June 17, 2011 - This week saw school leaders from across Wake County gather for the launch of WCPSS's Global Schools and STEM Schools Collaborative Networks. Schools already involved in international or STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields of study welcomed additional schools to the fold, and attendees pledged to work together to prepare a new generation for the global and technological challenges of tomorrow.
Joining Superintendent Tony Tata in kicking off the WCPSS schools' new networks were Lt. Governor Walter Dalton; Dr. Bill Harrison, chair of the State Board of Education; Dr. Sam Houston, president and CEO of the North Carolina Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Center; Wake Education Partnership president C. Steve Parrott, and representatives from VIF International Education, the N.C. Global Schools Network and the N.C. STEM Community Collaborative.
The WCPSS STEM Network Schools include:
- East Wake School of Engineering Systems
- East Wake School of Integrated Technology
- East Wake School of Health Sciences
- NCSU STEM Early College High
- Southeast Raleigh Center for Leadership and Technology Magnet High
- Wake Early College of Health and Science High
- Centennial Campus University Connections and Leadership Magnet Middle
- Moore Square Museums Magnet Middle
- Brentwood School of Engineering Magnet Elementary
- Brooks Museums Magnet Elementary
- Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary
- Conn Active Learning and Technology Magnet Elementary
- Walnut Creek Elementary
- Hilburn Drive Elementary
- York Elementary
- Aversboro Elementary
- Carroll Middle
- Knightdale High
- East Wake Middle
- Middle Creek High
The WCPSS Global Network Schools include:
- Garner IB-MYP/DP Magnet High
- Millbrook IB-MYP/DP Candidate Magnet High
- Enloe GT/IB Diploma Magnet High
- Broughton IB Diploma High
- East Wake School of Arts, Education and Global Studies
- East Garner IB-MYP Magnet Middle
- East Millbrook IB-MYP Magnet Middle
- Farmington Woods IB-PYP Magnet Elementary
- Millbrook IB-PYP Magnet Elementary
- Smith IB-PYP Candidate Magnet Elementary
- Joyner IB-PYP/Center for Spanish Language Magnet Elementary
- Wiley International Studies Magnet Elementary
- Timber Drive Elementary
- Jeffreys Grove Elementary
- Stough Elementary
