Health and Science School (HS2) An Expeditionary Learning School Beaverton School District The Capital Center NW Walker Rd

Mission We will prepare students for college in a supportive, small school environment that fosters academic success through greater relevance to students’ culture, community, and personal lives. HS 2 will serve Beaverton’s diverse population of students and families by working with community partners to provide a rigorous and innovative health and science education. Health and Science School (HS2)

HS2: Started with partnerships  Smart enough to keep the napkin  Summer Science Camps  PSU  OHSU  Intel  BSD Welcome Center  HS2 opened in 2007 with 115 ninth graders; currently 684 students, 6-12

Student Population The Health and Science School is located in the Beaverton School District and is a district-wide option school. Approximately 44% of our students are living in poverty. Of these students, 33% are Hispanic, 4% African American, 12% are English language learners, 13% are students with disabilities, and 52% of our students are female (48% of the students in our engineering courses are female). Through ongoing recruiting efforts, we work to maintain this diversity.

Theories of Action #1: Depth-over-breadth (graduate school level) experiences in the sciences will engage and motivate more students to strive for college readiness. #2: Equally important to the teaching of content and skills, HS2 strives to assist each and every student to acquire the identity of a successful college student.

Continuing Partnerships  Campus visits to PSU, OHSU, Pacific, PCC  Student teachers  STEM TOSA, 2010  Grant support  Dual Credit courses  Campus visits (30+/year)  Student internships at local hospitals, industries, and public agencies  Embedded PSU researcher,

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Major Community Partners City of Beaverton Intel Corporation Legacy Emmanuel Hospital Oregon Department of Transportation Oregon Health and Science University Oregon Institute of Technology Pacific University Portland Community College Portland State University Providence Health Systems Vernier Software and Technology

Evidence of Success  HS2 named “Outstanding School” by ODE in  HS2 selected as site visit school for March, 2011  HS2 selected in Top 20 PLTW schools in the country in 2010  Seniors already accepted at:  Willamette, George Fox, UP, UO, OSU, PSU, PCC, Duke, Lewis and Clark, Pacific, Seattle Pacific, Linfield, Corbin, Simpson, AzuzaPacific, Clark

Mission We will prepare students for college in a supportive, small school environment that fosters academic success through greater relevance to students’ culture, community, and personal lives. HS 2 will serve Beaverton’s diverse population of students and families by working with community partners to provide a rigorous and innovative health and science education. Health and Science School (HS2)