April Planning Meetings for Energy and Design Pathways Produce Great Progress
The meetings of the Sustainable Energy Pathway Advisory Group and the Sustainable Design Advisory Group held on April 20 and 25 continued the progress in developing a model career and technical education program for Sustainable Design, Construction and Energy. These groups reviewed the curriculum for Grade 10 and agreed on content for the Grade 11 courses that will be developed by secondary and higher education partners this summer. Grade 12 courses will be outlined as well.
Pilot district summer training is scheduled for June 25 – June 29, 2012 at the NJPSA Foundation for Educational Excellence in Jamesburg and the Middlesex County Vocational Technical School in East Brunswick.
GREEN PROGRAM OF STUDY DISTRICT PILOT PROGRAM
Through a competitive process, the New Jersey Department of Education selected six school districts to pilot the implementation of the program of study in Sustainable Design, Construction and Energy. The schools have agreed to implement the model ninth grade curriculum beginning in September 2011.
The pilot districts and the pathways they plan to implement are:
- Bergen County Technical Schools – Green Construction
- Camden County Technical Schools – Sustainable Design
- Cape May County Technical Schools – Green Construction
- Hunterdon Polytech – Energy and Green Construction
- Passaic County Technical Institute – Green Construction
- Willingboro School District – Green Construction
Each district was awarded a stipend of $6,000 to offset some of the costs of implementing the program.
A science teacher and a CTE teacher from each district will participate in a summer professional development workshop to be held June 25 – June 29, 2012. This cohort of teachers will form a professional learning community that will share their experiences in implementing the green program of study throughout the year.
Download the year one status report presentations by pilot districts (March 2012).
Explore the website to learn more about the New Jersey Green Program of Study, the Curriculum, and information about participating school districts.
