New
Tech High School originated in Napa, California, and is a project-based
learning curriculum that uses technology as its base for delivery. The
concept has continued to emerge and is being replicated throughout the
country. Representatives from CSO met with both Bartholomew
Consolidated School Corporation (BCSC) and the New Tech Foundation
representatives to develop an understanding of the educational
principles and then visited four sites in California to see the actual
implementation of the curriculum. On their return, they again
brainstormed with BCSC personnel to plan the transformation of a 40,000
square foot auto parts warehouse into a model New Tech High Campus. The
design process was underway in November 2007, and the school was ready
to open for its first class of students in August 2008. The school
features one-to-one computers for each student and provides access to
technology in every space.