, Mayo Intake Coordinator (Attending RCTC)– Cassandra Sheppard, ISD535 (Attending Hamline, Masters)– Elise Jefferson, Univ of Minnesota, Mayo Summer Intern– Aaron Jefferson, Univ of Minnesota, Mayo Summer Intern– Ayo Roberts, MIT, IBM Summer Intern
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2008-2009 ACTP Group Photo
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Internships
Recruitment & Retention
Leadership Development (Seminars & Officers)
Preparing the Next Generation for IT
MAYO/BDPA Alliance Benefits
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2009/2010 Planned Projects
National Alliance Community Workshops & Technical
Symposiums Emerging Technologies Development Program College Internship & Mentoring Program Annual Scholarship & Education Program Youth Computer Training Program Adult Computer Training Program (Enhanced)
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BDPA-SMN YCTP 2008-2009 Class
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In Summary...
The BDPA-SMN-Rochester Alliance seeks to partner the organizations in mutually beneficial programs while ensuring that diversity is integrated into day-to-day business and community activities for all stakeholders, nationally and locally.
The alliance with our partners, The Mayo Clinic, ISD-535, IBM Rochester and BDPA Nationals is working…
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Closing The Gap In Education, Business
And Information Technology
BDPA National
MAYO Clinic
IBM
Community of Southern, MN
ISD-535
Building an Alliance that is workingQuestions (?)
BDPA-SMN