NW12-021

August 30, 2011

To: NW Council Members

From: 2012 STEM Grant Committee

Subject: Pre-Submitted New Business: Distribution and Disbursement of STEM Funds

Background

The NW council commissioned the STEM grant review committee to review applications and suggest a distribution of the budgeted STEM funds. The 2012-2013 budgeted STEM fund is $10,000. SPEEA has received 25 applications requesting $38,800 of funding for STEM related activities. The combined budget for these teams and events exceeds $480,000. The committee has met to review the applications and discuss the distribution of funds. Our funding recommendations are summarized below. The STEM committee proposes an increase of the STEM fund budget to $15,000 for this budget year based on the increased number of applicants and requests for funding.

# of Students Funding Funding SCHOOL NAME Affected Requested Recommended Rationale The grant provides Auburn Mountain View High funding to a FIRST School 70 $1000 $750 Robotics team. The grant provides funding to a FIRST Aviation High School 50 $1000 $750 Robotics team. The grant provides funding to a FIRST Ballard High School 38 $1000 $750 Robotics team. The grant applicant appears to be a for- profit organization. The robotic team members must apply for, be accepted, and pay dues to participate Big Brains Education Enrichment 11 $2000 $0 on the team. The grant provides funding to a Bothell Science Olympiad 50 $4500 $225 team. The grant provides funding for an after- school science event $225 + SPEEA with a specific focus on Canyon Creek Elementary 600 $500 Balsa Gliders aerodynamics. The grant provides funding to a FIRST Edmonds-Woodway High School 10 $1000 $750 Robotics team. The grant provides funding to a FIRST Gladstone High School 25 $1000 $750 Robotics team. The grant provides funding to a FIRST Graham-Kapowsin High School 10 $1000 $750 Robotics team. The grant provides funding to a FIRST 30 ? $750 Robotics team. The grant provides funding to the high school’s rocket club competing in the Team America Rocketry 50 $1500 $750 Challenge. The grant provides funding to a STEM- Intel Computer Clubhouse based after-school (Tacoma) 28 $3500 $450 program. The grant provides funding to a STEM- based after-school Kimball Elementary 25 $1500 $450 program. The grant provides funding to a FIRST Liberty High School 23 $1000 $750 Robotics team. The grant provides funding to a FIRST Lynnwood High School 35 $1000 $750 Robotics team. The grant provides funding to a First Lego Martin Sortun Elementary 15 $500 $225 League robotics team. The grant provides funding to a FIRST Mountlake Terrace High School 30 $4000 $750 Robotics team. The grant provides funding to the high school’s rocket club competing in the Team Mountlake Terrace High School America Rocketry #2 10 $1500 $750 Challenge. The grant provides funding to a FIRST Skyline High School 40 $3500 $750 Robotics team. The grant provides funding to a First Lego Snohomish Boys and Girls Club 15 $300 $225 League robotics team. The grant provides funding for after-school STEM-based Society of Women Engineers 200 $1000 $450 workshops. The grant provides funding to a FIRST Tahoma High School 45 $1000 $750 Robotics team. The grant provides funding to a FIRST TEC High School 15 $2000 $750 Robotics team. The grant provides funding to a FIRST U.S. Grant High School 20 $1000 $750 Robotics team. The grant provides funding to a FIRST Woodinville High School 10 $2500 $750 Robotics team.

Motion

It is moved that the NW Council increase the budgeted amount for the 2012-2013 STEM Educational Grants from $10,000 to $15,000 and distribute it in the following manner:

SCHOOL NAME Amount Auburn Mountain View HS $750 Aviation High School $750 Ballard High School $750 Big Brains Education Enrichment $0 Bothell High School $225 Canyon Creek Elementary $225 + SPEEA Balsa Gliders Edmonds-Woodway High School $750 Gladstone High School $750 Graham-Kapowsin High School $750 Highline High School $750 Ingraham High School $750 Intel Computer Clubhouse (Tacoma) $450 Kimball Elementary $450 Liberty High School $750 Lynnwood High School $750 Martin Sortun Elementary $225 Mountlake Terrace High School $750 Mountlake Terrace High School #2 $750 Skyline High School $750 Snohomish Boys and Girls Club $225 Society of Women Engineers $450 Tahoma High School $750 TEC High School $750 U.S. Grant High School $750 Woodinville High School $750 Total $15,000