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Science And Math on the Move (SAMM)

The Original STEM Program1995 - 2012

SAMM Center historyEstablished through a grant from the Timken Foundation in 1995Original Location: Kent State Stark with support from Stark State2nd Location: Hoover High School3rd & Current Location: Bill Mease Center for Science and MathematicsFunding and support through local foundations, grant funds, district funds, Stark County ESCSAMM Center AwardedOhio Best Practice Award in 2000

SAMM was chosen as one of 111 Bright Ideas in Government for 2013!By the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Universitys John F. Kennedy School of Government Professional DevelopmentMath and Science Workshops from Summer 2006 to Summer 2012

532 Workshop Offerings7,844 Teacher & Administrator Participants

SAMM TechnologyProviding Stark County Teachers and Students with the most current educational technology

Apple Mobile Learning Labs (Laptop Computers, Printer & Carts)SAMM Technology

LabQuest Hand-held Collection DevicesSmaller Size Gas ChromatographGel Electrophoresis Equipment

SAMM Technology

2 Portable StarLab Planetarium SystemsNavigator System and Color Graphing CalculatorsSamm Technology Usage Data4-Year History with New Database

YearDays of UseStudent ExperiencesTeacher RequestsTechnology Items Borrowed2008-0911,73414,7005137352009-1019,30022,1654806342010-1123,90721,9775879072011-1221,77325,548664164776,71484,39022443923STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA: Comparing Math & Science OAA & OGT Test Data In 2010-11 Average MATH Scores were 6.6 percentage points higher than the Average of all Ohio ScoresSCIENCE Scores were 6.1 percentage points higherSTUDENT ENROLLMENT IN DUAL CREDIT AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES

SAMM SavingS TO DISTRICTSNew SAMM Van Announcement in 2007

SAMM savings to districtsPurchase materials locally rather than from educational supply companies Cultivate & grow organisms to refurbish science kits

This provides a savings of approx. $22,000 each year!

Thank You For Supporting the SAMM CenterAnd Science & Math Education

The Herbert W. Hoover FoundationThe Deuble FoundationDiebold FoundationFred F Silk Charitable FoundationPaul & Carol David FoundationStark County Community FoundationStark County School DistrictsThe Hoover FoundationThe SAMM Center

Improving Student Achievement in Science and Math

STARK CO. DUAL ENROLLMENT2006/072011/12

DE Math Courses Offered355

DE Math Student Enrollments24842

DE Science Courses Offered127

DE Science Student Enrollments10358

STARK CO. ADVANCED PLACEMENT2006/072011/12

AP Math Courses Offered2324

AP Math Student Enrollments503539

AP Science Courses Offered1224

AP Science Student Enrollments368490