July 16, 2015

Recent developments in the Hazard Independent Schools created by the Appalachian Renaissance Initiative

and the Race to the Top Grant

Ramping Up for Year 2

• Learning Innovation Grants• Teacher Tuition Assistance• Professional Learning Opportunities• ALL- Appalachian Leadership Laboratory• Early Childhood Learning Innovation Grant• STEM Model Schools• ICURIO- student access

ARI - YEAR 2

• APPLE Leadership Academy• STARS-Students Transforming Appalachia with

Real-world Solutions• Student Senate• Next Generation Teachers and Leadership

Academy • PANS - Professional Action Networks• Ripple Effects• ATI - Appalachian Technology Institute

Ripple Effects

• KVEC’s multiyear funding through USDE’s Project Prevent

• Ripple Effects is the name of the technology-based program selected to anchor project.

• Ripple Effects is comprehensive and technology based to supplement and support counselors and mental health professionals.

• Hazard High School and Hazard Middle School are two of the ten pilot schools for this project.

Ripple Effects in Appalachia

• Hazard High School’s STLP students were involved with replacing the urban, hip hop look of the teen software with local youth voices, videos, and pictures.

• KVEC stressed the importance of a sense of place in Appalachia with students identifying with the Appalachian students.

• Evidence based, reading independent tool that includes 390 independent tutorials.

Ripple Effects Team visits Hazard High SchoolKVEC’s Project Prevent Lead Lisa Garza, HHS Principal Happy Mobelini, Heidi Raykeil, Ripple Effects project manager and Ripple Effects CEO Alice Rey

Ripple Effects meets Hazard High School Students !Ripple Effects Team visits Hazard High School ‘s STLP Students, Jonathan Jones and Happy Mobelini.

Ripple Effects Overview

Appalachian Technology Institute

• Develop world-class technology learning opportunities to students in Eastern Kentucky

• Enable students with the acquisition of high level skills to compete in the global economy

• ATI will work with the Kentucky Department of Education to offer and create educational pathways that will promote economic development in the area.

The goal of ATI is to offer courses in the following career paths:

• Robotics….year 2• Computer Science• Aviation• Aerospace Engineering• Entrepreneurialism

Course Offerings Year One

• Introduction to Computer Programing…Coding• Fundamentals of Aeronautics and Aerospace • Other courses in Microsoft IT suite

Course Offerings Year Two

• Computer Science Introduction to Computer Programing Programing Language AP Computer Science• Aeronautics and Aerospace

Fundamentals Aeronautics-Pilot Aeronautics-Mechanic Aeronautics-Engineering

• Robotics• Entrepreneurship

Why?

• Coding

• Legislation

Stay tuned………more Year Two ARI updates coming soon!