Two William Tennent High School teachers, Ignacio Jayo and Steve Beal, are the co-recipients of the Pennsylvania School Board Association’s (PSBA) 2022 Pennsylvania Innovative School Teacher Award.
Jayo and Beal will be recognized at the upcoming Excellence in Public Education Leadership Dinner at the 2022 PASA-PSBA School Leadership Conference on Sunday, Oct. 30, at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions.
Jayo and Mr. Beal were nominated for the award for their creation of ExcitED. The program provides students and teachers in Bucks County the opportunity to participate in authentic professional experiences within user design, entrepreneurship and biotechnology disciplines. ExcitED includes partnerships with the Bucks County Department of Workforce & Economic Development, the Wistar Institute, and the Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research (PSBR).
The endeavor offers high school students a pathway to real-world work experiences via mentorship, internships, workplace visits, job shadowing, and employment opportunities. Through the support of Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry, this partnership has been awarded a two-year, $250,000, Schools-to-Work grant to develop a pre-apprenticeship program focused on creating workforce development partnerships between school districts, higher education institutions, and local businesses to increase learning and training opportunities for Bucks County youth.
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