Academy for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering
The Academy for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering (AMSE) is a four-year magnet public high school program intended to prepare students for STEM careers.[9][10] Although the County College supported the concept, the Freeholders raised concerns over the proposal's high cost, which, along with a number of other projects that had already been planned, would further accumulate debt and increase the burden on taxpayers.[12] Under the new plan, AMSE and three other academies were proposed again, but now as specialized programs within existing public high schools, effectively lowering their cost.Under the proposed changes, the program would be renamed “The Academy for Engineering,” the zero-block would be eliminated, and students would no longer be required to take honors humanities classes.Ever since its inception in 2000, the academy has been housed in the Dr. James J. McNasby Technology Center, a small, modern building on the Morris Hills campus separate from the primary building that provides facilities for automotive shop, computer aided design lab (including a 3D printer), and a graphics workshop (including large plotters and screen printers).[36][37][38] Admitted freshmen must attend a mandatory two week summer program, in which students take part in CAD, Math Analysis 1, AP Physics 1, and Humanities classes.These courses are taught to a mixed group of students from both the academy and Morris Hills, with the exception of freshman year AP Physics 1.Unique to AMSE itself is its three-year Engineering and Product Development sequence, spanning an academy student's sophomore, junior, and senior years.The other half of the course is spent in a metalworking and manufacturing environment, which will afford students experience with benchwork machinery, welding techniques, manual and CNC milling, etc.Students taking the course are placed into teams of approximately four, which “design, develop, and implement a product of their choosing that is centered on the need to solve a global problem.” The conclusion of the course features an “Engineering Showcase;” an evening event at which each team presents their final, alpha prototype to interested parties, including industry professionals.The product development process is split into an introductory unit plus six “milestones,” which are as follows: Academy students can choose from a comprehensive list of 27 Advanced Placement courses offered by Morris Hills High School.Most of these credits are earned through high scores achieved on Advanced Placement exams,[29] as well as courses approved the New Jersey Institute of Technology, which AMSE has an articulation agreement with.The internship must be approved by the board of education of the Morris County Vocational School District and must be demonstrably related to the fields of mathematics, science, and engineering.
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