 BETA Partnership
The BETA (Mesa) Partnership
Maximizing on the success of the ALPHA Partnership, the ASU Office for Education Partnerships has begun to implement our next large-scale partnership, the BETA Partnership, with Mesa Public Schools. This collaboration builds on strong previous relationships with Mesa and expands University activities that are already in place in Mesa in the areas of Masters’ programs, student teacher placements, and professional development support programs such as CRESMET as well as high school programs such as the Mesa Early College Academy.
The Mesa Early College Academy (MECA) is a partnership between Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus and Mesa Public Schools to offer Mesa high school students interested in engineering a chance to experience it firsthand at the college level. As part of student's regular school day, these high school students are enrolled in a Mesa Early College Academy (MECA) engineering class at ASU's Polytechnic campus. Engineering 101, the most recent addition to the menu of courses available, was added based on the recommendation of Chell Roberts, ASU chair and professor in the College of Science and Technology's Department of Engineering.
In planning for additional services to Mesa Public Schools through the BETA Partnership, discussions with superintendent Debra Duvall have yielded identification of target schools where there is greatest need. Next steps are to assess the specific needs of targeted schools and to hold a stakeholders’ planning session where we will determine a plan, including priorities, strategies, and measurements. The University intends to continue to combine the support of both Tempe and Polytechnic campuses in order to accelerate the pace of implementation.
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