McKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology is a fully accredited urban school in the MSD of Lawrence Township. As the exclusive Career and Technical Education Center for MSD of Lawrence Township, MCIT currently serves 2706 students in grades 9-12 drawn from the campuses of Lawrence Central and Lawrence North High Schools. The curricular offerings at MCIT vary across the more than 30 courses and 17 programs. Students have the opportunity to earn significant credit toward a post-secondary credential and in many cases graduate with an industry recognized certification that leads to a career.

MCIT is consistently recognized among the top CTE programs in the State of Indiana. With award winning teachers, programs and students, the school takes pride in every endeavor. The bedrock on which MCIT excellence is built is integrated STEM. With large Computer Science, Bio-Medical and Engineering programs, MCIT has grown well past the traditional vocational school model. Our students have a unique experience ripe with cutting edge technology and guided by industry partners. STEM Certification for MCIT is a natural byproduct of the STEM focus that has shaped our curriuclum and instruction for the past several years. As more students look to grow their career opportunities and avoid the financial burden of a traditional four-year degree, cutting edge CTE offerings in STEM Career fields are critical to filling gaps in our workforce.

• MCIT is host to a series of thirteen program advisory boards comprised of MCIT Staff, students and expert partners. Our partners volunteer their time and expertise to guide our programming decisions from course offerings to technology requests |1.1 Decision Making|
• Block 8 schedule with shuttles transporting students to and from the two main HS campuses |1.2 School Schedules|
• Curriculum is adjusted based on an annual review of local labor markets and feedback from our program advisory boards |1.2 School Schedules|
• Teachers at McKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology have common work time two to three times a week to focus on the STEM integrated teaching methods during their PLC time. They collaborate to ensure that students are challenged in their classes and exposed to real world learning. |1.3 Common Work Time|
• As a CTE Center our classrooms are laid out to fit the needs of the specific program. We are fortunate to have a fully operational restaurant, beauty and barbering shop and auto-shop.|1.4 Classroom Layout|
• We are constantly monitoring and adjusting to the needs of our students, families and community. Both in our curricular and extra curricular offerings. Student surveys are completed multiple times a year for various reasons including Perkins V requirements. |1.6 Measurement of Students’ Attitudes| |1.7 Student/Parent Feedback Data||
• Our staff is comprised of highly trained industry experts that are able prepare our students for the demands of the workforce. |1.8 STEM Instruction|
• We also have in place a series of instructional support systems, such as mentoring and coaching, to ensure that our teachers are meeting the needs of our students and responsive to the demands of the community.|1.9 Instructional Support|
• We consistently address the needs of our underrepresented students, particularly in STEM fields. Our STEM Enrollment mirrors the demographics of our programs as a whole and the demographics of our two main campuses. |1.11 Equity|

• We offer seventeen courses that are Project Lead the Way certified in the areas of Computer Science, Engineering and Biomedical Sciences. | 2.1 Curriculum Integration |
• Along with our PLTW courses that are offered, there are thirty-three classes that students can earn college credit from. The curriculum taught in these courses have been vetted by Vincennes University, Indiana University & Ivy Tech to ensure that what is being taught is evidence based. | 2.1 Curriculum Integration |
• All of the classes that are offered at McKenzie use industry standards to drive the curriculum that is taught; therefore, research has been used to ensure students are prepared for their encounters after high school. | 2.1 Curriculum Integration |
• Computer Science introduces the structured techniques necessary for the efficient solution of business related computer programming logic problems and coding solutions into a high - level language. | 2.2 Computer Science |
• McKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology offers students five different Computer Science classes that they can take while in high school. | 2.2 Computer Science |
  • Introduction to Computer Science,
  • Computer Science I,
  • Computer Science II - Programming,
  • Computer Science II - Video Game Design
  • Computer Science III - Cybersecurity
• The Indiana Department of Education’s outlined employability skill standards are incorporated goals from the teachers at McKenzie is to prepare our students for the ever-changing needs of today’s workforce at the conclusion of high school or college. | 2.3 Employability Skills |
• Teachers instill the four key areas of the outlined employability skills. Students develop the mindset that they are lifelong learners and gain the self confidence needed to be assertive while at work. | 2.3 Employability Skills |
• While in the class and through extracurriculars, our teachers continually help develop our students work ethic so that they are able to be self sufficient. The STEM curriculum lends itself to teaching problem solving and collaboration skills to students in a variety of ways, which pushes students to work with a multitude of their peers. | 2.3 Employability Skills |
• Teachers use a variety of assessments and are constantly using data collected in class to identify gaps related to problem, project and inquiry based learning. | 2.5 Assessment |
• Teachers at McKenzie have systems of support to help with students that are struggling to develop these skills at the same rate as their peers. | 2.4 Equity |

• Eleven of our teachers have completed between one to five different PLTW trainings. These summer trainings not only certifie our teachers but also prepare them to teach curriculum using the most up to date technologies found in industry. |3.1 STEM Instructional Approach Training|
• we also have teachers who have obtained training in A+ Networking, ACTE, Adobe, STEM Convention, CDC, and High Schools that Work |3.1 STEM Instructional Approach Training|
• 100% of Courses identify regular opportunities within their Course Guides for students to work collaboratively to solve real-world, industry aligned problems |3.3 Student Instructional Work Groups|
• Full Service Auto Service Technology Lab fully equipped and certified by Ed Martin |3.4 Technology in Instruction|
• Advanced Manufacturing Lab with CNC Mills, Laser Cutters, Advanced 3D Printers & other more traditional milling tools |3.4 Technology in Instruction|
• Networking Lab complete with all of the tools and equipment to support small networks and servers to begin full stack development |3.4 Technology in Instruction|

• 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|