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IN AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THE

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NEW CENTER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GERRY BACK TO YOU.
>>GERRY: PURDUE POLYTECHNIC IS

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GETTING READY TO OPEN A SECOND
CAMPUS THIS SCHOOL YEAR FOR
GRADES NINE AND TEN.
THEIR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE

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HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION TO
UNDER-REPRESENTED STUDENT GROUPS
AND INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF
BOTH STUDENTS ENTERING PURDUE

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AND WORKERS IN HIGH-WAGE IT,
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ROLES.
IN OUR (I) ON EDUCATION, I'M
PLEASED TO WELCOME BACK HEAD OF

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PURDUE POLYTECHNIC HIGH
SCHOOL-INDIANAPOLIS, SCOTT BESS
WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.
>> TWO YEARS NOW SINCE IT

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DOESN'T SEEM LIKE ABOUT, SO MUCH
HAS HAPPENED.
FIRST OF ALL, GIVE US KIND OF
THE MODEL OF THE BUSINESS MODEL,

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IF YOU WILL, FOR PERDUE
POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL.
>> THE IDEA IF YOU MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN THE OUTCOMES OF

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PEOPLE LOW INCOME STUDENTS ARE
UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY
STUDENTS WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING
DIFFERENT SO WE STARTED WITH THE

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IDEA OF INVOLVING THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY AND LETTING STUDENTS
WORK ON HIGH END CHALLENGES,
BROAD PROJECTS AND INTEGRATING

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THE CONTENT WITHIN ALL THAT AND
THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN GOOD.
>> THE RESULTS INDICATE GROWTH
TO BE SURE YOU LAUNCHED 525

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SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS
AND MOVED TO THAT OPERATION OUT
OF CIRCLE CENTER MALL AND
OPENING ANOTHER CAMPUS AS WELL.

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>> THE UNION 525 WAS GREAT.
WE OUTGREW THAT AN CIRCLE CENTER
MALL LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR
WITH THE DOWNTOWN CAMPUS AND

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BECAUSE THE DEMAND WAS SO STRONG
WE WANT TO GEOGRAPHICALLY
DIVERSIFY WE ARE OPENING IN
BROADER AT THE FORMER BUILDING

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JUST A FEW BLOCKS E OF THE HIGH
SCHOOL.
>> THAT LOCATION WILL BE FOR
GRADES NINE AND TEN THE.

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>> AND ROLLING DOWN.
WE HAVE OUR FIRST SET OF
STUDENTS COMING IN AND WE WILL
EXPAND THAT BUT WE HAVE SOME

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ADDITIONAL SPOTS WE'VE OPENED UP
AS WELL.
>> I MENTIONED THESE CIRCLE
CENTER LOCATION.

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YOU WILL ALSO BE MOVING INTO
MORE PERMANENT DIGS, IF YOU WILL
ON EAST WASHINGTON STREET AND
INDIANAPOLIS.

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>> ESSENTIALLY A YEAR FROM NOW
WE WILL MOVE FROM CIRCLE CENTER
MALL TO THE 3029 EAST WASHINGTON
STREET THE FORMER MALLORY

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BUILDING WHICH IS UNDERGOING A
TRANSFORMATION.
>> PART OF THE GOAL IS WE TALKED
ABOUT EARLIER IS TO DIVERSIFY

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THE PIPELINE OF STUDENTS FROM
INDIANAPOLIS TO PURDUE.
ARE YOU GAINING TRACTION?
>> WE ARE.

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WE JUST FINISHED THE STUDENTS
HAVE TAKEN THE SAT SUITE AND THE
RESULTS LOOK PROMISING WE GOT
THE FIRST SET OF TEST RESULTS

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BACK.
WE ARE ON TRACK TO MORE THAN
DOUBLE WHAT THE NUMBER OF
UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY

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STUDENTS COMING FROM WITHIN THE
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT GOING TO
PURDUE WILL HAPPEN.
>> AGAIN THOSE STUDENTS AT

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PURDUE POLYTECHNIC REALLY HAVE A
NICE PATHWAY AS THEY PERFORM TO
GET INTO PURDUE.
>> WE HAVE A DIRECT ADMISSION

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PROGRAM AND WE WILL LIKELY
EXTEND THAT TO A COUPLE OF OTHER
COLLEGES SO THEY CAN PICK THOSE
SPOTS RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF THE

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ADMISSIONS INSTEAD OF COMPETING
WITH EVERYBODY ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
>> ONE IN YOUR VIEW IS BEHIND

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THE SUCCESS OF PURDUE
POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL IN TERMS
OF THE GROWTH.
>> THE IDEA IS TWOFOLD.

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ONE IS WE ARE DIFFERENT WE OFFER
A DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOL
EXPERIENCE.
WE ARE SMALL AND THERE'S A TON

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OF RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND WE
HAVE FACULTY WHO ARE DEEPLY
INVESTED IN THE IDEA THEY WANT
TO WORK ON PROJECTS AND REAL

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THINGS WITH STUDENTS AND GIVE
THEM A CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING
WITH THEIR HANDS AND TAKE
CONTENT AND APPLY YET.

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>> AS YOU LOOK GOING FORWARD
OBVIOUSLY GROWING NICELY NOW,
BUT YOU DO YOU SEE THAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR CONTINUED

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GROWTH?
>> WE NOW ARE STARTING TO LOOK
STATEWIDE.
PURDUE IS A STATEWIDE UNIVERSITY

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AND THE STRONG BELIEF IS WE
SHOULD BE A STATEWIDE HIGH
SCHOOL SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
PARTNERS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE

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STATE THAT WE COULD SERVE
UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY
STUDENTS.
>> THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL, SCOTT

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BESS.