The STEAM Academy - Christensen Institute : Christensen Institute

Note: The information in this profile represents SY2013-14 unless otherwise indicated.

School Overview

Name	The STEAM Academy
School type	Public
District	Fayette County Public Schools
Location	Lexington, Kentucky
Community type	Urban
Grades served	9-12
Enrollment	150
% FRL	50%
% Black or Hispanic	35%
Per-pupil funding	$16,545
Test results	Not available

School Description

Fayette County Public Schools and the University of Kentucky imagine a 21st-century school that is flexible and adaptable, technology rich, responsive to student and teacher needs, and recognizes and extends learning beyond the traditional school day and classroom. The STEAM Academy, an urban public school that opened in fall 2013, incorporates mastery learning, personalized instruction, internships, and dual/college credit opportunities. The goal: to ensure that students will graduate college and career ready, and experienced. Low-income, first-generation college, and traditionally underserved students have enrollment preference.

Blended Learning Program

Focus	General
Year launched	SY2013-14
Enrollment	150
Blended grades	9-12
Blended subjects	Math, English Language Arts
Hardware	Not available
Curriculum products	Khan Academy, Discovery Learning, BAVEL Academy
Student information systems	Not available
Learning management systems	iSchool
Grading products	Not available
Assessment products	Casemate
Data systems	Not available
Professional development products	Not available

Program Model

Program model: Station Rotation, A La Carte

Model description
Student voice and student agency are central to the school model. Students take ownership of their learning by choosing their instructional delivery, schedule, and learning style and engaging in real-world problem-solving projects that interest them. At the classroom level students work to mastery with time as a variable. Some students may move through the coursework in two years and matriculate into classes at the University of Kentucky while others need four years to be ready for college or career. Demonstration of mastery is determined by summative assessments and evidence collected in an e-portfolio.

More Resources

http://nextgenlearning.org/grantee/fayette-county-public-schools
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/NG1207.pdf

Contact Information

Name: Jack Hayes
Title: Director of School Improvement and Innovation
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.steam.fcps.net