Atlanta Public Schools

STEM Signature Program

Monthly Report
School Name: Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy This report covers the month of: March
2019
In the space provided below, note the dates of STEM activities, a description of the activity, and the number of
students involved. Add more spaces as needed.
Date(s) Description of Activity # of Students
March 7 & STARs Science Club- Georgia Institute of Technology 30
21 , 2019
March 1-29, Quail Guardians Meetings: During advisory, our Quail Guardians help with the 12
2019 maintenance of our Quail Farm and learn about the quails’ role in our school
ecosystem. Students also conduct research in order to better care for the quail.
March 6, 13, STEM Sewing Club- Students design and create various projects, the focus project 15
20, & 27, is to create cloth pads and zippered pouches to send to girls in Nigeria.
2019
March 4, 11, STEM SEL Mondays- STEM culture initiative at CSK where students engage in 340
18, 25, 2019 STEM challenges, reflections, and learn about notable women in STEM and are
exposed to a variety of STEM careers.
March 29, KITES STEM Festival at CSKYWLA 340
2019
In the space provided below, note the dates STEM teachers met to plan and/or evaluate PBL units or STEM
instructional activities, the names of the teachers, and the names of the units/activities. Add more spaces as needed.
Meeting Names of Teachers Names of units/activities
Date(s)
In the space provided below, note the dates the STEM team met, the names of attendees, and the topics discussed.
Add more spaces as needed.
March 12 & All teachers Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month:
26, 2019 PBL planning groups.
In the space provided below, note the dates the STEM team met, the names of attendees, and the topics discussed.
Add more spaces as needed.
Meeting Names of Meeting Attendees Topics Discussed
Date(s)
March 11 & Mrs. Washington, Mrs. King, Mrs. Murrell, Ms. Martin, STEM Certification, Self-Assessment,
18, 2019 Mrs. Mills-McKie, Dr. Jamison, Ms. Williams, Ms. Creation of STEM Visit Schedule,
Kinlaw, Ms. Suggs, Mr. Jones, Ms. Pena, Mrs. Mullen, review of artifacts.
Mrs. Stewart
March 19, Entire Faculty and Staff Review PBL artifacts and STEM
2019 certification visit schedule

March 11, Ms. Suggs (Parent Liaison) and CSKYWLA parents Farm-to-Table Parent Initiative,
2019 scheduling cooking lessons for students,
harvesting, checking pH levels.
In the space provided below, note the date(s) of STEM-related professional learning (PL) activities (e.g.
workshops, conferences, forums), the names of the participants, and the topics of the PL. Add more spaces as
needed.
PL Date(s) Names of Participants Professional Learning Topics
In the space provided below, note the dates of visits to other STEM schools, the attendees’ names, and the schools
visited. Add more spaces as needed.
Visit Date(s) Names of Attendees Schools Visited
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In the space provided below, note the dates that business, community, or post-secondary partners visited the school
and were involved in the planning and/or implementation of STEM activities. Add more spaces as needed.
Date(s) Names of Partner Organizations Describe Activities
March 13, Donorschoose.org Donorschoose.org reached out in order
2019 to fly in to visit our school and to
interview teachers and students based
off projected posted on their website, we
were commended on our commitment of
intersectional STEM education.
March 8, Daniel Goodridge, Metro Atlanta Beekeeper’s Installation of our indoor observation
2019 Association hive acquired through a grant with the
Bee Cause Project.
March 21, Daniel Goodridge, Metro Atlanta Beekeeper’s 7th grade students presented their
2019 Association findings on their PBL project where they
explored bee populations in Georgia as
well as causes for colony collapse.
Students were then able to harvest honey
from our honey bee learning center.
March 7, Silkie Farmer Met with principal to discuss raising of
2019 silkie chickens and care, acquired two
silkies for our campus
March 21-22, Dr. Natalie King, GSU STEM Certification Panel
2019 Marlene Reynolds, KITES, Inc.
Maxine Cain, STEM Women Atlanta
Mr. Hester, Parent
Dr. Gilliard, Parent
Ms. Caudle, Parent
Ms. Guevara, Parent
Ms. Mgbam, Parent
March 7 & Fabrice Bernard (Georgia Tech) STARS Science Club
21 , 2019 Casey Vantucci (Georgia Tech)
March 29, Kath Fuller (KITES, Inc) KITES STEM Festival at CSK
2019  Georgia Tech
 CDC
 Georgia State University
 Spelman College
 Kennesaw University
 Terry Futura Designs
 BioEngineering at GaTech
 EcoCar
 STEM Leaders
 Apple
 Georgia BioEd Institute
 Atlanta Audubon Soceity
  CINEMA Project at GSU
 Radiant Health Magazine
 Buckhead Periodontics
Total Non-Personnel STEM Expenditures for the Month: $250

Description of Expenditures: STEM PBL Materials

Note any successes related to your STEM program: AdvancED STEM Certification for 6-12, Indoor Observation
Hive installed, Silkie Chickens on campus, honored by Donorschoose.org
Note any challenges related to the implementation of your STEM program
Indicate any district support that is needed: A PLC dedicated to Engineering and Design Notebooks that is targeted
for middle and high schools- this requirement is a new development and we need additional information on how to
successfully implement.
STEM Lead’s Signature: Date:
4/15/19
Principal’s Signature: Date:
4/15/19