New Tech High School, Coppell

New Tech High @ Coppell is a secondary high school located in Coppell, Texas, United States, a suburb of Dallas. It is the second high school in the Coppell Independent School District. It is part of the New Tech Network which nationwide has 86 "New Tech" schools. The school had its first senior class in 2011 and has a current enrollment of 486 students with 27 staff members. The school is also toured often by school districts and politicians interested in New Tech. It also has the shortest elapsed time in between when it starts and ends.CampusNew Tech High School @ Coppell is located at the former Lee Elementary School, which closed in June 2008. The school district plans to build a new campus for the high school near North Lake, Texas. In mid-October 2008, Coppell ISD had signed closing documents on, with plans to buy an additional 40acre and build at least three new schools on the land.CurriculumThe school uses the New Tech curriculum pioneered by New Technology High School in California. Each school day consists of 21 20-minute modules (plus a 22nd, 5-minute mod for announcements), divided into either three- or four-module-long classes, a one-module lunch period and typically a one-module independent research period. Students are issued a MacBook to use during class. Students are permitted to use a cell phone for school-related purposes.New Tech runs using the PBL system, a process of learning standing for: "Project Based Learning". PBL differs from a traditional school in that students complete projects as a way to learn the material throughout a unit rather than a way to test their knowledge at the end of a unit. Along with PBL styled learning, New Tech in Coppell still teaches the state curriculum while still maintaining a unique learning environment.