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 High School/High Tech is a community-based partnership of parents, educators, rehabilitation professionals and business representatives working together to encourage students with disabilities to
explore the fields of science, engineering and technology.Most disabled individuals have not had the encouragement, role models, access and stimulation to pursue challenging technical careers or courses of
study. Check out the student website for events, activities and more at www.highschoolhightech.org
Program goals include:
- Motivating students to explore their own interests and potential in the sciences and technology;
- Encouraging those interested in science, engineering and technology-related careers to aim for college and a degree in their chosen field;
- Helping students with disabilities become independent, productive members of the technology-driven work force of the next century;
- Helping professionals in science, engineering and technology-related fields to better understand uses of assistive technology, as well as the accommodation and facility-access
needs of persons with disabilities.home, underutilized, surviving off government support.
Only 56% of students with disabilities graduate from high school. High School/High Tech was developed to address this situation. Most individuals with disabiltiies have not had the encouragement, role models, access and
stimulation to pursue challenging technical careers or courses of study. Most individuals with disabilities have been pigeonholed in rote, clerical or low paying positions, and many are
capable of more challenging work opportunities. Therefore, because of limited education and employment options, many individuals with disabilities, who could perform at higher technical
levels with appropriate education and encouragement, have remained isolated at home, underutilized, surviving off government support.
Donate now -
$1,500 provides six weeks of summer
employment at a high tech company to a high school student with a disability. |
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 Through High School/High Tech
, students with disabilities are presented a mix of learning experiences that promote career exploration and broaden educational horizons including the following:
- Corporate site visits to laboratories, manufacturing plants and high-tech corporations;
- Mentoring from professionals and career advisors, including professionals with disabilities in the work place;
- Job shadowing and student observation of professionals at work;
- Guest speakers talking with students;
- Campus meetings
- Technology seminars at colleges and universities;
- Employment through paid summer internships, providing on-the-job training;
- Individual career and college research, counseling and workshops.
- Skill building focused on resumes, presentations, financial aid and college admissions.
To host a tour or workshop, mentor, provide an internship or provide a speaker, please call Erin Linskey, HSHT Director, at (713)838-9050, ext 326 or ELinskey@ucphouston.org.
Thank you to "Writers In the Schools" for assisting in implementing a new program to promote writing and all of its benefits with our students enrolled in High School / High Tech. To view
some wonderful examples and get a glimpse of the life of a teen with a disability. Click here.
Program Results:
99 percent of student participants have remained in or graduated from high school, and many have expressed an interest in pursuing post-secondary education or training. Graduates are currently enrolled in Rice University, Baylor University, Rochester Institute of Technology, the University of Houston, Houston Community College System, San Jacinto
College, and Alvin Community College, to name just a few. Participating Schools Clear Brook High School (CCISD)
Clear Creek High School (CCISD)
Clear Lake High School (CCISD)
Cy-Creek (CFISD)
Cy-Fair High School (CFISD)
Cy-Falls High School(CFISD)
Cy-Ridge High School(CFISD)
Cy-Springs High School(CFISD)
Jersey Village High School(CFISD)
Langham Creek High School (CFISD)
G.W. Bush High School (FBISD)
Marshall High School (FBISD)
Hightower High School (FBISD)
Willowridge High School (FBISD)
Austin High School (HISD)
Milby High School (HISD)
Waltrip High School (HISD)
Westbury High School (HISD)
Pasadena High School (PISD)
South Houston High School (PISD)
Texas City High School (TCISD) ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN FIELD TRIPS
FOR HIGH SCHOOL/HIGH TECH PROGRAM 104 KRBE
AccentureArt Institute of Houston
Bellaire Police Department
Channel 2 KPRC– NBC
Channel 13 KTRK – ABC
City of Houston – Planning and Development
Ellington Field
Exxon Mobil
Houston Chronicle
Houston Community College
Houston PBS
Houston TranStar
Houston Zoo
Infectious Diseases Associates of Houston, PA
John Stevenson and Associates
Kinder Morgan
M D Anderson Cancer Center
MTI College of Business Technology
The Museum of Health and Medical Science
NASA, Johnson Space Center
National Marine Fisheries Service
National Weather Service Center
Off Shore Technology Conference
Redstone Institute
Shell Oil
Texas Children's Hospital
Texas Southern University- College of Airway Science
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Houston
University of Houston
University of Houston – Downtown
University of Texas Medical Branch
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Grants received for 2008:
Herzstein ($5,000), Shell Oil ($500), Simmons Foundation ($10,000),
Junior League Assistance Of Houston ($10,000), ECA Foundation ($10,000),
Rothman Stevenson ($2,000), Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation ($1,500),
Bill Scott ($5,000) and Gay & William Scott ($5,000)
All programs are based on certain eligibility requirements
and may be based on available funding. Call for fees and other information.
Reduced fees may be available dependent on funding. |
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