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Resident transportation engineer urges Rocky Hill schools to adopt free ConnDOT/ASHTO STEM outreach
Summary
A Rocky Hill resident and transportation engineer presented ConnDOT/ASHTO modules to the board, urging adoption of a no-cost STEM program that supplies kits, teacher training and professional mentors to connect middle and high school students with transportation careers.
Rocky Hill ' During public comment on Oct. 16, resident and transportation engineer Natasha Fatu urged the Rocky Hill Board of Education to consider a partnership with the Connecticut Department of Transportation and ASHTO to bring a national STEM outreach program into district classrooms.
Fatu described the program as a no-cost, hands-on initiative that provides self-contained learning modules aligned with math and science standards. "The Department of Transportation will pay for the program and modules that you choose," Fatu said, adding that ConnDOT engineers would mentor students in classrooms.
She said the modules cover topics such as bridge design, highway safety, environmental engineering, traffic technology and connected vehicles, and that each kit includes materials, software and teacher resources sized for classes of 30. Fatu told the board she had provided a packet detailing available modules and urged administrators to meet with program representatives: "This program helps close the gaps by inspiring students early, especially in middle school," she said.
Board members did not take formal action at the meeting. The speaker asked the board to encourage administration to review the packet and engage with the offer, noting multiple outreach contacts to district staff since spring.
