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Gateway to Technology (MIddle School Program)

• Middle School Standard of Excellence Program
• Middle School Recognition Program Self Assessment

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To learn more about Project Lead the Way or how your company can join a PLTW partnership, contact Dr. Donn Griffith, Outreach Director, College of Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina, 803.777.7505, donn@engr.sc.edu, or Mr. B. T. Martin, South Carolina Department of Education, 803.734.3398, btmartin@ed.sc.gov.

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Gateway to Technology: PLTW Middle School Standard of Excellence Program

The PLTW Middle School Standard of Excellence program recognizes Middle/Junior High Schools that have successfully implemented the Gateway to Technology, four-unit program, in grades 6 - 8. The process parallels the PLTW High School Certification program but introduces some new elements.The Middle School Gateway to Technology Standard of Excellence (SOE) process offers the following:

• Local review and involvement of the community
• Self-assessment and optional reporting procedures
• PLTW national recognition

Goals and Benefits of National Recognition

• Encourage Middle/Junior High Schools in the PLTW Network to excel in reaching PLTW's quality standards
• Provide recognition to Middle/Junior High Schools offering the Gateway to Technology and demonstrate the significant role they play in fostering interest in math, science and technology
• Highlight the unique contribution of PLTW trained Middle/Junior High School instructors
• Strengthen the commitment of Middle/Junior High Schools to the on-going maintenance of quality in the upgraded, expanding Gateway to Technology program
• Foster increased enrollment in engineering and engineering technology by enhancing the recognition of Middle/Junior High Schools and of their students