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Pennsylvania

Keystone Central School District

The Keystone Central School District is a rural school district located in central Pennsylvania. The district has 14 school buildings.

Keystone has received $15 million in bonding authority. The majority of the funds will be used to implement an Integrated-Academic-Technical Academy, which will integrate core academic courses with high-tech career instruction for students of all ages. The program?s four levels include:

1. Elementary: "MicroSociety." This curriculum will incorporate new Pennsylvania academic standards into a curriculum similar to a miniature society in all of the nine elementary schools.
2. Middle: "Pre-Pathway Exploration." This curriculum will expand on the MicroSociety concept to include such activities as job shadowing, mentoring, and career exploring.
3. Secondary: "Integrated Pathway." This level will have five individual career-oriented curricula that will provide students with academic, vocational/technological, and community-living skills vital.
4. Postsecondary: "Technical Training." The Academy will partner with the local state university to offer lifelong learning for all.

Specifically, QZAB funds will be used for much-needed capital renovations to school buildings as well as equipment for MicroSociety, Integrated Pathways, and Technical Training. In addition, QZABs will fund professional development for the MicroSociety and Integrated Pathways curriculums.

The Academy has a number of private partners, including International Paper and many local businesses. The majority of the contributions from these private entities are in the form of seminars, school-to-work programs, and other services specifically for students. Vocational equipment also has been donated, as well as an area of land to be used by vocational forestry students.

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