CUSD 115 Board Hears Updates on STEM and Jumpstart Programs
Both programs aim to increase academic success for students in the district and beyond.
Members of the CUSD 115 Board of Education heard a brief update on Yorkville High School’s investigation into the STEM learning program. Ron Kiesewetter, principal of Yorkville High School, said school officials are continuing to investigate implementation of the academic program. He said they’re taking their time in order to make a complete presentation to the board of education in the spring. “We wanted t slow things down and make sure everything gelled together,” Kiesewetter said. STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, is a rigorous program aimed at teaching the necessary skills in a 21st Century global economy. Kiesewetter said he and other school officials visited Oswego East to view their STEM …
