Community Network: A Systems Approach to Implementation

Success

Laura HickleCoordinator of Special ProjectsSierra Sands Unified School Districtlhickle@ssusd.org (760) 499-1642

STEM Summit: Transforming Ideas into ActionOctober 16, 2012 San Diego, CA

Sandy BirminghamSTEM Pipeline and Outreach Coordinator

Project ACCESO-CSU Channel Islandssandra.birmingham@csuci.edu (805) 437-3597

 

Goals for this session

Participants will gain knowledge and tools that will enable them to:•Understand how a STEM program can be infused into an educational system•Assist in positioning an organization for proactive movement•Institute curricular changes at their level of responsibility•Grant resources to aid in implementation available upon request

About Our Community

• Schools- K-12• Community College• Major Employers • CBOs

CTE and STEM Integrated ROP Programs

Auto, Construction, Criminal Justice, TV Video Production, and Health Careers

Other CTE CoursesIndustrial Arts (Wood, Metal- 3 levels each)

Engineering (Project Lead the Way)- Introduction to Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering, Digital Electronics, Civil Engineering and Architecture

Grants SB 70 Strengthening CTE Grants, Prop 1D CTE Facilities Programs (3), Health Science Building Capacity Grant (3), Tech Prep Demo (Engineering), Middle School CTE (Engineering and Health), Industry Donations (limited), After School

K12-Industry-College Partnerships

• Sierra Sands Unified School District (SSUSD)

• Naval Air Warfare Center – China Lake

• Cerro Coso College• Community Based

Organizations

Local STEM Industry

K-12 Education/ Afterschool/

Community Based Organizations

Higher Education Partnerships

STEM Majors-Enrollment

STEM Workforce

Potential Partners

Identify the STEM field in your areaIdentify potential STEM industry partners in your area who specialize in this STEM fieldIdentify potential university/college that offer related majors/classes for this STEM fieldThink outside the box

Essential Conditions• Shared vision• Empowered leaders• Collaboration at all levels• Professional learning• Assessment and evaluation• Engaged communities• Support policies

Effective ConditionsK-12 pipeline- articulationFundingSpace/facilitiesAccess to and time with studentsStrong staff-student relationshipsStrong curriculumStaff with strong content knowledgeStudent workforce/mentorsPersonnel to organize studentsResources – professors, scientists

Define a Common Vision

• Define a Common Vision involving all stake holders

• Determine mutual needs• Define Trends

– What is coming up in the future?– What will meet your local needs in the future?– Define demographics

• Define expectations, roles and responsibilities

Common Vision (continued)

• Create short and long term MEASURABLE goals

• Align with goals and policies of all participating organizations

• Draft MOUs and Letters of Agreement• Formulate evaluations and reporting

mechanisms

Our Common Vision

• Home Grow our Own- Engineering and Technical Employees

• Expand opportunities in our valley for Renewable Energy

Program Goals and Objectives• Create strong partnerships between higher education, K-12 education, the military,

and industries/ businesses, especially in highly technical pathways.• Provide specific and rigorous curriculum that will increase the potential for students to

be successful employees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers. Emphasize an understanding of the principles of mathematics and its application to problem solving.

• Instill a broad understanding of the underlying methodology of scientific processes, engineering problem solving, and the application of technology.

• Provide career and college guidance and other outreach activities in earlier grades.• Encourage high school students to attend and complete postsecondary education. • Support student success in school through a variety of alternative learning models

and project based learning.• Seek funding to expand and update Career Technical facilities to allow students

earlier access to state of the art engineering and design laboratories, computer labs, and classrooms.

• Collect and analyze data from high school engineering and related courses in order to improve programs and ensure student success.

Project Lead the Way- Engineering

• Principles of Engineering• Intro. Eng. Design• Digital Electronics• Civil Engineering and

Architecture

Courses are UC/CSU approved

Gateway to Technology

• Middle School level• Intensive summer professional

development• 6 modules

• www.pltw.org

Middle School Summer Robotics and Summer Bridge Programs

Elementary STEM in Afterschool Programs

• Linking to common vision- Home Grow

Engineering and Technical Employees– Robotics Engineering– Chemistry– Renewable Energy

STEM Content Knowle

dge Experts

Youth Developm

ent/ Pedagogy

Experts

STEM

Educators

Impacting Each Other• Ground level partnership• Systems outcome

A Yearly STEM Plan for after school programsTied to California and Common Core Standards

Measuring Success

Perkins- ELA- 9 pts above state target Math- 20 pts above state target Technical Skills- 22 pts above state target Perkins participants- Graduation rate 97.85%

Local Follow-up Studies- STEM related for 4 ½ years

Some Other Measures of Success

• Student achievement• Increased funding• Increase in school to career transitions• Student scholarships• Increase in involvement/ collaboration• Increased publicity• Better prepared workforce• Satisfaction surveys (all partnership participants)Adapted from The Council for Corporate & School Partnerships “Guiding Principles for Business and School Partnerships (2000)

Don’t Forget

Budget

Evaluation and Analysis

Sustainability

Sustainability

• Need support and trust from highest levels of all partners

• Communication needs to be ongoing, informal and formal

• Blend email updates with face to face contact- both are important

• Provide for private and public recognition- celebrate successes

• Measurable success that is communicated and disseminated on a regular basis

ResourcesCalifornia Afterschool Network: The Power of Discoveryhttp://stem.afterschoolnetwork.org/SEDL Consumers Guidehttp://www.sedl.org/cgi-bin/mysql/afterschool/science.cgiHow to Smilehttp://howtosmile.orgProject Lead the Wayhttp://www.pltw.org/ Learn with Portalshttp://www.learnwithportals.com/

Thank you for coming to our presentation

Laura HickleCoordinator of Special ProjectsSierra Sands Unified School Districtlhickle@ssusd.org (760) 499-1642

Sandy BirminghamSTEM Pipeline and Outreach CoordinatorProject ACCESO-CSU Channel Islandssandra.birmingham@csuci.edu (805) 437-3597