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Mountain Home Air Force Base, Mountain Home School District Leadership to Launch National STEM Program at Mountain Home High School

Leadership from the Mountain Home Air Force Base and Mountain Home School District
will announce a new partnership with an evidence-based, rigorous national STEM program. This
is thanks to significant grant funding from the U.S. Department of Defense.The launch event, which
includes military families and students, is for a two-year College Readiness Program from the National Math and Science Initiative that’s being implemented at Mountain Home High School. As a nonprofit whose mission is to advance STEM education so all students, especially those furthest from opportunity, can reach
their highest potential, NMSI has served more than 250 U.S. schools that have significant enrollment among military-connected students.

SPEAKERS:
Jeff Johnson, Director of Instruction, Mountain Home School District
Mark Cotton, Assistant Principal, Mountain Home High School
Col. Matthew J. Sandelier, Deputy Commander for Support, 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base
Shannon Manion, Manager, Military Families Mission, National Math and Science Initiative

CONTACTS: 
Jeff Johnson, Director of Instruction, Mountain Home School District, 208-587-2580, johnson_jm@mtnhomesd.org
Angela Chambers, National Math and Science Initiative, 214-525-3046,achambers@nms.org, cell: 972-989-6370