Fayette County Public Schools staff and a committee of community stakeholders are considering a proposal to combine an all-boys STEM academy and an all-girls STEM academy at a new building opening next fall.
The potential combination of the two science, technology, engineering and math schools — the George Washington Carver STEM Academy for Boys and the Rise STEM Academy for Girls — would be housed at a new, $58.4 million building at Versailles and Mason Headley roads that was initially going to house only the girls’ academy. Rise STEM Academy Principal Cynthiana Bruno sent a message to parents Tuesday alerting them to the proposal.
“Our new building was intentionally designed as a specialized learning environment for girls in STEM. Every detail — from the murals and lobby design to our colors, spaces, and overall culture-was created to center girls’ voices, identities, and leadership, build confidence in STEM fields where women have been historically underrepresented, provide a sense of belonging in a space that was made for them,” she wrote…