What Does It Mean to Be a STEM School?

Knightdale 100 Educational Forum
Thursday, September 22, 2011, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Knightdale Town Hall, 950 Steeple Square Court

Please join K100 in hosting Dr. Sam Houston, president and CEO of NC Science, Math and Technology Education Center, Wake County curriculum specialists, and the faculties of EWMS and KHS as we explore what this means for our children.

Prior to his current job, Houston has served as vice president for Program and Policy of EdGate Inc. and was the first executive director of the University of North Carolina Center for School Leadership Development. A former public school teacher and veteran educational administrator, Houston also previously served as executive director of the North Carolina Education Standards and Accountability Commission. In 2007, he chaired the North Carolina State Board of Education's Blue Ribbon Commission on Testing and Accountability. Houston holds undergraduate and master's degrees from Appalachian State University, an Educational Specialist Degree from East Carolina University, and a Doctorate in Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has been a teacher, a junior high and high school principal, an adjunct professor of education at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the superintendent of Mooresville City Schools. Houston previously served on the National Science Resources Center Advisory Board and currently serves on the Microsoft School of the Future World Summit Advisory Board and the Microsoft Innovative Schools World Wide Working Group. Houston currently serves on the James B. Hunt Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy Board of Directors and received the Distinguished Career Award from the University of North Carolina - Greensboro School of Education. He also serves as advisor to the JOBS Commission (Joining Our Businesses and Schools) chaired by Lt. Governor Walter Dalton. SOURCE: NC Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Center