RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - A dozen North Carolina public schools have been recognized by the state Board of Education for their exemplary leadership and instruction in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education.

These schools were the first set of schools to be recognized under the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s (NCDPI) STEM Recognition Program.

Schools were either recognized as meeting the Model Level of Achievement or the Prepared Level of Achievement.

One school met the Model Level of Achievement: Exploris Charter Middle, Wake County

Eleven schools met the Prepared Level of Achievement. They are:

    Brunswick Early College High, Brunswick County Schools

    J.N. Fries Magnet Middle, Cabarrus County Schools

    Elkin Middle School, Elkin City Schools

    Greene Central High, Greene County Schools

    STEM Early College at NC A&T, Guilford County Schools

    Contentnea-Savannah K-8, Lenoir County Schools

    J Sam Gentry Middle, Surry County Schools

    Brentwood Elementary School of Engineering, Wake County Schools

    Wayne School of Engineering at Goldsboro High, Wayne County Schools

    Atkins Academic & Technology High, Winston-Salem/Forsyth Schools

    Hanes Magnet Middle, Winston-Salem/Forsyth Schools