Superintendent Visits Elementary School

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Georgia Schools Superintendent Richard Woods was in East Cobb Tuesday to honor Tritt Elementary School for becoming a certified STEM institution.

Tritt joins an exclusive list of 24 schools across the state that have earned this certification, Peach State Starbase reported on Facebook. There are some 2,600 public schools in Georgia.

STEM certification for Georgia’s elementary schools follows a rubric that contains 15 categories, including a specialized STEM curriculum, non-traditional student participation, partnerships with businesses and post-secondary institutions, STEM labs, and technology integration.

Tritt spent five years working to meet all the criteria on the rubric, and were certified as a STEM school on Oct. 25. Tuesday was a special ceremony at the school which featured former principal Dr. Karen Frost, who spearheaded the effort until her retirement.

Tritt’s STEM program is presented in-depth in the following video.