Fond du Lac High School recently announced that it has received national certification for its Project Lead The Way programs. PLTW is a nonprofit organization that provides a transformative learning experience for K-12 students and teachers. PLTW Engineering empowers students to step into the role of an engineer, adopt a problem-solving mindset, and make the leap from dreamers to doers, and has been offered since 2012-13. PLTW Biomedical ScienceTM introduces students to medicine and human body systems, preparing them for careers in medical and health-related fields, and has been offered since the 2014-15 school year. In addition to K-12 curricular pathways, PLTW provides teachers with high-quality professional development training that gives them the support and resources they need to devote more time to inspiring students. The national PLTW recognition distinguishes schools for successfully demonstrating a commitment to PLTW’s national standards. “We’ve seen how PLTW inspires students to think critically and problem solve,” said Tammy Krug-Pickart, Career Technical Education Coordinator. “We are extremely proud to be PLTW certified.” As part of the recognition process, Principal Michelle Hagen and a team composed of teachers, staff, students and members of the community submitted a self-assessment of the school’s implementation of PLTW Biomedical Science and PLTW Engineering, followed by a site visit from a PLTW-affiliated team. PLTW’s team met with teachers, school administrators, counselors, students and members of the school’s Partnership Team. A PLTW school’s Partnership Team (sometimes referred to as an Advisory Council) is comprised of teachers, counselors, administrators, post-secondary representatives, business and industry professionals and other community members who actively support the PLTW program within a school. For more information on PLTW, you may contact Jennifer Cahill, PLTW senior director of media and public relations, at (317) 669-0871 or jcahill@pltw.org.