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    • Launching Fall 2020

    • Starting grades 1st - 8th

    • UIL participation required

    • Applications available in the campus office and online

    • Limited number of students accepted

    • To create an academic pathway for high-achieving students that exposes them to the concepts of communications, engineering, entrepreneurship, and robotics

    • To provide engaging, experiential learning opportunities for highly motivated students

    • To help students connect learning experiences through the integration and application of technology and research    

    • To create new business ideas and concepts for the future 

    • To promote participation in UIL Academics, through competition, collaboration, and camaraderie

    • looks for opportunities to learn new things;

    • enjoys creating new projects that are out of the box;

    • enjoys motivating others;

    • likes working on a problem until they’ve reached a solution/resolution;

    • enjoys working with their hands;

    • likes convincing other people to see things your way;

    • participates in extracurricular activities in or outside of the school setting.

     

    • Attend CEER Student Orientation August 2020

    • Participation in UIL Academics Competitions (2-8 grade)

    • Good discipline during prior academic year

    • Good attendance

    • Passing STAAR (3-8)

      • April 30 - Deadline for student application submission

      • Week of May 4 - Finalize student selection for CEER to receive teacher input on academics,  character, and current writing sample

      • May 11-13 - Review teacher recommendations for academics and character to proceed to interviews; send letters to parents about interviews

      • May 14-15 - Student interviews as needed (1st - 8th grade)

      • May 19 - Finalize student selection for CEER

    Dr. Valerie Baxter