San Juan Science And Mathematics Systemic Intiative Planning Phase

为波多黎各圣胡安市服务的八个教育区联合起来，提议对K-12科学、数学和技术教育(SMTE)的状况进行自我研究，以便为圣胡安学校的SMTE系统改革制定计划。根据美国人口普查局的数据，圣胡安总人口为84,963名5-17岁的儿童，其中50,404名或59%生活在贫困中。圣胡安的八个教育区(圣胡安一至二区和里约热内卢一至四区)为127多所学校的45000多名学生提供服务。这些区是波多黎各教育部的一部分，波多黎各教育部是岛上的中央教育机构，由100个区和8个教育区组成。超过1150名教师在圣胡安的八个地区提供科学或数学方面的指导。规划拨款将支持建立一个持续的系统，以监测该市科学和数学项目的质量，并阐明一个连贯和全面的计划，将科学和数学转变为所有学生的更高水平的学习机会。这项工作将与教育部科学和数学中心、波多黎各大学科学与工程资源中心(RCSE)、圣胡安市、社区组织和私营部门合作开展。波多黎各全州系统倡议计划将在支持规划活动方面发挥重要的合作作用。

The eight educational districts serving the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, have been joined together to propose a self-study on the status of K-12 science and mathematics, and technology education (SMTE) for the purposes of designing a plan for the systemic reform of SMTE in the San Juan schools. San Juan has a total population of 84,963 children between the ages o 5-17, of which 50,404 or 59% live in poverty according to the U. S. Census. The eight educational districts in San Juan (San Juan I-II and Rio Piedras I-IV) serve a student population of over 45,000 in over 127 schools. These districts are part of the Puerto Rico Department of Education which is the central educational agency on the island comprising 100 districts with eight educational regions. Over 1,150 teachers are providing instruction in science or mathematics in the eight San Juan districts. The Planning grant will support the establishment of an ongoing system to monitor the quality of the city's science and mathematics program and the articulation of a coherent and comprehensive plan to transform science and mathematics to higher level learning opportunities for all students. The effort will be carried out in collaboration with the central level programs of Science and Mathematics of the Department of Education, the Resource Center for Science and Engineering (RCSE) at the University of Puerto Rico, the city of San Juan, community organizations and the private sector. The Puerto Rico Statewide Systemic Initiative program will play a major collaborative role in supporting the planing activities.