Description of the Activities Completed

End-of-Year Report

Please provide a description of how the BSF Funds were used to make a substantial, measurable and positive impact on student achievement.

Project Title/Area: BISD STEM Initiative Part 1 – Increasing Interest & Achievement in STEM Areas Grade Level/Subject Area Targeted: Grades 7-12 Number of Staff Impacted: Teachers at BHS, EHHS, Number of Students Impacted: Students at BHS, WMS EHHS, WMS

Goal/Purpose of Project: The purpose of the BISD STEM initiative is to increase the percentage of graduating seniors interested and prepared to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The shared mission of the STEM initiative includes:  Enhancing student exposure to, interest and performance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.  Increasing student engagement and subsequent success in STEM schoolwork and/or careers.  Encouraging STEM enrollment, retention and success in STEM courses.  Fostering the development of local & global citizenship skills that demonstrate civic responsibility, as they maintain local and global perspectives.

The BSF funded STEM Initiative uses six strategies for grades 7-12 to increase student STEM awareness, opportunities, and skills. The six core strategies are identify & secure funding sources, promote professional development opportunities, provide curricular resources & support to expand student STEM learning, liaison with the community & leadership, respond to identified needs, and develop & implement program measures. The attached Strategic Dashboard Summary shows the STEM Initiative outcomes that the above strategies aim to accomplish and key indicators that are being measured to track progress.

Description of the Activities Completed: The BSF STEM funding supported the following components in the 2014-2015 school year:

. STEM Coordinator (part-time, 0.6)

. Robotics for grades 7-12

. Teacher STEM PD

. STEM Enrichment

. STEM Lead Teachers The investment in creating a part-time STEM Coordinator role has provided “behind the scenes” support embedded at BHS and has helped facilitate staff-driven activities that can impact student interest and achievement in STEM areas. The attached graphic entitled “STEM Initiative Overview” represents examples of the work the STEM Coordinator has performed and which outcomes the work supports. Highlights of this work include:

Supported STEM-related curricular and extra-curricular student activities, for example:

. Robotics (middle and high school)

. Biomedical Engineering Club

. Girls Who Code Club

. STEAM Camp

. Hour of Code

. All Girls Robotics Team

Support development of new STEM-related courses, for example:

. Exploring Computer Science

. Robotics

. AP Computer Science Principles

Act as a program liaison and communicate program successes, resources, and needs, for example:

. Develop Strategic Dashboard & Collect Data

. Participate in CTE & Sci. Review Committees

. Participate in STEM Operations Committee

. Manage STEM Website

. Report to BSF and BISD Boards

. Administer STEM Senior Survey

Seek, help secure, and coordinate STEM program funding, for example:

. OSPI grants

. BSF Teacher Grants

. AP STEM Access . Code.org

. West Sound STEM Network

. Raytheon

. BISD STEM Initiative

Foster community, business, and professional partnerships to enhance student STEM experiences, for example:

. Launch Future Footprint STEM Speaker Series

. Connect teachers with guest speakers, mentors, and subject matter experts

. Participate in West Sound STEM Network

. Launch STEM Shadow pilot program

. Partner with USGS, Code.Org, Virginia Mason, Seattle BioMed, UW, WSU, COBI, Educulture, etc.

Support teacher professional development, for example

. Participate in West Sound STEM Network MSP grant cohort

. Create STEM PD Teacher Mini-Grants

Baseline 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 Key Indicators % non-white/non-Asian students, and 1%, 1% 3.25%, 0% 6.57%, 0% 5.46%,3% 4%,3% students receiving FRL benefits enrolled in STEM AP courses % male vs. female students in STEM AP 41% vs. 59% 47% vs. 53% 47% vs. 53% 53% vs. 47% 49% vs. 51% courses % male vs. female students in new HS CTENot measured Not measured Not measured Not measured 76% vs. 24% courses % male vs. female students in MS CTE Not measured Not measured Not measured Not measured 69% vs.31% courses Number of new (cumulative) STEM- 0 1 1 4 14 related courses and clubs (gr. 7-12) Number of students enrolled in AP STEM 423 430 380 516 587 courses Number of STEAM Camp student 0 112 253 207 participants (gr. 2-12) % seniors indicating they intend to pursue 33% 37% 61% 67% a STEM-related field Number of STEM –related guest speakers, Not measured Not measured Not measured 57 64 assemblies , and field trips (gr. 7-12) BISD STEM Senior Survey Data Plan to Pursue a STEM Degree?

What Career Are You Interested In?

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