Advisory Board Meeting

February 4th, 2021

Center for Advanced Technologies

Lakewood High School

AGENDA

Advisory Board Purpose

To provide expertise and guidance from

industry professionals in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) field. The board also includes members from our faculty, parents and students.

To assist with keeping the curriculum relevant and providing academic direction for our magnet program.

We will be meeting 4 times this school year (virtually).

Volunteer Registration

Register as a Pinellas County Schools Volunteer at https://www.pcsb.org/volunteerregistration

Advisory Board Meetings will count for volunteer hours

Officers

Chair- Sean Singh
Vice-chair
(if interested please let us know in the chat)
Recorder- Melissa Ostrowski

Vice-chair's role is to help Chair with developing the agenda and keeping communication w/ board members.

Introductions

Program Coordinator- Ms. Calderon
Lakewood HS Principal- Ms. Savage

CAT Teacher & Counselor Introductions
CAT Student Introductions
(12th, 11th, 10th, 9th)
CAT Courses, Clubs, Prospective college/major

Board Member Introductions
Name, Industry Background, Goals for joining the board

CAT Program Overview

Our Mission is to provide quality application-based learning opportunities in a state-of-the-art supportive environment integrating mathematics, science and technology through student research.

The Vision of Lakewood High School is to prepare our students for a competitive global society.

Block Schedule

8 periods over two days.
90 minute classes

A "Black" Day Schedule
(Periods 1,3,5, and 7)

B "Gold" Day Schedule
(Periods 2,4,6, and 8)

1st block	7:10 - 8:35
Passing time	8:35 - 8:45
2nd block	8:45 - 10:10
Passing time	10:10 - 10:20
3rd block	10:20 - 11:45
Passing time	11:45 - 11:55
4th block	11:55 - 1:20
Lunch	1:20 - 1:55

Offering a rigorous 4-year academic program emphasizing:

Application program
Advanced mathematics
Advanced science
Computer applications/programming
Multimedia/television production
Scientific research
Cybersecurity
Robotics

AP chemistry student is using his knowledge of 3D printing from Robotics to design and create molecular models that can be used to help students understand the 3-dimensional shapes of molecules.

Points of Pride

One to one tablet initiative
One of the three best-represented programs in the country for National Merit finalists, Commended Scholars, Achievement Scholars.
Morning news show, Fastforward, judged best high school news show in the nation.
4 year Engineering/Robotics honors program
Leads all Pinellas schools w/ industry certs.
Academic coaching
Microsoft Showcase School