Santa Rosa County Schools Implements STEAM Partnership

Santa Rosa County Schools Implements STEAM Partnership

Santa Rosa County Schools is a medium size, rural/suburban school district in the panhandle of Florida with 35 schools, serving over 26,000 students.

With a rapidly growing Title I student population, Santa Rosa County Schools partnered with Discovery Education to achieve these goals:

  • Accelerating student engagement and achievement
  • Fueling economic development and community engagement
  • Transforming the culture of teaching and learning
  • Maximizing investment in technology and human capital
  • Driving personalized learning within a student-centered learning environment

The District partnered with Discovery Education to build and execute a 5-year strategic initiative branded STEAM INNOVATE, resulting in these outcomes:

  • 25 schools serving as the district’s STEAM models of innovation
  • 100+ STEAM Innovators receiving intensive professional development and job-embedded coaching
  • 100+ STEAM Innovators redelivering 21st-Century STEAM modules to their school-based peers
  • 25+ administrators receiving customized administrative leadership professional development
  • 4,000+ students using digital Techbooks in Math, Science and Social Studies
  • Ongoing community and business engagement opportunities