1. Laconia Schools STEM TEAM 2014 DONNA MARIE GAMLIN - GRADE 1, ELM STREET SCHOOL JASON LACROIX - SCIENCE, LACONIA HIGH SCHOOL WHITNEY MCCALLUM - GRADE 5, PLEASANT STREET SCHOOL IRENE STINSON – GRADE 5, WOODLAND HEIGHTS DAVID WARRENDER - DIRECTOR, HUOT TECHNICAL CENTER

2. Pre-K Program at Woodland Heights -46 Huot Child Development Center -16 Elementary Woodland Heights -398 Elm Street -286 Pleasant Street -286 Middle/High Laconia Middle School -482 Laconia High School -596 Huot Technical Center -495 Alternative School Laconia Adult Education/Academy -1000+ LACONIA DISTRICT DATA Percent of Students ESL - 2% Percent of Student FRL -57.8%

3. The Lakes Region of NH Laconia Popultion - 16,441 County - Belknap Median Resident Age - 43 Median Household Income - $43,600 (- $16k NH AVG) Racial Breakdown - 94.5% white Individuals Below Poverty Level - 13.2% Unemployment Rate - 5.9% Largest Employment Sectors ◦Manufacturing ◦Hospitality ◦Health Care Educational Attainment ◦High School Graduate - 86.1% ◦Bachelors Degree - 23%

4. STEM in the Primary Grades Current Activities: ◦Computer Coding grades 2-5 ◦STEM activities in grade 5 ◦Visits to Tech Center ◦After-school activities in technology ◦General computer instruction Barriers to Implementation: ◦Lack of teacher training in STEM disciplines ◦Technology available but used primarily by teachers ◦Staff changes/loss of key personnel

5. STEM at the Middle School Current Activities: ◦Pockets of classroom STEM activity. ◦STEM class slated for this fall ◦Computer exploratory grades 6-8 Barriers to Implementation: ◦Lack of teacher training in STEM disciplines ◦Technology available but used primarily by teachers ◦No school-wide STEM curriculum

6. STEM at the High School Level Current Activities: ◦PD on inquiry based instruction (6-12) ◦Presentation on "What is STEM?" at all grade levels ◦Putting more technology in students' hands (district wide) ◦Wide variety of CTE opportunities including one of the state's leading pre-engineering programs Barriers to Implementation: ◦Lack of teacher training in STEM disciplines ◦Technology available but used primarily by teachers ◦No school-wide STEM curriculum ◦Finding time amongst other PD efforts ◦NH DOE prohibition on offering CTE exploratory classes

7. Our Team Goals #1 - Expand cohort of district staff with an understanding of STEM #2 - Develope new opportunities for STEM instruction within our district #3 - Begin exploring vertical integration of STEM curriculum/standards STEM at the District Level #1 - Creation of District STEM Council #2 - STEM presentation at all grade levels #3- Creation of second STEM team