Board Meeting February 2, 2012

Welcome

Board & Friends!

Our AgendaWelcome & Networking (9:30 to 10:00 am)

Dialog (10:00 until 11:45 ish)

• SELF Foundation Grant• IQ-MS - aka Boeing Challenge Grant• STEMconnector• State STEM Summit 2012/State STEM Strategic Plan???• Change the Equation• SC Future Minds• Other?

Field Trip  - Performance Center Hot Lap  (11:45 until Noon-ish) 

You won't go far...but you'll go fast!

Lunch and Lingering Conversation (Noon to ???)

BMW Cafeteria courtesy of SCCMS

Self Family FoundationBioBridge

The objective of Biobridge SC is concise: Improve teacher instruction and student learning in the life sciences in grades 3-12. The focus on life science is necessary due to the fact that beginning this year, high school students will have to pass the Biology End of Course test to graduate.

Inquiring Minds: Reading to Learn and Innovate in Mathematics and Science - IQ-MS

148 qualified Middle schools in 63 school districts

10 to be selected for treatment and 10 for control (2 each per S2TEM Centers SC region)

Applications due March 9th

$250,000 match due in November

• $50,000 in existing S2TEM funds

• BMW, EOC, Office of the Governor,

• ARC, Plum Creek, Other?

Questions???Your Logo Here???

S2TEM Centers SC will be a public/private/fee-for-service funded, not-for-profit, statewide support infrastructure for economic development through STEM education.

Things we might do for the State…

Support STEM schools

Assist with Math and Science Standards work

Support schools in need as identified by ESEA criteria.

Clear statewide intentions (41 of 50)

Involvement of business/industry partners (36 of 50)

• strategic plans for STEM - IA, IN, NC, MA, MD, and MT (FL in progress).

• Involvement of departments of education (19 of 50)

• involvement of state’s executive office (15 of 50)

Sustaining STEM through regional centers or “hubs” - ID, MI, NM, NY, OH, OR, SC & TN.

A full overview of STEM efforts in each of the 50 states can be found at: http://www.stemconnector.org/state-by-state

PROPOSAL – Focus of STEM SUMMIT 12: Developing a SC Strategic Plan for STEM Education

STEERING Committee?

See also…Change The Equation

May forum to brief teams of state leaders about STEM vital signs.

August release the 2012 state-by-state STEM Vital Signs reports on the condition of STEM learning, which will feature groundbreaking new research and new analyses of existing data.

Boeing, Fluor DuPont, Lockheed Martin and many more!

Our Team:• David Blackmon – State Board of Education• Paula Gregg – Commission on Higher Education• Carolyn Kelly – The Citadel• Cheryl Lewis - Pee Dee Regional Education Center• Lt. Governor Ken Ard TBD???

South Carolina Future Minds advocates for public education in SC and connects public and private sectors in promoting innovation for excellence and support of teachers in preparing students to thrive in a global community.

An easy way to donate to SCCMS/S2TEM Centers SC

Perhaps a way to showcase our innovations?

Your Commitment to Advocate/Act

Field Trip