Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation Inc

THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL AS THE PREMIER SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOL FOR STEM - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS BY HARNESSING THE INTELLECTUAL AND FINANCIAL POWER OF TECH ALUMNI.

1. JEFFREY M. HAITKIN '62 FACULTY GRANTS PROGRAM PROVIDING $2.5 MILLION IN MORE THAN 1,000 GRANTS SINCE ITS INCEPTION, IN SUPPORT OF INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTION, SPECIALIZED TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND ENHANCED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. THE PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND THE PARENT ASSOCIATION. 104 APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED, AND 85 GRANTS WERE AWARDED IN FY23. 2. THE BROOKLYN TECH FUTURE WORLD VISION STEM PATHWAYS CONSORTIUM A GROUND-BREAKING INITIATIVE PAIRING BROOKLYN TECH WITH SEVEN BROOKLYN MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO UTILIZE THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS' FUTURE WORLD VISION PROJECT TO INSPIRE STUDENTS TO PURSUE A STEM EDUCATION AND RELATED CAREERS. EACH OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS HAS A STEM CHAMPION TEACHER AND AN ALGEBRA INITIATIVE TEACHER WHO WORK WITH BROOKLYN TECH STEM LEADER TEACHERS AND A MATH COACH. THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE CONSORTIUM SCHOOLS IS 3,500 STUDENTS WITH AT LEAST 70% OF EACH MIDDLE SCHOOL'S POPULATION BEING AFRICAN AMERICAN OR HISPANIC/LATINX. AN ANNUAL DECEMBER CONSORTIUM MEETING AT BTHS IS HELD TO BRING TOGETHER STUDENTS, PARENTS AND FACULTY FROM EACH MIDDLE SCHOOL. OVER 100 BROOKLYN TECH STUDENTS AND 15 BROOKLYN TECH FACULTY PARTICIPATE AS HOSTS AND LEADERS. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF AN OPENING SESSION, TOURS FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS, A PARENT SESSION, STEM ACADEMY WORKSHOPS, AND A CLOSING SESSION. AN ANNUAL MAY CONSORTIUM CONFERENCE AT BTHS TO LOOK BACK AT THE YEAR, SHARE STUDENT WORK AND LOOK TO THE NEXT YEAR. THE OPENING SESSION INCLUDES A WELCOME FROM A LEADER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. SHSAT PREP EACH SCHOOL IS ENCOURAGED TO OFFER AN SHSAT PREP COURSE. DURING FY2023 THE ALUMNI FOUNDATION SPONSORED AN SHSAT PREP SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ATTENDED BY 25 STUDENTS FROM THE CONSORTIUM MIDDLE SCHOOLS.3. LEANDRO RIZZUTO '56 INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS PROVIDING INTERNSHIP AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES TO HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS EACH YEAR. WE WORK WITH THE SCHOOL WORK BASED LEARNING DIRECTOR TO HELP PROVIDE OVER 300 INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES ANNUALLY. OUR BROOKLYN TECH/ CON EDISON INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IS A MODEL. IT PROVIDES A COHORT OF BROOKLYN TECH RISING SENIORS AN EXCEPTIONAL SUMMER INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE. LAST SUMMER, 23 INTERNS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM. 4. ANNUAL ENGINEERS' WEEK: WEEK OF EVENTS CENTERED ON ENGINEERING AND INVOLVES PROFESSIONALS AND ALUMNI. THIS PROGRAM IS POSSIBLE THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH BROOKLYN TECH'S CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS (NSBE).5. MATERIALS TESTING LAB: WE HAVE REPURPOSED AN OLD SHOP INTO A STATE-OF-THE-ART MATERIAL TESTING LAB TO BE USED MOSTLY BY THE CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTS. OTHER STUDENTS USING THE LAB WILL BE FROM ARCHITECTURE, PHYSICS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN. THE ROOM HAS BEEN CLEANED OUT OF OLD EQUIPMENT AND DATA AND ELECTRICAL DROPS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED TO ENABLE THE INSTALLATION OF NEW EQUIPMENT. NEW FURNITURE HAS BEEN INSTALLED. WE HAVE NOW BEGUN TO ADD STATE-OF-THE-ART TESTING EQUIPMENT THAT MEETS UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS. A UNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINE HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE LAB AND THIS LAB IS IN CURRENT USE. 6. URBAN LAND INSTITUTE: PROVIDE INNOVATIVE PROJECTS FOR ECONOMICS CLASSES TO CREATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT.7. CAREER DAY: BRINGS 400 ALUMNI TO THE SCHOOL TO SPEAK TO A RANGE OF CLASSES CONCENTRATED IN 18 MAJOR AREAS. OVER 5000 STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM CAREER DAY; AS A RESULT OF THIS DAY, THERE ARE ALUMNI WHO HELP ESTABLISH INTERNSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AND VISITATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR FACULTY. CAREER DAY DID NOT TAKE PLACE IN FY23 DUE TO STAFF LIMITATIONS.SCHOLARSHIPS/AWARDS: 19 SCHOLARSHIPS/SENIOR AWARDS TOTALING $49,000 WERE DISPERSED TO STUDENTS FOR FYE 6/30/23. GRANTS: 85 GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO FACULTY FOR FYE 6/30/23. FUNDING SOURCES INCLUDE TEMPORARY AND PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED FUNDS.

ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM FOSTERS TIES WITH ITS ALUMNI TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:HOMECOMING: AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT HIGHLIGHTS BROOKLYN TECH'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. IT INVOLVES APPROXIMATELY 500 STUDENTS AS WELL AS CURRENT AND RETIRED FACULTY. THE IKE HELLER '43 CENTER FOR COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING AND ROBOTICS: A STATE-OF-THE ART FACILITY FOR STUDENT LEARNING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER PREPARATION. THE CENTER HAS UNDERGONE A NUMBER OF ITERATIONS TO MAKE CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO BOTH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. IT PROVIDES STUDENTS AND FACULTY WITH A HIGH TECH, LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT MEETS UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS. IN THE CENTER, STUDENTS IN THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHATRONICS, AND ROBOTICS CLASSES CONVERT COMPUTER-ASSISTED DESIGNS INTO THREE-DIMENSIONAL PROTOTYPES USING 3D PRINTERS AND UTILIZE CNC MACHINES TO MANUFACTURE THE PARTS.RECENT ALUMNI DAY: ALUMNI WHO HAVE GRADUATED DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS, COME BACK TO TECH TO MEET WITH CLASSES. THEY DISCUSS COLLEGE LIFE, CAREER PATHWAYS AND OTHER POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES. THEY ALSO DISCUSS HOW TECH PREPARED THEM FOR COLLEGE. THE PROGRAM RESUMED IN FY23 AFTER A COVID HIATUS AND WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 400 ALUMNI.RUBY ENGINEERS: CONNECTS CURRENT TECH FEMALE STUDENTS TO OUR FEMALE GRADUATES. PROVIDES SESSIONS ON COLLEGE AND CAREER OPTIONS, RESUME WRITING AND INTERVIEWING AND INTRODUCES CURRENT STUDENTS TO THE VAST NETWORK OF WOMEN PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM TECH. THIS PROGRAM IS ON A TEMPORARY HIATUS DUE TO STAFF CAPACITY.

THE WESTON RESEARCH SCHOLARS PROGRAM (WRSP): THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A THREE-YEAR OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CREATION OF RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE WRSP BUILDS ON BROOKLYN TECH'S STRONG STEM-BASED CURRICULUM, THE EXCEPTIONAL TALENTS OF BROOKLYN TECH FACULTY AND STUDENTS, AND THE TREMENDOUS RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AT NYC COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH FACILITIES. THE PROGRAM IS UNIQUE IN ITS STRUCTURE, INCORPORATING AN INTERNAL MENTOR MODEL CONSISTING OF BROOKLYN TECH TEACHERS WITH RESEARCH EXPERIENCE, STUDENT RESEARCH TEAMS, ONGOING ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE ACADEMIC YEAR AND SUMMER, AND EXTERNAL MENTORS AT MULTIPLE COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH FACILITIES. THE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM DEVELOP PROJECTS THAT ARE WORTHY OF SUBMISSION TO THE REGENERON SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH, REGENERON SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR, THE GOOGLE SCIENCE FAIR, ACT-SO. APPROXIMATELY 105 STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED WITH FIVE TEACHERS SERVING AS MENTORS.