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STEAM High School

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CENTRAL NEW YORK'S FIRST STEAM SCHOOL

There are a number of schools across the State that are STEM focused but very few with a STEAM focus. By adding in the arts we are opening up this new school to an entirely different group of young scholars.









 

CONTACT

Jody Manning,
Executive Director/Planning STEAM Principal
steam@scsd.us


PROJECT TIMELINE

June 20
2019

NYS Legislature authorizes first Regional STEAM High School

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Jan 6
2020

Governor Andrew Cuomo approves $75 M for Syracuse STEAM High School

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Apr 13
2021

Amazon donates $1.75 M to support robotics and computer science initiatives in the new STEAM School

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Apr 16
2021

CenterState CEO, MACNY, NYSSMA, City of Syracuse distribute program needs assessment survey

July 28
2021

Regional STEAM high school kick-off event held. Academic program design committees created
 

Oct 19
2021

Academic program design committees begin curriculum development
 




PROPOSED PROGRAMS

Visual Arts
2D & 3D Art, Media

 

Entertainment Engineering
Production Management., Sound and Lighting Design, Stage Craft, CAD, Costume Design

 

Entertainment Engineering Employability Profile
Career Development Standards
Industry Based Skill Standards

  

Robotics/Automation
Automation Controls Engineering, Programmable Logic Controls

 

Robotics Automation Employability Profile
Career Development Standards
Industry Based Skill Standards


 

Data Analytics
Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS), Engineering, Data Engineering

Data Analytics Employability Profile
Career Development Standards
Industry Based Skill Standards



 

Performing Arts
Theater/ Technology, Dance, Music/ Recording

 

Media Technology and Design 
Graphic Design, Gaming, Web Design, Animation,
Film and Video Production, Digital Photography, Commercial Art/Advertising


Media Technology and Design Employability Profile

Career Development Standards
Industry Based Skill Standards



Construction Management
Construction Engineering, Systems & Building Design, Civil Engineering, Green Technology, Fabrication Lab

Construction Management Employability Profile
Career Development Standards

Industry Based Skill Standards




Business Entrepreneurship
Finance, Venture Planning, Startup Challenges, Legal



Business Entrepreneurship Employability Profiles
Career Development Standards
Industry Based Skill Standards




 




 
It will be the first collaborative school of its kind in Central New York.


 

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The city of Syracuse, the Syracuse City School District, Onondaga County and Onondaga, Cortland and Madison County BOCES are collaborating on the region's first ever STEAM high school. The high school will offer a rigorous academic curriculum with a focus on STEAM. The school will be open to students from the SCSD as well as from the OCM BOCES component school districts.
 

BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

A key element to the success of the high school will be the business partnerships. In Central New York there is a unique opportunity for collaboration amongst all stakeholders with an interest in a thriving urban core. Working in collaboration with CenterState CEO and MACNY, this high school will bring together the top companies and arts organizations in the respective fields of STEAM. These industry leaders will provide us with their expertise as well as in areas of mentoring, internships and job shadows.

HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERS

Central New York’s colleges and universities have some of the greatest resources available in all of the STEAM disciplines. Our students will be able to take advantage of these resources and in some cases take college courses alongside university and college students.

REVITALIZATION

This project will bring back to life one of the most iconic physical structures in downtown Syracuse. Built in the early 1900’s, the former Central High School contains some of the original woodwork and ornate interior design. The Italian marble floors in the entry-way and four cast iron stair ways are in wonderful shape and cannot be found in any other schoolschool building in the region.

 
 

AUDITORIUM

Perhaps the most well-known part of the school is Lincoln Auditorium. During the expansion of the auditorium in 1930 the school district consulted with one of the premier acoustics experts in the country. Acoustically, the Lincoln Auditorium is the finest auditorium in the region. It has hosted a bevy of headliners in the music industry and the Syracuse Symphony called the venue home for many years.

 







 

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY

Designed by the gifted and prolific local architect, Archimedes Russell, beginning in 1899, the school opened in 1903. The style is Neo-classical and Beaux-Arts with elaborate brick and limestone facades, balustrades, Ionic columns and arched windows. The interior features broad halls, oak wainscoting, wood floors, and stairways of worked iron and oak banisters.   
 
In 1929, New York City architect, Albert Brockway, was hired to design the South Annex and remodel Lincoln Auditorium to improve the acoustics. He brought in acoustical expert, Vern O. Knudsen from the University of California, Los Angeles. Brockway designed a 3,500-seat auditorium with a vaulted ceiling embellished with raised panels of acoustical plaster. There were Art Deco wall panels, lamps, and a chandelier.  
 
After that, Lincoln Auditorium became nationally known for its acoustical excellence and it served as the long-time home of the Syracuse Symphony. It also played host to some of the most famous musicians in history like George Gershwin, the Russian pianist, composer, and conductor, Rachmaninoff, and African American opera soprano, Marion Anderson. It was also the stage for many famous guest lecturers, the first of which was American explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd. 
 
In 1959, the east (rear) façade was added. The building functioned as a school until 1975 and graduated a total of 19,680 students. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. 




Click Here to view photos of Syracuse Central High School. Courtesy of Syracuse.com
 


 
Announcements
STEAM School Lease Signed
On June 23, 2022, Mayor Ben Walsh was joined by County Executive Ryan McMahon and SCSD Superintendent Jaime Alicea for the ceremonial signing of the STEAM work and lease agreement, which solidifies the new STEAM school at the old Central Tech High School. Click here to see photos from the signing!
Anthony Q. Davis, Superintendent
725 Harrison Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
315.435.4499
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