Innovative STEM Dedicated Magnet High Schools

What is an Innovative STEM Dedicated Magnet High School?

Pasco County is proud to offer three Innovative STEM Dedicated Magnet High Schools! Our three STEM High Schools are: Angeline Academy of Innovation, Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation, and Wendell Krinn Technical High School. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. A STEM dedicated magnet school focuses on these subject areas to prepare students for college, career, and life in the 21st Century. These schools utilize an application and lottery system for students to gain entrance for this specialized education experience. STEM promotes a culture of curiosity by immersing students in authentic learning opportunities that develop their creativity, collaboration, critical thinking and communication skills in preparation for a rapidly changing world. STEM classrooms have meaningful technology integration as well as collaborative structures that allow for student engagement. Innovative STEM Dedicated Magnet High Schools are schools whose mission is to build a better tomorrow by cultivating the academic and specialized skills that prepare our students for success with a chosen pathway.

What can I expect in a STEM classroom?

• Authentic, standards-aligned content integration through Problem Based Learning units 
• Performance assessments through demonstration of STEM skills and design thinking 
• Instructional design that engages students in learning, builds student responsibility for their learning and ensures academic rigor
• Organically designed experiences and student engineered solutions to real-world problems

STEM Pathways

Innovative Dedicated STEM Magnet Schools have no traditional school boundary. In Pasco County, we are excited to offer three STEM Pathways: West, Central, and East. Our three Innovative STEM Dedicated Magnet High Schools are available at: Angeline Academy of Innovation, Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation, and Wendell Krinn Technical High School. Our goal is to provide students and families with a true K-12 experience where students leave our schools truly prepared for 21st Century careers. 

Common STEM Programs available at Angeline Academy of Innovation, Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation, and Wendell Krinn Technnical High School:

• Biomedical Sciences
• Cybersecurity
• Engineering and Robotics

Each STEM high school has a designated pathway based on your residential address's zoned high school. View the STEM Pathways map. Information about transportation and athletics can be found below.

Additional STEM Programs available at both Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation and Wendell Krinn Technical High School:

• Electricity
• Welding
• Patient Care Technician
• Auto Maintenance and Light Repair

Students who live in the Central Pathway and would like to attend one of these programs, you may apply to either Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation or Wendell Krinn Technical High School. View the STEM Pathways map. Information about transportation and athletics can be found below.

Unique STEM Programs available at Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation, and Wendell Krinn Technnical High School:

Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation:

• Building Trades and Construction Technology
• Digital Media Multimedia Design
• Transportation Diesel Maintenance Technology

Wendell Krinn Technical High School:

• HVAC
• Commercial Art and Technology
• Digital Cinema Production
• Pharmacy Technician
• Culinary
• Cosmetology
• Computer System and Information Technology
• Marine Service Technologies

Students who would like to attend one of these unique STEM programs may apply to the program of their choice. Information about transportation and athletics can be found below.

Learn more about each of Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation's programs. 

Learn more about each of Wendell Krinn Technical High School's programs.

Athletics

View Angeline Academy of Innovation's Athletic Participation Policy

View Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation's Athletic Participation Policy

View Wendell Krinn Technical High School's Athletic Participation Policy

How do I apply to attend an Innovative STEM Dedicated Magnet High School?

All students interested must apply to attend AAI, KRAI, or WKTHS utilizing the Pasco Pathways School Choice Application. Students interested in the pathways available at all three high schools will only be able to apply to the program for which they are interested at the school in their designated pathway which can be found here (insert map). For students who live within the orange pathway, the additional STEM programs offered at KRAI and WKTHS will be available on the school choice application for students to apply.

Student applications will be reviewed to ensure the application meets eligibility criteria including: 2.0 GPA and proficiency on the ELA and Math district and/or state assessments. Specific criteria will be outlined in the Pasco Pathways School Choice application for each program. Preferences established in the Controlled Open Enrollment Plan will be followed when the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of seats open. Students residing in district will be given preference, followed by students outside the district. Applicants are randomized and seats are filled by the number of open opportunities designated during the seat setting process. Students not placed during the lottery process will be placed on a randomized waitlist.