Dr. Vince Bertram, president and CEO of Project Lead The Way, will visit Rock Port Elementary’s Student Showcase Tuesday, March 12.

Submitted by

Mr. Steve Waigand,

RP Elementary Principal

Rock Port Elementary is excited to announce that Dr. Vince Bertram, president and chief executive officer of Project Lead The Way (PLTW), will be visiting the next Student Showcase Night on Tuesday, March 12, at Rock Port School.  Dr. Bertram is passionate about the advancement of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. He will be speaking to our school community at 5:30 p.m. in the cafeteria and then taking a tour of student projects in the elementary classrooms.

Pizza and refreshments will be served at no cost starting at 5:15 p.m. Join us in giving Dr. Bertram a warm Atchison County welcome! If interested in attending the event please RSVP by calling the elementary office at 744-6294.

Dr. Vince Bertram is president and chief executive officer of Project Lead The Way. Since joining the organization in June 2011, PLTW has grown to serve approximately 11,500 schools across the U.S., trained thousands of teachers, and received numerous national recognitions and awards. In 2014, he was appointed by the U.S. Department of State to serve as the education expert for its United States Speaker and Specialist Program, is an appointed member of the congress-authorized STEM Education Advisory Panel, and he serves on the Olin College of Engineering President’s Council. He has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives, is a frequent contributor to national publications, and is a New York Times bestselling author with his books Dream Differently: Candid Advice for America’s Students and One Nation Under-Taught: Solving America’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Crisis.

Prior to joining PLTW, Dr. Bertram spent 20 years in education as a teacher, principal, and superintendent of Indiana’s third-largest urban school district.  Dr. Bertram holds an Ed.D, MS, Ed.S, and BS degrees from Ball State University, a master’s degree in education policy and management from Harvard University, and MBA degrees from Georgetown University and ESADE Business School.