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5/27/2026

Highlighting STEM, STEAM best practices through school designation

Four Ohio schools have earned new designation as STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) or STEAM (which includes the arts) schools from the Ohio STEM Committee, which is supported by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce and the Ohio STEM Learning Network. In addition, 17 schools were redesignated this school year. These designated schools implement best practices in STEM and STEAM education to challenge, prepare, and empower their students.
Schools earning new five-year designation include:
Schools earning redesignation for five years include:
STEM and STEAM education takes an integrated approach to innovative teaching and learning, where rigorous academic concepts are learned through real-world, problem-based experiences. STEM- and STEAM-designated schools have well-established partnerships with businesses, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and other entities in their communities to prepare students for post-high school success. The Ohio STEM and STEAM School Designation was created to award and recognize schools that are exemplars of this work.
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