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Students in the Sioux City Community School District have an exceptional opportunity to explore engineering early on in their education. We are fortunate to be able to help students dive deeper into education at the Sioux City Career Academy. Students can choose from Engineering Essentials, an overview of the design process and the different types of engineering; Principles of Engineering, exploring engineering technology; Civil Engineering and Architecture, an overview of both civil engineering and architecture and their interdependence; Digital Electronics, which studies the numbering system used in digital circuits; and Engineering Design and Development, the capstone course in which student teams research, design, and construct a solution to an open-ended engineering problem. Engineering and problem-solving are everywhere in our world. Students, regardless of their future plans, can benefit from the skills of resiliency, trial and error, teamwork, and communication that come from their time in our engineering path.

Western Iowa Tech has many degree programs that are part of the Last Dollar Scholarship. The Last Dollar Scholarship provides free tuition at WITCC and other Iowa community colleges. For more info about the Last Dollar Scholarship check out the link below.

https://www.witcc.edu/free/

Western Iowa Tech Foundation Scholarship applications are due March 15th. Foundation Scholarships require a scholarship application be submitted to be eligible for the scholarships. Students must also have submitted their application for admission. Click the link below for more details.

https://www.witcc.edu/financial_aid/scholarships.cfm

Seniors, remember that new scholarships are added weekly to the scholarship database in Canvas. Click the District High School Advisory course to access the scholarship lists.

FAFSA not submitted? There is still time. To get started go to:

https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa

PLTW Engineering

From launching space explorations to delivering safe, clean water to communities, engineers find solutions to pressing problems and turn their ideas into reality. PLTW Engineering empowers students to step into the role of an engineer, adopt a problem-solving mindset, and make the leap from dreamers to doers. The program’s courses engage students in compelling, real-world challenges that help them become better collaborators and thinkers. Students take from the courses in-demand knowledge and skills they will use in high school and for the rest of their lives, on any career path they take.

Building a Strong Foundation for College and Career

Each PLTW Engineering course engages students in interdisciplinary activities like working with a client to design a home, programming electronic devices, exploring hydrogen fuel cells as an energy source, designing cams to produce a desired movement in toy design. These activities not only build knowledge and skills in engineering, but also empower students to develop essential skills such as problem solving, critical and creative thinking, communication, collaboration, and perseverance.

The following courses are a part of our current Engineering Pathway:

• Introduction to Engineering Design

Students dig deep into the engineering design process, applying math, science, and engineering standards to hands-on projects like designing a new toy or improving an existing product. Students learn drafting and 3D modeling skills.

• Principles of Engineering

Students explore a broad range of engineering topics including mechanisms, strength of structure and materials, and automation, and then they apply what they know to take on challenges like designing an environmentally friendly airboat, a device to aide the elderly to complete a chore, and automated device such as an elevator, or a sorting recycling machine.

• Civil Engineering and Architecture

Students learn important aspects of building and site design and development, and then they apply what they know to design a house for a client and design a remodel/repurpose for a commercial building.

• Computer Science Principles

Using Python® as a primary tool, students develop computational-thinking skills and tackle challenges like designing apps to solve real-world problems for clients.

• Digital Electronics

Students explore the foundations of computing by engaging in circuit design processes to create combinational logic and sequential logic (memory) as electrical engineers do in industry.

• Engineering Design and Development

Students identify a real-world challenge and then research, design, and test a solution, ultimately presenting their unique solutions to a panel of engineers.

New/Redesigned Courses for next year:

• Engineering Essentials – Replacing IED as the 1st Course in the Pathway

A NEW experience in PLTW Engineering, Engineering Essentials offers a multidisciplinary approach to teaching and learning foundational concepts of engineering practice, providing students the opportunities to explore the breadth of engineering career opportunities and experiences and solve engaging and challenging real-world problems. By inspiring and empowering students with an understanding of engineering and career opportunities, Engineering Essentials broadens participation in engineering education and the engineering profession.

• Introduction to Engineering Design – Will be back, in ’21 – ’22, as an upper level course option.

Introduction to Engineering Design builds upon foundational engineering concepts with an emphasis on the application of modeling in the engineering design process to develop mechanical solutions. This enhanced course strengthens student engagement by offering them more opportunities for hands-on experiences and collaboration, ensures access to the most in-demand and relevant experiences, and provides opportunities for a deeper immersion into mechanical and 3D design.

School-Community Partnerships

Community partners and stakeholders enhance the engineering curriculum and offer many opportunities for students, in the engineering pathway, to the make connection between our classroom and real-world career opportunities. Community members, such as engineers, college students, architects, contractors, project managers and director of operations/hiring managers, complement our curriculum by visiting with my students about their education, careers and companies. We are able to visit MidAmerican Energy’s coal power plant to learn how our electricity is produced, we visit Western Iowa Tech Community College’s Engineering and Automation Programs, Tom Munson, from the Sioux City Public Museum, leads us in walking tours to learn about our local historical architecture, we visit local design and manufacturing facilities, such as CW Suter Services and local building/project sites, such as WA Klinger LLC’s Riverview Surgical Center and the Hard Rock’s parking garage sites. Senior capstone students, as they direct their own learning, visit with relevant experts and stakeholders, gaining perspective and feedback on their project.

Every voice matters in Sioux City Community Schools. That’s why we need to hear from all parents and guardians. Provide feedback using our District and School Climate Survey, which is open February 4 - March 13. The survey is available in English or Spanish.

How to take the survey:

• A link will be sent to parents/guardians by email, text message, and voicemail.

• If you do not receive a link, please contact 712-224-7471 to request a link.

• Paper surveys are available for pick up at your child’s school.

• Take the survey online at your child’s school while at conferences.

The survey asks for feedback on student and academic support, safety and behavior, school leadership, and family involvement. We will use the results to better understand our students’ needs, determine our strengths, and identify opportunities for improvement.

All survey responses are strictly confidential. The District has partnered with an independent research and communications firm, K12 Insight, to administer the survey and compile the results. District employees will not know who participates or see individual responses.

If you have questions, please contact Mandie Mayo, Director of Communications, at mayoa@live.siouxcityschools.com.

Cada voz importa en las Escuelas de la Comunidad de Sioux City. Es por eso que necesitamos escuchar de todos los padres y guardianes. Proporcione sus comentarios utilizando nuestra Encuesta del Ambiente Escolar y del Distrito, que estará abierta del 4 de febrero – 13 de marzo. La encuesta está disponible en inglés y español.

Como tomar la encuesta:

• Se enviará un enlace a los padres/guardianes por correo electrónico, mensaje de texto y correo de voz

• Si no recibe un enlace, comuníquese al 712-224-7471 para solicitar el enlace.

• Las encuestas en papel están disponibles y las puede recoger en la escuela de su hijo.

• Tome la encuesta en línea en la escuela de su hijo durante las conferencias.

La encuesta solicita comentarios sobre el apoyo académico y estudiantil, la seguridad y el comportamiento, el liderazgo escolar y la participación familiar. Utilizaremos los resultados para comprender mejor las necesidades de nuestros estudiantes, determinar nuestras fortalezas e identificar oportunidades de mejoría.

Todas las respuestas de la encuesta son estrictamente confidenciales. El Distrito se ha asociado con una compañía independiente de investigaciones y comunicaciones, K12 Insight, para administrar la encuesta y recopilar los resultados. Los empleados del distrito no sabrán quién participa ni verán respuestas individuales.

Si tiene alguna pregunta, comuníquese con Mandie Mayo, Directora de Comunicaciones, a mayoa@live.siouxcityschools.com.

Census Day is observed on April 1, 2020. Households begin receiving invitations to participate in the Census in mid-March. There are three ways to complete the census – online, by phone, or by mail – and the Census Bureau provides forms in 14 languages. It’s important that every household participate and that every person is counted.

What is the Census? Get the Facts.

How Census Data Is Used

The 2020 Census will determine congressional representation, inform hundreds of billions in federal funding for public programs like schools, and provide data that will impact communities for the next decade. Learn More.

Confidentiality

The answers you provide are used only to produce statistics. You are kept anonymous. The Census Bureau is not permitted to publicly release your responses in any way that could identify you or anyone else in your home.

Under Title 13, the Census Bureau cannot release any identifiable information about you, your home, or your business, even to law enforcement agencies. The law ensures that your private data is protected and that your answers cannot be used against you by any government agency or court. Learn More.

Census Data And The Impact on Public Schools

Public schools in Iowa will be directly impacted by the 2020 census. The 2010 census estimated there were 731,975 children in Iowa ages 0-18. Children ages 0-4 are typically undercounted, and Iowa estimates 4,726 children were not included in the census.

Iowa receives over $8 billion annually from the federal government based on population estimates from the 2010 census, including funds for Special Education Grants, the National School Breakfast & Lunch Programs, Head Start, and many other education programs vital to the success of Iowa’s children. Those 4,726 children who weren’t counted in 2010 are now in grades 6-9, and the state has lost out on millions of dollars in federal funding each year for those children’s education.

We cannot let the census become another barrier to the funding of our student’s educations. The Sioux City Community School District is asking for the help and support of all families in our district to ensure that every child is counted.

Help us make sure the students of our district receive the funding they deserve. Help us make sure all kids are counted!

Census Contact

If you have questions about the U.S. Census Bureau, contact their office directly by calling (301) 763-INFO.

El Día del Censo se celebra el 1 de abril, 2020. Los hogares comienzan a recibir invitaciones para participar en el censo a mediados de marzo. Hay tres formas de completar el censo – en línea, por teléfono, o por correo postal – y la Oficina del Censo proporciona formularios en 14 idiomas. Es importante que todos los hogares participen y que cada persona sea contada.

¿Qué es el Censo? Conoce los Hechos.

Como se Usan los Datos del Censo

El Censo 2020 determinará la representación en el Congreso, informará a cientos de miles de millones en fondos federales para programas públicos como escuelas y proporcionara datos que impactarán a las comunidades durante la próxima década. Aprenda Más.

Confidencialidad

Las respuestas que proporciona solo se utilizan para generar estadísticas. Lo mantienen en el anonimato. La Oficina del Censo no tiene permitido divulgar públicamente sus respuestas de ninguna manera que pueda identificarlo a usted u otras personas en su hogar.

Según el Titulo 13, la Oficina del Censo no puede divulgar ninguna información sobre usted, su hogar o su negocio, ni siquiera a las agencias policiales. La ley garantiza que sus datos privados estén protegidos y que sus respuestas no puedan ser utilizadas en su contra por ninguna agencia gubernamental o tribunal. Aprenda Más.

Datos del Censo y el Impacto en las Escuelas Públicas

Las escuelas públicas en Iowa se verán directamente afectadas por el censo 2020. El censo 2010 estimó que había 731,975 niños en Iowa de 0-18 años de edad. Los niños de 0-4 generalmente carecen de representación y Iowa estima que 4,726 niños no fueron incluidos en el censo.

Iowa recibe más de $ 8 mil millones anuales del gobierno federal según las estimaciones de población del censo de 2010, incluidos los fondos para Becas de Educación Especial, los Programas Nacionales de Desayuno y Almuerzo Escolar, Head Start y muchos otros programas educativos vitales para el éxito de los niños de Iowa. Esos 4,726 niños que no fueron contados en 2010 ahora están en los grados 6-9, y el estado ha perdido millones de dólares en fondos federales cada año para la educación de esos niños.

No podemos permitir que el censo se convierta en otra barrera para los fondos de la educación de nuestros estudiantes. El Distrito Escolar de la Comunidad de Sioux City está pidiendo la ayuda y el apoyo de todas las familias en nuestro distrito para asegurar que cada niño sea contado.

Ayúdenos a asegurarnos de que los estudiantes de nuestro distrito reciban los fondos que merecen. ¡Ayúdenos a asegurar que todos los niños sean contados!

Contacto del Censo

Si tiene preguntas sobre la Oficina del Censo de los EE.UU., comuníquese directamente con su oficina llamando al (301) 763-INFO.

The Sioux City Community School District offers career and technical programs in the following areas: Business & Marketing, Family & Consumer Science, Health Science, and Industrial Arts, Technology, & PLTW.

The Sioux City Community School District is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. It is an unfair or discriminatory practice for any educational institution to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information (for employment), national origin, religion, age (for employment), disability, socioeconomic status (for programs), marital status (for programs), or veteran status (for employment) in its educational programs and its employment practices.

Inquiries or grievances, including Section 504 grievances and grievances under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, may be directed to Jen Gomez, Director of Student Services & Equity Education at 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 279-6075, gomezj2@live.siouxcityschools.com. Please see District Board policies 103 and 504.4 for additional information on available grievance procedures.

Contact us!

Principal: Katie Towler

Website: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/sioux-city-career-academy/
Location: 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA, USA
Phone: 712-279-6668
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SiouxCityCareerAcademy/
Twitter: @SCCareerAcademy