upstate sc stem task force meeting - january 22, 2012

UPSTATE SC TASK FORCE STEM Reflections on 2012 and Look Ahead to 2013

SCIENCE • TECHNOLOGY • ENGINEERING • MATHEMATICS

UPSTATE SC TASK FORCESTEM

SC Upstate STEM

Taskforce Meeting

22 January 2012

2H2 + O2 -> 2H2O

Middle School Focused

STEM Strategy

Transition to

Sustainable Alliance

Asset Mapping

Moore’s Law

φ2 – φ – 1 = 0

F = kx

V=i2R


AgendaWelcome, Introductions, Agenda Review

Proposals for Next Meetings before March 30th

Task Force Worklot Team UpdatesAsset Map – Paul Winston

STEM Strategy – Tom PetersMiddle School – Marjorie Dowd

Transition – Nan DempseyBreak

Looking AheadSC Low Country STEM Model Presentation – Sarah Piwinski

Next Steps and Meeting ConclusionsLunch and Conclusion


Next Meetings• February Meeting– Advance the Plan of the selected option(s) to move

forward beyond March 30th

– Define the key Deliverables and the Responsible participants

– Confirm commitments from all Supporting organizations

• March Meeting– Review Deliverables in selected format– Conclusions


How do we…. make the four county contiguous region—Anderson,

Greenville, Pickens, and Spartanburg counties—a national model in providing awareness and access to STEM-related

experiences for K12 students?

Industry

K12 School Systems

Post-SecondaryEducation

Non-profits

Answer:

Together….


Members


SCIENCE • TECHNOLOGY • ENGINEERING • MATHEMATICS

UPSTATE SC TASK FORCESTEM

Specifically, the objectives of the

are to complete by Mar 31, 2013:

(1) Asset Mapping (STEM Inventory)(2) Strategy Development (How do we fill the gaps)(3) Middle School Program (Earlier Investment)(4) Transition Specification(Create Sustainable Alliance)


Past Highlights: Timeline

1Oct2011 1Jan2012 1Apr2012 1Jul2012 1Oct2012 1Jan2013 1Apr2013

Action Session

~100 participants25 entities

>130 participants45 entities

~30 participants

Task force invitations sent

Task Force Team Meetings

SummaryE-Published


• The task force is ending on Mar 31, 2013.• At this point, the options to move forward with a sustainable

alliance like the Lowcountry STEM collaborative:

1. Create an independent entity, perhaps 501C3, with a board of directors and a full-time executive director.

Comment: This would take significant investment in time and money to start

2. Contract out the management of such alliance to an existing 501c3 (such as the SC Coalition of Math and Science), which would hire a full-time executive director.

Comment: This would allow a running start

3. Industrial Partnership with an Industrial Partnership

Looking Ahead to 2013


For both options each partner would need to:Identify representatives (in-kind resources)

Executive level – Board of Directors/SteeringOperational level – liaison with alliance

Financial contribution (from Industry partners)say, ~$15k yr. for 3 years, for exec. dir salary

Looking Ahead to 2013


SC Low Country STEM Collaborative

• Executive Director: Sarah Piwinski

• The Lowcountry STEM Collaborative - dedicated to STEM Literacy in the Lowcountry and beyond.


Next Steps

• Determine which option is most suitable• Secure commitments from Supporting

Organizations• Along with the other initiatives (Asset Maps,

Middle School Dream Connectors, etc.) Consider Train the Trainer Programs to be sponsored by the new Upstate STEM Alliance

• What about the Midlands? (Dimple Desai)• How can we ensure sustainability?


Thank you for your participation and support!