[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nitiatives meant to incorporate art and design into science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs is underway and Hays CISD campuses are preparing to meet those changes.
STEM is an educational movement that began in the Rhode Island School of Design. It is not considered as one program or specific initiative, but rather an inclusive variety of programming options.
Yarda Leflet, Hays CISD’s executive director of learning and teachers, said Hays CISD programs currently weigh more on STEM, which began as Career Technology and Education (CTE) courses offered at Carpenter Hill and Pfluger Elementary. Both of those initial STEM programs have gained a large amount of staff, parent and community support, Leflet said. Hays CISD plans to migrate to STEAM, which would integrate art and design into the fold.
