Blue Valley Center For Advanced Professional Studies

Blue Valley Center For Advanced Professional Studies
Address
7501 West 149th Terrace Overland Park, Kansas, 66223 United States
Coordinates	38°51′23″N 94°40′21″W / 38.8563088°N 94.6725645°W / 38.8563088; -94.6725645Coordinates: 38°51′23″N 94°40′21″W / 38.8563088°N 94.6725645°W / 38.8563088; -94.6725645
Information
Funding type	Public
School district	Blue Valley
NCES District ID	2012000
Superintendent	Dr. Al Hanna
Executive Director	Corey Mohn[1]
Director	Chad Ralston[1]
Faculty	9[1]
Teaching staff	21[2]
Grades	11-12
Classes offered	Accelerator, Bioscience, Buisneess, Engineering, Healthcare, Human Services, and Media
Newspaper	CAPtivate Magazine
Website	bvcaps.org

Blue Valley Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) is a high school program which operates multiple different magnet programs for students who live within the Blue Valley School District, regardless of whether they attend a Blue Valley school.^[3] Each course takes one semester and takes up half of the student's day, with the rest of their time spent at their home high school.

Courses and Clubs

Accelerator

• Global Food Industries
• Innovate

Biosciences

• Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering
• Environmental Science
• Bioscience Research
• CAPS Bioclub

Business, Technology, and Media

• Global Business
• World Language & Business Leadership
• Digital Design and Photography
• Filmmaking
• Multimedia Journalism
• Technology Solutions

Engineering

• Engineering
• FIRST Robotics Competition Team 2410

Human Services

• American Justice: for All
• Teacher Education

Medicine & Healthcare

• Foundations of Medicine I
• Foundations of Medicine II
• Sports Medicine
• Exploring Health Professions

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CAPS Network

The program's success has led to the creation of the CAPS Network, to link other school districts that have copied the program.

• Affton Advanced Professional Studies (A@ps ), Affton School District, St. Louis County, Missouri
• Alexandria Public Schools, Alexandria, MN
• Cedar Falls Schools, Cedar Falls, IA
• ignite@psc - Bentonville Public Schools Professional Studies Center, Bentonville, AR
• The Innovation Collaboratory - Elmbrook School District, Elmbrook, WI
• GO CAPS, (Greater Ozarks Center for Advanced Professional Studies) - Participating GO CAPS districts include Bolivar, Branson, Logan-Rogersville, Monett, Nixa, Ozark, Reeds Spring, Republic, Springfield, Strafford and Willard.
• Northland CAPS - Seven school districts in North Kansas City including; Kearney, Liberty, North Kansas City, Park Hill, Platte County, Smithville and Excelsior Springs
• Park City CAPS in Park City, Utah
• Spark!, Parkway School District, St. Louis County, Missouri
• MET Professional Academy, Peoria Unified School District in Glendale, Arizona
• Minnesota Center for Advanced Professional Studies (MNCAPS), Lakeville Area Public Schools and Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools
• Shakopee Public Schools, Shakopee, MN
• Topeka Center for Advanced Learning and Careers, Topeka, Kansas
• VANTAGE (Minnetonka Advanced Professional Studies) in Minnetonka, Minnesota
• The School District of Washington located in Washington, MO
• Westside CAPS, Westside Community Schools in Omaha, Nebraska.

References