School Science and Technology

School Science & Technology (SST) was initiated by Dr. Wallace Dominey in 1997 to improve science instruction in Houston area public schools. A partnership quickly developed with Aldine ISD, a large, urban, historically underrepresented minority school district in the Houston area. This partnership, the Rice University/Aldine ISD Science Collaborative (RASC), was awarded a “Special Recognition” partnership award from the Texas Governor’s Conference on Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education in 2002.

School Science & Technology now serves hundreds of schools and thousands of teachers in the Houston area and beyond. The program has grown to include science and technology teacher professional development for grades K-12, and technology support and web-based applications for teachers. There are currently 25 full time science specialists supporting science instruction in Aldine ISD as a continuation of a partnership with SST.