Board Member Milady Tejeda
Dr. Nestor Collazo Principal PAHS
PERTH AMBOY – At the 1/7/14 Board of Education Re- organization Meeting. Board of Education Milady Tejeda questioned item No. 16 under the Curriculum portion of the agenda.
This was for approval for New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to provide a Pre-College Academy in Technology and Science Summer Scholars Program at NJIT for approximately 40 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th grade, alumni students and (15) new 4th grade students that (3 per elementary school) in the Perth Amboy Scholars Program from July 7, 2014 to August 7, 2014 at an approximate cost of $66,000. Tuition includes academic books, lunch and field trips. Funded through Federal funds. Transportation provided by the Perth Amboy Board of Education.
PAHS Principal Dr. Nestor Collazo stepped up to the podium to give a more detailed explanation of why this program will be a worthwhile experience for the students to attend. “This will give the students a hands-on experience to work with world class scientists. This is in preparation to get into these fields.”
There was a question as to whether or not the students attending this program would indeed go into this field.
Collazo said we are studying the impact that this program is having on the students attending it. “So far those who have attended this program have been pursuing the careers offered. Budget constraints limits the amount of students that can attend. There are students in and out of the STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) Program that can attend this program.”
