Teacher-Company Partnerships

Teacher-Company Partnerships

Interested? Join for 2024-2025

 

Stellar Collab Example from Bristol!

Documentary! from 2023-2024 team

• Thanks to Carolyn Ferrel and team at the Robinette Company, and 
• Catherine Lamie, STEM Teacher, Tennessee Middle School

 

 

Purpose

• Forge meaningful collaborations across schools and employers
• Increase student awareness of
  • local job opportunities across STEM fields
  • what STEM careers are possible
  • strategies for companies to bring content to life for middle school students
• Engage students in applied learning projects connected to real company challenges
• Program description

 

 

 

Impact

• Check out our year 1 report!
  
  
• Majority of teachers and employers viewed experience positively!
• Sign up for 2024-2025!

 

 

 

Plans

1. Kickoff!
   1. Fall kickoff dinner meeting in person, at NeSCC's TEC Building, Tues, Sep 24, 4-7pm
   2. Teams meet, eat dinner, plan for the individualized collaboration
   3. Attendees share across sectors and teams, ideas to bolster the project
2. Collaborate!
   1. Between Sep 2024-May 2025, teams collaborate in at least 2 ways
   2. Methods of collaboration are decided by the teams in ways that best meet their goals, resources, students
3. Share out!
   1. Register and attend in person, Spring STEM Hub meeting, May 6, 2025, 4-7pm at Sulphur Springs Elementary School
   2. Be prepared to share out briefly what happened, how it went, what would be changed next time, and any outcomes of note
   3. Give feedback

 

***Join our Interest List for a 2024-2025 cohort - We need Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, AND Employer Partners!***

 

 

Resources

• Recruitment Letter for School Families - edit at will!
• Unlocking Career Success grant program, US Dept of Education  Learn more!

 

• Program Overview

 

• Registration for May 6, 2025 STEM Hub meeting
• Attendance (Sep 24, 2024 event) and photo consent form

 

 

 

Partners: 2024-2025 Cohort

  Employers/Teacher Partners

 

                                         

 

 

            

 

 

                                     

 

 

 

                              

 

 

                                     

 

 

Partners: 2023-2024 Cohort

Schools

• Chuckey-Doak Middle, Greene County Schools
• Clinch School, Hawkins County
• Greeneville Middle School, Greeneville City Schools
• Indian Trail Middle School, Johnson City Schools
• Liberty Bell Middle School, Johnson City Schools
• Robinson Middle School, Kingsport City Schools
• Rogersville Middle School, Hawkins County
• Sevier Middle School, Kingsport City Schools
• Sulphur Springs Elementary School, Washington County Schools
• Tennessee Middle School, Bristol City Schools
• Unicoi County Middle School, Unicoi City Schools
• University School, Washington County Schools

 

 
School Systems 

• Hawkins County
• Johnson City Schools
• Washington County Schools
• Kingsport City Schools
• Bristol City Schools
• Unicoi County Schools
• Greene County Schools
• Greeneville City Schools

 

Companies/Employers