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STEM IN ACTION

• a comprehensive program to deal with what has
  been described by many as a critical situation
  facing our Commonwealth and indeed the nation.

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STEM IN ACTION

• STEM IN ACTION is presented as a concept
  proposal that will meet the overall goal of
  enhancing student interest and retention in STEM
  fields. This proposal builds upon several
  successful initiatives that have been implemented
  by Springfield College, including its Emerging
  Scientists Summer Enrichment Camp, Leaders for
  Tomorrow, and the Partners program. These
  very successful programs have collectively
  targeted elementary and middle-school students
  who are under-represented minority students and
  are from families with middle to lower
  socio-economic status.

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• STEM IN ACTION will pull together a number of
  contributors that Springfield College believes
  are essential to successfully enhancing student
  interest and retention in STEM fields.

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• Leaders of Tomorrow in STEM Fields-
  A summer program that focuses upon
  leadership skills, self-confidence, and personal
  skills that have an impact on life-long success
  in STEM fields.

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• STEM After School Program- an aggressive after
  school program that is led by STEM sponsors to
  actively engage elementary and middle-school
  students in exciting on-going projects developed
  mutually with students based upon their
  particular interests. This program will be
  offered on the campus of Springfield College.

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• STEM Partners- a
  program in which elementary and middle-school
  students will be partnered with personal mentors
  who are actively engaged in a STEM field. These
  mentors may be faculty or undergraduate and
  graduate students at Springfield College.

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• STEM Career Days- a series
  of one-day programs that will take place after
  school and during the summer that will engage
  elementary and middle-school students along with
  their parents in career opportunities in the STEM
  fields and led by successful STEM practitioners
  who come from similar under-represented
  minorities and backgrounds of similar
  socio-economic status. The Springfield College
  Career Center will aid in the development of this
  series by seeking out these STEM practitioners.
  We would also like to actively engage the
  Regional Technology Corporation as a partner in
  this endeavor.

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• Academic Success in STEM Fields- a series of
  one day programs that are designed to present to
  elementary and middle-school students those
  strategies and best practices that lead to
  academic success in STEM fields. These sessions
  will be led by professional staff from
  Springfield Colleges Academic Success Center and
  will be held both after school and during the
  summer months.

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• STEM Scholars in Action- a yearly
  culminating event in which elementary and
  middle-school students who have participated in
  the STEM After School Program present their
  projects in an open arena along with their STEM
  sponsor. Each project will be judged by a group
  of STEM professionals who are volunteers from
  local STEM industries. Various awards will be
  presented. All participating students will
  receive a certificate of achievement for their
  project. Parents will be encouraged to
  participate in this event as parent mentors.

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• Springfield College has a long and successful
  history of community engagement and in particular
  programs that reach out to under-represented
  minorities in the local community. Partnerships
  have been established between Springfield College
  that can be used for this proposal. These
  include the DeBerry Elementary School, Brookings
  School, Kensington School, and the Renaissance
  School.

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STEM IN ACTION

• Overall Budget Estimate400K
• Coordination and Assessment
• Transportation and Food Direct Participant Cost
• Activities, curriculum materials
• Staffing

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STEM IN ACTION

• Budget Estimate by Component
• Coordination and Assessment of the Entire
  Project 40K-45K per year
• "Leaders of Tomorrow in STEM Fields"- 20K
• "STEM After School Program"- 20K
• "STEM Partners"- 10K
• "STEM Career Days"- 10K
• "Academic Success in STEM Fields"- 10K
• "STEM Scholars in Action"- 20K
• Number of New Students per Year20-30 using a
  model that keeps students from previous years
  engaged in the program, at least as student
  mentors

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