SCALE K-12 Vertical Alignment » Regional Opportunity Initiatives

ROI is facilitating K-12 school district curriculum alignment efforts with Indiana’s Scalable Asymmetric Lifecycle Engagement (SCALE) network.

Led by Purdue University, funded by the Department of Defense, supported by financial matching from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, and managed by NSWC Crane, SCALE is a public-private academic partnership to help prepare students for ME careers in the defense sector. The SCALE workforce development program includes unique courses, mentoring, internships, research projects, scholarships, and job placement. Learn more about SCALE K-12 >>.

ROI works closely with participating SCALE K-12 school districts to create K-12 microelectronics (ME) vertical alignment (VA) plans. The plans will delineate teaching and learning related to microelectronics in a gradual progression of skills and career awareness, beginning in kindergarten, linking concepts and experiences from grade to grade. Learn more >>.