DOMAIN 4: PARTNERSHIPS

MCIT STEM Certification Renewal

Domain 4 - Narrative

McKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology has over fifty community partners that support the STEM initiatives for our students.|4.1 Culture|
Advisory Boards meet at least three times a year and focus on sharing the most up to date industry standards so that our students are graduating high school prepared to attend college or enter the workforce.|4.1 Culture|
advocate for our students and work with their professional contacts to get cutting edge equipment donated as needs arise. |4.2 STEM Career Exploration|
Ed Martin has been a strong community partnership of ours for the past seven years. They support our Auto Collision Repair and Automotive Service Technology programs annually through monetary donations, service on our Advisory Boards and a variety of internships/apprenticeships opportunities for our students. Students are able to graduate from high school and gain employment with Ed Martin where they will continue to support them as they gain additional certifications |4.2 STEM Career Exploration| |4.3 Community Engagement|
Students at McKenzie are also afforded opportunities throughout the year to attend STEM focused field trips such as Girls to Engineering Day at Purdue University, STEM Go Red for Engineering and JobSpark. |4.5 Equity|
We have a nationally recognized FIRST Robotics team that won a State Title during the 2018 - 2019 school year and has won several other awards since McKenzie first became STEM certified. |4.4 Extended Learning|
Engineering students participate in ACE mentors, where they get to go through a complete project design process for a community partner. For the 2019 - 2020 school year, they are designing a student living learning center for Butler University. |4.4 Extended Learning|

"At least three community partners assist with informing the school's STEM plan "

4.1 CULTURE

65 INDUSTRY PARTNERS

Participate in MCIT

Program Advisory Boards

"At least 50 percent of students have direct experiences with STEM professionals and/or professional STEM work environments quarterly "

4.2 STEM Career Exploration

4.2 Additional Evidence

"Five or more established community partners are actively engaged in STEM curriculum and/or activities "

4.3 Community Engagement

4.3 Pictures of Community Partner Interaction

4.3 Pictures of Students Interacting with Community Partners

4.3 Additional Evidence

"STEM activities such as robotics and engineering clubs, internships, and apprenticeships are available and accessible by at least 50 percent of students in an on-going basis "

4.4 Extended Learning

4.4 Evidence Summary

At McKenzie Center for Innovation & Technology we have 2706 students enrolled for the 2019 - 2020 school year. The supplemental 4.4 data shows that we have 1,389 students participating in STEM activities such as robotics, engineering club, internships and apprenticeships. . This equates to 51.3% of our student population.

4.4 Additional Evidence

"Provides, at least three times per year, opportunities to inspire and inform under-represented students about careers in STEM fields "

4.5 Equity

4.5 STEM Events

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