Baystate Academy Charter Public School Receives National Recognition from Project Lead The Way for Excellence in Career Connected Learning

Springfield, MA – Baystate Academy Charter Public School announced today that it has been recognized as a 2025-26 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished School for the fourth consecutive year. It is among a select group of high schools across the U.S. to receive this honor for its commitment to increasing student access, engagement, and achievement in career-connected learning. Through its PLTW Biomedical Science program, Baystate Academy is helping students develop transferable skills needed to succeed in an evolving future.
 
This program provides our students with real world experiences to support our mission of training and exposing our students to the health science industry.  PLTW is a national nonprofit organization that creates transformative learning experiences and empowers students to develop in-demand knowledge and skills for future careers.
 
The PLTW Distinguished School recognition honors schools committed to increasing student access, engagement, and achievement in their PLTW programs. To be eligible for the designation, Baystate Academy had to meet multiple criteria in the 2024-25 school year, such as the number of PLTW courses available to students, the percentage of students enrolled in PLTW, and the percentage of students taking more than one PLTW course.
 
"We are proud to honor Baystate Academy for giving students hands-on, career-connected learning that builds the confidence, knowledge, and skills to navigate their futures," said Dr. David Dimmett, PLTW President and CEO. "Their commitment to real-world, project-based learning ensures students experience education that is meaningful and directly connected to what comes next."
 
Baystate Academy is part of a national community of PreK-12 schools, higher education institutions, and more than 100 industry partners united in the mission to prepare students for school, work, and life. For more information about PLTW’s Distinguished Program Recognition, visit https://www.pltw.org/pltw-program-recognition
 
For more information on Baystate Academy’s PLTW Biomedical Science program, contact Meghan Rothschild at meghan@chikmedia.us. 
 
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About Baystate Academy
Baystate Academy is a College Preparatory School that provides an interdisciplinary curriculum with enriched experiences in Health Science Careers. We commit to providing a culture that results in high-achieving students with the character, habits of scholarship and ethical foundation to be inspired leaders in the 21st century workforce.
 
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PLTW Biomedical Science
PLTW Biomedical Science introduces high school students to medicine and human body systems, as well as the wide array of biomedical science careers. Throughout the program, students take on the same real-world challenges as biomedical science professionals, preparing them for careers in medical and health-related fields.
 
About PLTW
For nearly 30 years, Project Lead The Way (PLTW) has prepared PreK–12 students for careers, college, and life by equipping them with the STEM knowledge, credential preparation, transferable skills, and confidence to succeed. Its hands-on, real-world learning, deep industry partnerships and clear, scaffolded curriculum guide students from early career curiosity to postsecondary readiness. With strong professional development and a national network of more than 116,000 trained teachers in 12,200+ schools across all 50 states, PLTW enables schools to design scalable, future-focused programs that inspire students, empower educators, and connect learning to life after graduation. Visit pltw.org to learn more.