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18 2015 Central Mass By The Numbers • Worcester Business Journal www.wbjournal.com G R O U P S & M E E T I N G S Our only success is yours. Start the conversation at 978.516.0155 or newenglandsales@greatwolf.com. greatwolf.com/meetings 150 Great Wolf Drive • Fitchburg, MA 01420 At Great Wolf Lodge ® , you'll always find competitive room rates, full-service catering options, and configurable meeting space with integrated audio visual solutions. But our true difference is that with us, you'll partner with a team that will collaborate with you on every detail. A team fully vested in the complete success of your meeting or event. • Located 25 minutes north of Worcester in Fitchburg, MA • 10,000 sq. ft. of flexible meeting space • Seven separate and configurable meeting rooms • Catering solutions built to your preference and budget • 406 spacious guest suites Innovation schools in Central Massachusetts The region has 19 operating innovation schools. Innovation schools, part of the public school system, can be new schools, conversion schools or academies with a school. District School Description Status Source: Mass. Executive Office of Education (as of September 2015) NOTES: STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics; S.T.E.A.M. stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics. Education Auburn STEM Academy for Middle School Engineers Conversion school, scheduling, curriculum and professional development autonomies Operating Auburn 21st Century Skills Academy @ Auburn High School New freshman academy blending learning, social and emotional development and self regulation training educational models Operating Fitchburg Fitchburg Arts Academy/McKay Campus School Dual conversion school, expeditionary learning and project based curricular focus Operating Hudson Hudson Public Schools Innovation academy seeking to increase the length of the current school day through staggered teacher scheduling based on the essential school model with a STEM focus Approved Leominster Center for Technical Education innovation School Innovation academy, STEM-focused program within larger vocational and technical high school Operating Leominster Leominster Center for Excellence New high school, alternative educational program including wrap-around academic, extended academic and therapeutic services Operating Quabbin Regional International Baccalaureate School at Quabbin New academy, based on international baccalaureate diploma program Operating Quaboag Regional Quaboag Innovation Early College Conversion, school-within-a-school, Grades 11-12, STEM, dual enrollment Operating Quaboag Regional Quaboag Innovation Middle School Conversion school, Grades 7-8, STEM Operating Quaboag Regional West Brookfield Elementary Innovation School Conversion S.T.E.A.M. school, exploratory hands-on mathematics Operating Quaboag Regional Warren Community Elementary Innovation School Conversion school, focus on S.T.E.A.M. model, along with project-based learning and service learning Operating Ralph C. Mahar Pathways Early College High School New school, Grades 11 and 12, collaboration with Mount Wachusett Community College, students earn a high school diploma and college credits Operating Worcester Chandler Magnet School Conversion school, Grades pre-K to 6, dual language program (English/Spanish) Operating Worcester Goddard Scholars Academy at Sullivan Middle School Conversion school-within-a-school, grades 6-8, accelerated magnet program Operating Worcester Goddard School of Science and Technology Conversion school, Grades pre-K to 6, STEM Operating Worcester Lincoln Street Early Literacy Innovation School Conversion school, focus on literacy, professional development Operating Worcester University Park Campus School Conversion school, Grades 7-12, college preparatory Operating Worcester Woodland Academy Conversion school, Grades pre-K to 6, new staffing autonomies, enhanced governing board Operating Worcester Worcester East Middle School - Academy of Science, Health and Technology Partial conversion, focus on rigorous academic program for college and career success Operating Worcester Worcester Technical STEM Early Career & College High School Conversion school, STEM Operating