CHARLOTTE, N.C., – Project Lead The Way (PLTW), the national certification board for the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, recognized two Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for their pre-engineering programs. South Mecklenburg and Myers Park high school students may now earn college credit for PLTW courses taken in high school.
Representatives from Duke University and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction led a certification team from PLTW. The team evaluated each school’s program and concluded that both schools met the very stringent standards of quality set by the Project Lead The Way organization.
“Staff, students and administrators worked for years to achieve the levels required for this certification,” said Jimmy Chancey, director of Career and Technical Education for CMS. “This means our students can take courses that will transfer to many colleges and universities across the country, including Duke University.”
The certification process included a self-assessment of the PLTW program and a one-day site visit for each school. The certification team met with teachers, administrators, counselors, students, parents and industry supporters.
These two schools join Harding University, the Math, Engineering and Technology School at Olympic, Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology, Mallard Creek, North Mecklenburg, Vance and Ardrey Kell as PLTW certified Schools.
Project Lead The Way is a not-for-profit organization that promotes pre-engineering courses for middle and high school students. PLTW forms partnerships with public schools, higher education institutions and the private sector to increase the quantity and quality of engineers and engineering technologists graduating from our educational system. The program is offered in over 3,000 schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia.
