Haverhill Public Schools Haverhill, Massachusetts September 12, 2015

Haverhill Gateway Team Meg Keppler – Curriculum Supervisor for Science and Technology K-12, District Team Leader District Administrator, K-12, Tim DiFalco – Director of Technology District Administrator Brian Nagel – Technology Facilitator Haverhill High School Kerry Murphy – Biology and Chemistry Teacher Haverhill High School, Grades 9-12 Ryan Jesionowski – Science Teacher Nettle Middle School,Grade 7 Cynthia McLaughlin – Science Teacher Hunking Middle School, Grade 7 Elizabeth McCarron – Teacher, Tilton Elementary School, Grade 4

Haverhill Public Schools Schools/Grade Levels Bartlett Kindergarten Center – K Crowell Kindergarten Center– K Greenleaf Elementary – K-2 Walnut Square Elementary – K-2 Bradford Elementary – K-5 Golden Hill Elementary – K-4 Pentucket Lake Elementary – K-4 Tilton Elementary – K-4

Haverhill Public Schools Schools/Grade Levels Consentino Middle School – K-8 Hunking Middle School – 6-8 Nettle Middle School – 5-8 Whittier Middle School – 5-8 Haverhill High School – 9-12

Haverhill Enrollment Statistics Enrollment by Race/EthnicityPercent of District African American 4.5 Asian 1.9 Latino/Latina24.7 Native American 0.2 Caucasian68.0 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 Multi-Race 0.6 Enrollment by GenderDistrict Female3269 Male3783 Total7052

Haverhill Current STEM Education Courses/Programs K-8, math and science aligned to state frameworks, full- year HS, Biology courses, (6) full-year, (6) 1-semester HS, Chemistry courses, (4) full-year, (1) 1-semester HS, Earth Science courses, (2) full-year, (4) 1-semester HS, Physics courses, (2) full-year, (2) 1-semester HS, Technology courses, (2) full-year, (23) 1-semester

Haverhill Current Support ECHS with Northern Essex Community College UML Partnership, including dual-enrollment Introduction to Engineering I & II and College Writing, and guest speakers Participation in DIGITS for Grade 6 Bank Internships at HHS Branch of Haverhill Bank StarBase program for Grade 5 Valleyworks job shadowing at Haverhill High School Financial Literacy Program

Haverhill Goals Goal I: Align technology curriculum with state standards Goal II: Strengthen the STEM Academy at HHS Goal III: Increase student engagement in STEM Goal IV: Implement 21 st -century technology K-12 Goal V: Strengthen STEM education in the elementary and middle schools Goal VI: Procure funding for STEM initiatives

Haverhill Challenges Challenge I: Focus remains on Mathematics and ELA Challenge II: Getting funding for STE Challenge III: Inadequate infrastructure for technology in most schools Challenge IV: Staffing and PD for engineering and technology Challenge V: Community involvement