Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC)
The EITC program allows businesses to get involved in education and workforce training and to support the schools where their own children attend. The school district, meanwhile, benefits from the infusion of financial support, and students benefit from creative and authentic programming. The following is a list of EITC approved programs supported by the Brookville Area Raider Scholastic Foundation.
STREAM
STREAM involves the thoughtful integration of science, technology, reading, engineering, art and math into the curriculum. The shift connects students to more rigorous and relevant content and eliminates barriers between subjects. STREAM learning also provides students with the opportunity to pursue their passions and develop critical and creative thinking skills.
Makerspaces
As example of STREAM, makerspaces are a new kind of learning lab, allowing students to guide themselves through hands-on projects. Labs include 3-D printers, laser cutters, circuitry, crafting, building and other equipment. The maker movement builds skills and dispositions like collaboration, problem-solving, and creativity. This new learning brings with it a new mindse twhere failures are embraced and perseverance is valued.
Advanced Placement Courses (AP)
Brookville Area High School offers students the ability to pursue higher level course work in preparation for a post-secondary education. Advanced Placement courses develop skills needed in college, make students more competitive when applying to colleges and universities, and can provide college credits. AP courses include AP Physics, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP Spanish, AP German, AP History, AP English Literature, and AP English Language. EITC monies support these courses and their summative exams.
Artist in Residence
Artists in residence work with students and classes on long term projects in various medium. Students have the opportunity to exercise creative control over their work while the artist in residence mentors and facilitates. Such programs often leave a permanent mark on the school, as in the case of tile projects displayed at Hickory Grove Elementary.
Digital Arts
Digital arts funding assists teachers in three distinct areas: digital, three dimensional arts including sculpture, and two dimensional arts including graphic design and painting. New equipment assisting in this area would include 3-D rendering software and large format printers. Digital arts funding can also support field trips to museums such as the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, The Phipps Conservatory and The Smithsonian.