BDPA Southern Minnesota chapter has a powerful history of success in the National BDPA High School Computer Competition (HSCC) from 2002-2009. This slideshow documents the elements of that success.
BDPA Southern Minnesota chapter president Nat Calvert created this slideshow.
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Agenda
BDPA Overview
BDPA Southern Minnesota Overview
Youth Computer Training Program (YCTP)
High school Computer Science Competition (HSCC)
2009/2010 Planned Projects
Summary
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BDPA Overview
www.bdpa.org www.bdpasmn.org/home
BDPA is a National Non-Profit IT
Organization founded in 1975
BDPA national headquarters is located
at: 6301 Ivy Lane Suite 700. Greenbelt,
Maryland 20770
The web site is www.bdpa.org
50+ Local Chapters throughout the U. S.
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BDPA Southern MN (Overview)
www.bdpasmn.org/home
BDPA-Southern MN Chapter chartered in
1999
Formed an alliance with Mayo Clinic
-2000
Formed an Alliance with the ISD 535 -
2005
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BDPA Overview (Cont.)
www.bdpa.org www.bdpasmn.org/home
National Alliance
– Website Link, National Recognition, Job
Postings/Resume Database, National Internship
Program
Community Workshops & Technical
Symposiums
– Black Family Technology Awareness Week (BFTAW)
in Partnerships with Mayo Medical-Anesthesia, IBM,
U of M and Rochester’s Police/Fire Departments
– ISD535 Educational Summit at RCTC
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BDPA-SMN Overview (Cont.)
www.bdpasmn.org/home
Emerging Technologies
• Southern Minnesota Website,
http://www.bdpasmn.org/home/
• BDPA-SMN YCTP educational website,
www.bdpastudents.com
• National High School Computer Science
Competition (HSCC)
• Mobile Computer Labs
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The Alliance Program
2008/2009 Project Status Report
National Alliance
– Website Link, National Recognition, Job Postings/Resume
Database, National Internship Program
Community Workshops & Technical Symposiums
– Black Family Technology Awareness Week (BFTAW) in
Partnerships with Mayo Medical-Anesthesia, IBM, U of M and
Rochester’s Police/Fire Departments
– ISD535 Educational Summit at RCTC
Emerging Technologies
– Southern Minnesota Website, http://www.bdpasmn.org/home/
– BDPA-SMN YCTP educational website, www.bdpastudents.com
– Mobile Computer Labs
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The Alliance Program
2008/2009 Project Status Report
10th
Annual Scholarship & Education Banquet, 8/2009
1. 7 High School and 2 College Scholarships Awarded
2. Total Scholarships $5,600.00
3. Generated $14,000 in revenue
4. Community Attendance – 170 people
Program Meeting Examples:
1. Getting out of the Rat Race via Entrepreneurship –
Zack Garbow
2. Open Source - David Tines, Mayo Clinic
3. Managing Finance in a Tough Economy– Laura
Ventura, Merrill Lynch
4. Using GIMP – Chris Kundinger, IBM
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The Alliance Program
2008/2009 Project Status Report
Youth Computer Training Program
– Coordinators
Jongy Howard Calvert – Administrative Coordinator
Zack Garbow – Technical Director
5 Instructors and a host of classroom helpers (IBM & MAYO)
– Scope of Activities
1. Rochester Independent School District-535 Accredited Computer Science
Classroom Sessions (Academic Credit)
– One semester (December thru May)
– One 3 hour session per Saturday at Century HS
– Equivalent to 3 ISD-535 Class Period sessions
– 49 Students Registered for 2008/2009
– Average attendance to date is 41 students per Saturday session
– ISD-535 would have to pay about $19,100 to sponsor a course of this magnitude
– Randy Nelson, ISD 535 - Director of Curriculum and Instruction, estimates that
a one class period, one semester, accredited course taught by ISD-535 costs about
$6,700 per semester
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The Alliance Program
2008/2009 Project Status Report
Youth Computer Training Program
Demographics based on 49 Registered Students
By Grade
– 30.6% are in Middle School - 7th
and 8th
– 69.4% are in High School – 9th
through 12th
graders
By Gender
– 36.7% are Female
– 63.3% are Male
Nationality
– 63.3% are Somali
– 36.7% are a mixture of (African American, Asian-Indian,
Caucasian, Pakistani and Ghanaian)
School District
– 89.8% are enrolled in Rochester ISD-535
– 10.2% are enrolled in Rochester but Outside the District
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Youth Computer Training Program
1. 2008 - National High School Computer Competition &
Youth Technology Camp
• 18 Students attended Technology conference in Atlanta, GA
• 5 students participated in the National High School Computer
Competition (HSCC)
• 13 Students participated in the Youth Technology Camp (YTC)
2. National High School Computer Competition Winners
– BDPA Southern MN Team Won 1st
Place
• Completed the programming competition in record time
• Earned a perfect score in the programming component for 2nd
year in a row
National Competition & Tech Camp
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The Alliance Program
2008/2009 Project Status Report
Youth Computer Training Program
3. BDPA-Southern MN Teams have an impressive string of
achievements over the last 8 National Competition Events
• 2009 –1st
Place
• 2008 –1st
Place
• 2007 -1st
Place
• 2006 -2nd
Place
• 2005 -1st
Place
• 2004 -2nd
Place
• 2003 -2nd
Place
• 2002 –10th
Place
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The Alliance Program
2008/2009 Project Status Report
Youth Computer Training Program
Special visitors on Valentine’s Day – 2009-02-14
Class visit by Dr Romain Dallemand –
Superintendent ISD 535
Class Presentation on Choosing U of M
Rochester as a College Choice by Dr.
Stephen Lehmkuhle Chancellor - University
of Minnesota, Rochester
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The Alliance Program
2007/2008 Project Status Report
Youth Computer Training Program
4. Value to the Community Summary
• Teaching Students skills in HTML, PHP and MySQL
• Helping to Close the Achievement Gap
• Serving as Teachers, Volunteers and Mentors to Middle and High
School Students
• Exposing Students to College Opportunities, Career Possibilities
in Information Technology, Great Role Models and Other High
Student Achievers
• Offering Local College Scholarships and Enabling the Acquisition
of National College Scholarships
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The Alliance Program
2007/2008 Project Status Report
Youth Computer Training Program
5. Prototype Mobile Computer Lab at Century
(Laptops/Printers Donated by IBM)
• BDPA, Southern MN has established a process for utilizing
laptops and classrooms as Computer Labs versus desktops and
static computer labs.
• Working in partnership with IBM, ISD 535 and Century, our
Youth Computer Training can now be held anywhere within
Century. We sometimes use the classroom adjacent to the
Computer Lab when overflow conditions exist.
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The Alliance Program
2008/2009 Project Status Report
New Initiative - Adult Computer Training
Program (ACTP)
– Scope of activities
1. 4 ACTP Sessions held at Century High School
2. December through January
3. HTML, MySQL and PHP
YCTP Graduates In Rochester
– Mohamed Hassan, Mayo Intake Coordinator (Attending RCTC)
– Cassandra Sheppard, ISD535 (Attending Hamline, Masters)
– Elise Jefferson, Univ of Minnesota, Mayo Summer Intern
– Aaron Jefferson, Univ of Minnesota, Mayo Summer Intern
– Ayo Roberts, MIT, IBM Summer Intern
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Internships
Recruitment & Retention
Leadership Development (Seminars & Officers)
Preparing the Next Generation for IT
MAYO/BDPA Alliance Benefits
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2009/2010 Planned Projects
National Alliance
Community Workshops & Technical
Symposiums
Emerging Technologies Development Program
College Internship & Mentoring Program
Annual Scholarship & Education Program
Youth Computer Training Program
Adult Computer Training Program
(Enhanced)
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In Summary...
The BDPA-SMN-Rochester Alliance seeks to
partner the organizations in mutually beneficial
programs while ensuring that diversity is
integrated into day-to-day business and
community activities for all stakeholders,
nationally and locally.
The alliance with our partners, The Mayo Clinic,
ISD-535, IBM Rochester and BDPA Nationals is
working…
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Closing The Gap In Education, Business
And Information Technology
BDPA
National
MAYO Clinic
IBM
Community of
Southern, MN
ISD-535
Building an Alliance that is working
Questions (?)
BDPA-SMN
Notas del editor
Good Morning. My name is Nathaniel Calvert and I serve as president of our BDPA-Southern Minnesota chapter. Charlie Perkins is President Elect. Everyone should have copy of this PowerPoint presentation, however …
The agenda includes a brief review of BDPA, a status report on the 2007/2008 Alliance Projects, a discussion on the Alliance benefits, a list of 2008/2009 Planned projects and a summary wrap up of our alliance for 2008
Earl Pace Jr. and others founded the national organization in 1975. Today there are over 55 chapters nationwide. Our Southern Minnesota chapter was founded in 1999, currently the chapter has 94 members. We have won BDPA National awards in the past and we are shooting for the big one, Chapter of the Year, this year and in the future.
Earl Pace Jr. and others founded the national organization in 1975. Today there are over 55 chapters nationwide. Our Southern Minnesota chapter was founded in 1999, currently the chapter has 94 members. We have won BDPA National awards in the past and we are shooting for the big one, Chapter of the Year, this year and in the future.
Earl Pace Jr. and others founded the national organization in 1975. Today there are over 55 chapters nationwide. Our Southern Minnesota chapter was founded in 1999, currently the chapter has 94 members. We have won BDPA National awards in the past and we are shooting for the big one, Chapter of the Year, this year and in the future.
Earl Pace Jr. and others founded the national organization in 1975. Today there are over 55 chapters nationwide. Our Southern Minnesota chapter was founded in 1999, currently the chapter has 94 members. We have won BDPA National awards in the past and we are shooting for the big one, Chapter of the Year, this year and in the future.
Our quest to become chapter of the year is also helping us enhance our Partners Alliance activities as well as our Community Workshops and and Technical symposiums. Weekly 3 hour class sessions are held on Saturdays at Century high school. 63 students registered in December 2007 and attendance has average 41 students per Saturday session.
Our quest to become chapter of the year is also helping us enhance our Partners Alliance activities as well as our Community Workshops and and Technical symposiums. Weekly 3 hour class sessions are held on Saturdays at Century high school. 63 students registered in December 2007 and attendance has average 41 students per Saturday session.
The success of our YCTP is based on the dedicated efforts Zack Garbow and Jongy Howard Calvert. Zack resigned from IBM in January 2008 to become an entrepreneur in silicon valley. Zack ran the YCTP from California by creating a web site similar to Rochester’s ISD-535, AGILE, which provides teachers, students, and parents with education and tracking tools for Class assignments, grades and blogs. Zack’s www.bdpastudents.com web site provides similar Internet based facilities. YCTP students know their grades, lesson assignment/status, and relative position in the class. If anyone is interested in visiting www.bdpastudents.com send me a request and I will assign you a user ID and password.
The success of our YCTP is based on the dedicated efforts Zack Garbow and Jongy Howard Calvert. Zack resigned from IBM in January 2008 to become an entrepreneur in silicon valley. Zack ran the YCTP from California by creating a web site similar to Rochester’s ISD-535, AGILE, which provides teachers, students, and parents with education and tracking tools for Class assignments, grades and blogs. Zack’s www.bdpastudents.com web site provides similar Internet based facilities. YCTP students know their grades, lesson assignment/status, and relative position in the class. If anyone is interested in visiting www.bdpastudents.com send me a request and I will assign you a user ID and password.
It took a Chapter effort to raise funds for our trip to the technology conference in Washington, DC. The exposure of our students to the event was well worth the fund raising effort. The students also had a chance to interact with Angi Porter a former YCTP alumni who attends Howard University.
Our HSCC Teams have achieved phenomenal results in the annual BDPA High School Computer Science Competition. Over the last 5 years our HSCC Students have won 2 times and come in second 3 times. The 2006 HSCC team contained only one student from the 2005 winning team. That student with 4 new students almost won the competition in 2006 and did win in 2007. The top students in our class is a 9 grader followed by 2-10 graders.
Our HSCC Teams have achieved phenomenal results in the annual BDPA High School Computer Science Competition. Over the last 5 years our HSCC Students have won 2 times and come in second 3 times. The 2006 HSCC team contained only one student from the 2005 winning team. That student with 4 new students almost won the competition in 2006 and did win in 2007. The top students in our class is a 9 grader followed by 2-10 graders.
Our HSCC Teams have achieved phenomenal results in the annual BDPA High School Computer Science Competition. Over the last 5 years our HSCC Students have won 2 times and come in second 3 times. The 2006 HSCC team contained only one student from the 2005 winning team. That student with 4 new students almost won the competition in 2006 and did win in 2007. The top students in our class is a 9 grader followed by 2-10 graders.
Our HSCC Teams have achieved phenomenal results in the annual BDPA High School Computer Science Competition. Over the last 5 years our HSCC Students have won 2 times and come in second 3 times. The 2006 HSCC team contained only one student from the 2005 winning team. That student with 4 new students almost won the competition in 2006 and did win in 2007. The top students in our class is a 9 grader followed by 2-10 graders.
Some of the Benefits of the Alliance include those listed here…
Some examples of these are newspaper articles with Mayo listed as either a supporter or employer, resumes to HR, 4 interns, 8 to 10 professionals for 2000.
All of these are important.
Our Alliance mission for 2008/2009 is to become BDPA Chapter of the Year. In the process we will have fulfilled our Alliance commitments to our Alliance Partners.
To reiterate…
We am here today to share the status of the 2007 alliance, to provide information for the 2008/2009 alliance and to seek your continued support.