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FY 08 Regents STEM and
Foreign Language Academies

BACKGROUND

Initial Year (FY 07) Regents STEM and Foreign Language Academies. H.B. 115 of the 126th General Assembly provided $13.2 million in FY 07 to support the implementation of the Ohio Core recommendations through highly focused initiatives designed to increase teacher capacity in mathematics, science and foreign language as well as provide opportunities for more high school students to engage in dual high school and college learning opportunities in these disciplines. One of the initiatives funded the development and implementation of Regents STEM and Foreign Language Academies. Ten regional and statewide academies were funded by the Ohio Board of Regents in FY 07 for a total of $3.5 million.

To facilitate the development and implementation of Regents STEM and Foreign Language Academies for FY 2007, the Board of Regents convened a Regents Academy Statewide Advisory Committee, co-chaired by Elizabeth Stroble, Senior Vice President and Provost, University of Akron and Bill Hiller, Executive Director of the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation. Membership included public and independent higher education faculty and administrators as well as representatives of various math, science and foreign language initiatives.

Current Year (FY 08) Project and Funding. The Regents STEM and Foreign Language Academies are supported for a second and third year in H.B. 119 (Ohio’s operating budget bill for FY 08 and FY 09). Funding for this project is $2 million in each year of the biennial operating budget. Specifically, H.B. 119 designates funding for academies that focus on foreign language, science, mathematics, engineering, and technology and provide opportunities for eleventh and twelfth grade students enrolled in public or chartered nonpublic schools to pursue college-level credit in these disciplines. For FY 08 eight academies were approved, including two new programs focusing on engineering and forensics. Descriptions of the FY 08 academies are provided at FY 08 Regents STEM and Foreign Language Academies page.

The Regents STEM and Foreign Language Academies provide real opportunities to build capacity in Ohio and connect to other state and federal strategic initiatives.