1. Register your school with PLTW.
  2. After you register, PLTW will send the PLTW agreement. Please review agreement and obtain signatures, then return agreement to PLTW by March 15th if possible. Deadline is June 30th.

Sample agreement:

Program requirements:

  1. Now: School should file a Form 2 to apply for CareerTech program funding. Program funding is an ongoing yearly funding to help with training and maintenance costs of your program. It is not connected to the grant. Even though program funding is not currently available, by applying now, your program is placed on the approved waiting list and being on this list makes your program eligible to apply for CareerTech grants. If you already have a funded Tech Engineering program you do not need to file an update. Email form 2 to
  1. March: Identify appropriate teachers for your Gateway program. Registerteacher with PLTW. (You will receive log-in credentials upon submitting your PLTW agreement.)
  1. Now: Teachers register for readiness training: (Teachers will receive log-in credentials after the site administrator submits their registration.)

Training is at OSU. Foundation Unit: Design & Modeling , June 1-5, 2015 GTT Foundation Unit: Automation & Robotics, June 8-12, 2015 Specialization courses are offered in July. Please see 2015 PLTW Flyer for details.

  1. ASAP: Teachers complete Readiness Training modules prior to Core Training Registration. Once Readiness Training is complete, register for Core Training.
  1. May 28, 2015: Teachers attend one day training in Stillwater for Introduction to Inventor (CAD software). No charge. We are collecting $10 for lunch to be ordered in. Register here:
  1. April/May/June: Prepare order for purchasing requirements. (Grant money may not be used until after July 1st and not until after you have received written notification of grant approval.) Orders should be made as early as possible (after July 1st) in order to receive supplies to have at beginning of school year.
  1. June: Teachers attend Foundation Unit training. Training is at OSU. Foundation Unit: Design & Modeling , June 1-5, 2015 GTT Foundation Unit: Automation & Robotics, June 8-12, 2015
  1. July: Receive official letter of award, then order supplies. Have your Perkins Coordinator enter the Gateway budget into the IMPACT system. Contact Josh Miller, ODCTE if you need . Your official letter will have details regarding the IMPACT system.
  1. July: Teachers attend Specialization course training at OSU. Please refer to 2015 PLTW Flyer document for details.