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• 1 The original goal was for COEP staff and SPRD faculty to collaborate with the science teachers to spearhead the development of the Environmental Health Science Course. However, time constraints on high school science teachers have limited progress. Therefore, Project staff has continued to engage high school CTE teachers, specializing in Agricultural and Animal Science, to investigate the possibility of developing a new Animal Science Course that would increase the rigor of science content and provide a year of science credit. In the meantime, the Lab Rats program continues to expand each year and the COEP was able to grant academic credit through the approved Texas Education Agency (TEA) course, Scientific Research and Design, to 2 local rural high school students during the 201-2012 academic school year.
• As in previous years, our challenges mainly involve incorporating the high school in the various Project programs and activities. Although we were able to conduct a Scientist in the Schools (SIS) program with the AP Biology teacher, we would still like to see further participation from other science teachers. At this level, the curricula are highly defined and the consequences for low achievement are dire. Many high school teachers feel that they do not have the time for enrichment activities. COEP staff and SPRD faculty have been collaborating with the science teachers of Smithville High School to develop a SIS and Students Doing Science (SDS) program. Due to time constraints on high school core science teachers, there has been limited progress.

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