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°WCoordinates: 38°51′23″N 94°40′21″W / 38.8563088°N 94.6725645°W
Information
Funding type	Public
School district	Blue Valley
NCES District ID	2012000
Superintendent	Dr. Al Hanna
Executive Director	Corey Mohn[1]
Faculty	9[1]
Teaching staff	21[2]
Grades	11-12
Classes offered	Accelerator, Bioscience, Business, 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

1. "Administration". www.bvcaps.org. BV CAPS. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
2. "Instructors". www.bvcaps.org. BV CAPS. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
3. "CAPS FAQ". bvcaps.org. BV CAPS. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
4. "Accelerator Strand". www.bvcaps.org. BV CAPS. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
5. "Bioscience Strand". bvcaps.org. BV CAPS. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
6. "Business, Technology, and Media Strand". bvcaps.org. BV CAPS. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
7. "Engineering Strand". bvcaps.org. BV CAPS. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
8. "Robotics Club". bvcaps.org. BV CAPS.
9. "Human Services Strand". bvcaps.org. BV CAPS. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
10. "Human Services Strand". bvcaps.org. BV CAPS. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
11. "Medicine & Healthcare Strand". bvcaps.org. BV CAPS. Retrieved 24 November 2015.