• November 2015: School Board Approves LAUNCH and hiring of an Executive Director
  • April 2016: Dr. Robert Hall hired as Executive Director
  • April 2016 (Ongoing): Formal Pursuit of Business and Higher Education Partners
  • September 2016: Parent and Student Presentations Begin
  • January 2017: Registration for LAUNCH Courses during Course Selection
  • September 1, 2017: LAUNCH Opens with 3 strands: Global Business, Business Analytics, and Future Teachers
  • October 2017: LAUNCH Completes 10 School District of Elmbrook Projects
  • December 2017: LAUNCH Completes 16 projects from Business & Industry
  • February 2018: LAUNCH Completes 32 team Entrepreneurship Challenge
  • June 2018: LAUNCH Completes 17 projects from Business & Industry
  • June 2018: Hosted over 180 partners, mentors, and coaches for our students
  • September 2018: Added 3 more strands: IT Foundations, Engineering Foundations, and Media Solutions
  • September 2018: Welcomed Wauwatosa School District to LAUNCH
  • December 2018: LAUNCH completes 32 projects from Business & Industry
  • March 2019: LAUNCH completes first Milwaukee Tool Innovation Challenge; 23 mentors for 153 students
  • June 2019: LAUNCH completes 33 projects from Business & Industry
  • June 2019: Hosted over 300 partners, mentors, or coaches for our students
  • September 2019: Added 4 more strands: Advanced Manufacturing (Wauwatosa School District), Biomedical Solutions, Hospitality Innovation (Wauwatosa School District), and Medicine and Healthcare
  • December 2019: LAUNCH completes over 100 projects from Business, Industry & Healthcare providers
  • March 2020: LAUNCH completes second Milwaukee Tool Innovation Challenge; 27 mentors for 160 students

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