STEAM in action: PMS robotics team at last year's state finals.

The Portsmouth school department strategic planning subcommittee will be hosting a meeting tomorrow night, July 25, to solicit ideas, input, and feedback on plans for the district's science, technology, engineering, arts and math curriculum, according to a an e-mail sent to local media by subcommittee chair Emily Copeland. Here's the e-mail:

Dear Portsmouth Community,

On July 25th from 6:00-8:00pm in the PHS Library the Strategic Plan subcommittee is holding a meeting to discuss options to enhance Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) curriculum in the Portsmouth School District over the next five years. This meeting will consist of a brief overview of the existing components of STEAM K-12 education in Portsmouth, two presentations by David Croston and Jeff Schoonover, respectively, with ideas on how to advance STEAM initiatives and a public discussion.

The Strategic Plan subcommittee hopes that interested teachers, parents and community members will attend this meeting to contribute ideas, thoughts and suggestions on how to move the district forward in these critical areas. We want to ensure that Portsmouth students who are interested in pursuing STEAM related careers will be well prepared. This meeting will also help to lay the groundwork for a two day discussion in September on advancing STEAM initiatives in Portsmouth and aligning them to our Strategic Plan.

If you would like any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Emily Copeland
Strategic Plan Subcommittee Chair
copelande@Portsmouthsc.org

Editorial note: Written from a press release.