North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics CCRESA March 15, 2013
NCSSM Residential Student Enrollment Students enrolled at NCSSM from all of NC’s 13 Congressional Districts 93 of NC’s 110 counties represented on campus this year Residential Enrollment (Grades 11-12): = 680 students = 1267 applicants for th grade spaces North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Class Enrollment Formula Mandate # of Bed Spaces Divided by the # of CD’s in the state 350 (available bed spaces) ÷ 13 (CD’s) = 27 approximately 27 Applicants Per CD ~and~ Flexibility Allowance ± 2.5% of 350 = 8 Per CD = 35 Maximum in a district 27 – 8 = 19 Minimum in a district North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Helping Meet STEM Educational Needs in NC North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Helping Meet STEM Educational Needs in NC North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Mathematics Honors Calculus AP Calculus AB Honors Statistics AP Statistics Honors Precalculus Algebra Honor Precalculus Trigonometry Interactive Video Conference (IVC) Course Offerings ( ) Enrollment = 390 students taking 515 courses Science Honors Physics Honors Genetics and Biotechnology AP Environmental Science Honors Forensic Science Honors Forensic Science: Anthropology Honors Forensic Science: Materials Analysis and Accident Investigation Honors Aerospace Engineering Humanities AP US History Honors African American Studies Honors Cosmology and Culture Mandarin Chinese I and II
Helping Meet STEM Educational Needs in NC North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Mathematics Applied Finite Mathematics AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC Applications of Calculus/Vector Functions Multivariable Calculus Online Course Offerings ( ) Enrollment = 190 students taking 488 courses Science Advanced Physics and AP Physics B Genetics and Biotechnology AP Environmental Science Forensic Science Climate Change Biology AP Environmental Science Introduction to Applied Chemistry and Engineering Advanced Chemistry and AP Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Introduction to Computational Science Bioinformatics-Computational Biology Humanities Intro to International Relations Intro to Western Political Thought Science, Catastrophe and Culture Ecocriticism: Nature in Thought and Writing
Helping Meet STEM Educational Needs in NC Teacher Professional Development 7 Statewide webinars focused on Common Core Math (300+ teachers) 14 Statewide math and science webinars for AIG teachers 3 Summer professional development sessions for Common Core Math Curriculum Development Developing Curriculum for new STEM themed schools and and Career and Tech Ed: Agriscience and Biotechnology, Aerospace, Automation and Security, Biomedical Engineering, Energy and Sustainability Digital Resource Repository 1,000+ digital assets (videos, animations, lesson plans) created by NCSSM and available to educators in NC and beyond North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics