2002-2009 sites overview (bdpa southern minnesota)

BDPA-SMN-YCTP 2008-2009

Status Report

Nathaniel Calvert

BDPA-SNM President

2009-10-06 (nc) BDPA-SMN 2009 Status Report

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Agenda

BDPA Overview BDPA Southern Minnesota Overview Youth Computer Training Program (YCTP) High school Computer Science Competition (HSCC) 2009/2010 Planned Projects Summary


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BDPA Overviewwww.bdpa.org www.bdpasmn.org/home

BDPA is a National Non-Profit IT Organization founded in 1975

BDPA national headquarters is located at: 6301 Ivy Lane Suite 700. Greenbelt, Maryland 20770

The web site is www.bdpa.org 50+ Local Chapters throughout the U. S.


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BDPA Southern MN (Overview) www.bdpasmn.org/home

BDPA-Southern MN Chapter chartered in 1999

Formed an alliance with Mayo Clinic -2000

Formed an Alliance with the ISD 535 - 2005


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BDPA Overview (Cont.)www.bdpa.org www.bdpasmn.org/home

National Alliance– Website Link, National Recognition, Job

Postings/Resume Database, National Internship Program

Community Workshops & Technical Symposiums

– Black Family Technology Awareness Week (BFTAW) in Partnerships with Mayo Medical-Anesthesia, IBM, U of M and Rochester’s Police/Fire Departments

– ISD535 Educational Summit at RCTC


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BDPA-SMN Overview (Cont.) www.bdpasmn.org/home

Emerging Technologies• Southern Minnesota Website,

http://www.bdpasmn.org/home/ • BDPA-SMN YCTP educational website,

www.bdpastudents.com• National High School Computer Science

Competition (HSCC)• Mobile Computer Labs


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The Alliance Program 2008/2009 Project Status Report

National Alliance– Website Link, National Recognition, Job Postings/Resume

Database, National Internship Program

Community Workshops & Technical Symposiums– Black Family Technology Awareness Week (BFTAW) in

Partnerships with Mayo Medical-Anesthesia, IBM, U of M and Rochester’s Police/Fire Departments

– ISD535 Educational Summit at RCTC

Emerging Technologies– Southern Minnesota Website, http://www.bdpasmn.org/home/– BDPA-SMN YCTP educational website, www.bdpastudents.com– Mobile Computer Labs


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10th Annual Scholarship & Education Banquet, 8/20091. 7 High School and 2 College Scholarships Awarded2. Total Scholarships $5,600.003. Generated $14,000 in revenue4. Community Attendance – 170 people

Program Meeting Examples: 1. Getting out of the Rat Race via Entrepreneurship –

Zack Garbow2. Open Source - David Tines, Mayo Clinic3. Managing Finance in a Tough Economy– Laura

Ventura, Merrill Lynch4. Using GIMP – Chris Kundinger, IBM


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Youth Computer Training Program– Coordinators

Jongy Howard Calvert – Administrative Coordinator Zack Garbow – Technical Director 5 Instructors and a host of classroom helpers (IBM & MAYO)

– Scope of Activities1. Rochester Independent School District-535 Accredited Computer Science

Classroom Sessions (Academic Credit)– One semester (December thru May)– One 3 hour session per Saturday at Century HS – Equivalent to 3 ISD-535 Class Period sessions– 49 Students Registered for 2008/2009– Average attendance to date is 41 students per Saturday session– ISD-535 would have to pay about $19,100 to sponsor a course of this magnitude – Randy Nelson, ISD 535 - Director of Curriculum and Instruction, estimates that

a one class period, one semester, accredited course taught by ISD-535 costs about $6,700 per semester


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Youth Computer Training Program Demographics based on 49 Registered Students By Grade

– 30.6% are in Middle School - 7th and 8th – 69.4% are in High School – 9th through 12th graders

By Gender – 36.7% are Female– 63.3% are Male

Nationality – 63.3% are Somali – 36.7% are a mixture of (African American, Asian-Indian,

Caucasian, Pakistani and Ghanaian) School District

– 89.8% are enrolled in Rochester ISD-535– 10.2% are enrolled in Rochester but Outside the District


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Youth Computer Training Program1. 2008 - National High School Computer Competition &

Youth Technology Camp• 18 Students attended Technology conference in Atlanta, GA • 5 students participated in the National High School Computer

Competition (HSCC)• 13 Students participated in the Youth Technology Camp (YTC)

2. National High School Computer Competition Winners– BDPA Southern MN Team Won 1st Place

• Completed the programming competition in record time • Earned a perfect score in the programming component for 2nd

year in a row

National Competition & Tech Camp


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The Alliance Program2008/2009 Project Status Report

Youth Computer Training Program3. BDPA-Southern MN Teams have an impressive string of

achievements over the last 8 National Competition Events• 2009 –1st Place• 2008 –1st Place• 2007 -1st Place• 2006 -2nd Place• 2005 -1st Place• 2004 -2nd Place • 2003 -2nd Place• 2002 –10th Place


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2009 BDPA HSCC Winners Raleigh, NC


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2009 BDPA-SMNRaleigh, NC


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2009 BDPA-SMNRaleigh, NC


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2008 BDPA HSCC Winners Atlanta, GA


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2007 BDPA HSCC Winners -Washington, DC


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2006 BDPA HSCC Second Los Angeles, Ca


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2005 BDPA HSCC Winners Detroit, MI


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2004 BDPA HSCC Second Dallas, TX


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2003 BDPA HSCC Second Philadelphia, PA


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2003 BDPA HSCC Second Philadelphia, PA


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2002 BDPA HSCC Tenth Orlando, Fl


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Youth Computer Training ProgramSpecial visitors on Valentine’s Day – 2009-02-14

Class visit by Dr Romain Dallemand –

Superintendent ISD 535

Class Presentation on Choosing U of M Rochester as a College Choice by Dr. Stephen Lehmkuhle Chancellor - University of Minnesota, Rochester


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Youth Computer Training Program

4. Value to the Community Summary• Teaching Students skills in HTML, PHP and MySQL• Helping to Close the Achievement Gap• Serving as Teachers, Volunteers and Mentors to Middle and High School Students

• Exposing Students to College Opportunities, Career Possibilities in Information Technology, Great Role Models and Other High Student Achievers

• Offering Local College Scholarships and Enabling the Acquisition of National College Scholarships


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Youth Computer Training Program

5. Prototype Mobile Computer Lab at Century(Laptops/Printers Donated by IBM)

• BDPA, Southern MN has established a process for utilizing laptops and classrooms as Computer Labs versus desktops and static computer labs.

• Working in partnership with IBM, ISD 535 and Century, our Youth Computer Training can now be held anywhere within Century. We sometimes use the classroom adjacent to the Computer Lab when overflow conditions exist.


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New Initiative - Adult Computer Training Program (ACTP)

– Scope of activities1. 4 ACTP Sessions held at Century High School2. December through January3. HTML, MySQL and PHP

YCTP Graduates In Rochester– Mohamed Hassan, Mayo Intake Coordinator (Attending RCTC)– Cassandra Sheppard, ISD535 (Attending Hamline, Masters)– Elise Jefferson, Univ of Minnesota, Mayo Summer Intern– Aaron Jefferson, Univ of Minnesota, Mayo Summer Intern– Ayo Roberts, MIT, IBM Summer Intern


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2008-2009 ACTP Group Photo


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Internships

Recruitment & Retention

Leadership Development (Seminars & Officers)

Preparing the Next Generation for IT

MAYO/BDPA Alliance Benefits


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2009/2010 Planned Projects

National Alliance Community Workshops & Technical

Symposiums Emerging Technologies Development Program College Internship & Mentoring Program Annual Scholarship & Education Program Youth Computer Training Program Adult Computer Training Program (Enhanced)


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BDPA-SMN YCTP 2008-2009 Class


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In Summary...

The BDPA-SMN-Rochester Alliance seeks to partner the organizations in mutually beneficial programs while ensuring that diversity is integrated into day-to-day business and community activities for all stakeholders, nationally and locally.

The alliance with our partners, The Mayo Clinic, ISD-535, IBM Rochester and BDPA Nationals is working…


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Closing The Gap In Education, Business

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