outcomes
- Increase and enhance secondary and post-secondary opportunities in STEM disciplines;
- Improve the college-readiness of the region’s high school graduates;
- Implement the Pathway to the Baccalaureate program in the region;
- Establish an effective partnership among the school divisions, industry, NOVA and GMU to sustain the initiative; and
- Meet the demand for a trained workforce in advanced technologies.
Students in the STEM pipeline are there as a result of attending summer robotics camps, participating in robotics co-curricular programs, are engaged in dual enrollment STEM courses and other activities within the SySTEMic Solutions model.
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Prince William County, Manassas City and Manassas Park City:
In 2011-2012:
- more than 1,000 students are currently in the STEM pipeline
- 300 in the middle schools
- 480 in the high schools
- 316 at NOVA
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In 2012-2013:
- more than 1,550 students will be in the STEM pipeline
- 350 in the middle schools
- 550 in the high schools
- 660 at NOVA
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In 2015-2016:
- more than 3,000 students will be in the pipeline
- 500 in the middle schools
- 575 in the high schools
- 1,607 at NOVA
- 545 students will be enrolled at GMU and
200 GMU students will graduate annually
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If SySTEMic Solutions has the resources to expand to additional Northern Virginia localities (Fairfax, Loudoun, Alexandria, Arlington and Prince William Region), the STEM pipeline is expected to be:
In 2012-2013:
- more than 7,750 students in the STEM pipeline
- 1,750 in the middle schools
- 2,750 in the high schools
- 3,300 at NOVA
In 2015-2016:
- more than 16,000 students will be in the pipeline
- 1,500 in the middle schools
- 2,875 in the high schools
- 8,035 at NOVA
- 2,725 students will be enrolled at GMU or other 4 year institution
- 1,000 students graduate annually from GMU or other college/university
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