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Resources for Galt High School BEST Academy

Resources for STEM Learning Environments: Galt High School Biomedical, Engineering, Science, and Technology Academy.

California Department of Education, California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards (PDF) (Sacramento, CA: CDE, 2013).

California Department of Education, Empowering Learning: A Blueprint for California Education Technology 2014–2017 (Sacramento, CA: CDE, 2014).

The Galt Herald Online, “BEST Academy Launches at GHS" External link opens in new window or tab. (Galt, CA: January 25, 2012).

Lodi News-Sentinel, “Galt High School Unveils New State-of-the-Art Engineering Lab" External link opens in new window or tab. (Lodi, CA: Lodinews.com, December 2010).

Questions:   Molly Stitt | mstitt@cde.ca.gov | 916-322-6249
Last Reviewed: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
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